Asian Para Games 2026: India’s medal tally after Day 2, 20th October
India clinched 24 medals on Tuesday
After a successful Day 1 at the Asian Para Games 2026—where the country won 11 medals—the Indian para-athletes produced an even better day on October 20, winning 24 medals, including five gold, across table tennis, swimming, athletics, shooting, and more.
India’s day started with bronze medals in para-table tennis with Bhavani Patel, Sonalben Patel, Ravi Baby Sahana, Prachi Pandey, and Jehan Madan winning bronze in their respective events
Pardeep Kumar and Ayush Verma won silver and bronze in the men’s javelin throw F53/F54, while Ram Ratan Singh won silver in the men’s discus throw F51/52/53 final.
Manish Narwal won silver in the men’s 10m air pistol SH1 event, while Ashok Malik won a silver medal in the men’s 65kg powerlifting category.
Himanshu Nandal won bronze in the freestyle 400m S11 swimming event, while Niranjan Mukundan secured a bronze medal in the men’s 200m individual medley SM7 final.
Deepthi Jeevanji and Pranav Soorma won gold medals in the women’s 400m T20 final and men’s discus throw F51/52/53 final, respectively. Simran won the women’s 200m T12 gold.
Great news came in the men’s discus throw F43/F44/F62/F64 final, where India secured a podium sweep. Meanwhile, Nishad Kumar’s jump of 2.04m was enough to secure him the second gold medal in the men’s high jump T47 final.
Medal events in which Indian athletes competed on 20th October
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Bhavani Patel settled for a bronze medal finish in the women’s singles Class 4-5 para-table tennis after losing 0-3 to China’s Zhang Bian in the semi-final.
Deepthi Jeevanji won India’s first gold of Day 2 by clocking 56.36 seconds in the women’s 400m T20 final. She outclassed Japan’s Niina Kanno by more than two seconds to finish in the top spot on the podium.
Meanwhile, Pradeep Kumar finished second with a best throw of 27.45 m in the men’s javelin throw F54 category, and Ayush Verma secured the third position with 17.88 m in the F53 classification.
Sonalben Patel gave India its second bronze medal of the day, going down fighting 0-3 against South Korea’s Yoon Jiyu in 17 minutes in the women’s singles class-3 para-table tennis. Ravi Baby Sahana secured another podium finish for the nation after losing to China’s Mao Jingdian in the semi-finals. She also won a bronze medal.
In the women’s singles class 6 para table tennis event, Prachi Pandey secured bronze after losing to Iraq’s Al-Dayyeni Najlah in the semi-finals. Jehan Madan also won a bronze in the Men’s Singles Class 1 classification.
Manish Narwal won silver in the men’s 10m air pistol SH1 event, only behind South Korea’s Jeongdu Jo. Srishti Arora won bronze in the 10m air pistol SH1 classification, while the other two medals went to Iranian shooters, Farzeh Ahmadi and Sareh Javanmardi, who won gold and silver, respectively.
Ashok Malik, who narrowly missed a medal at the Commonwealth Games earlier this year, won silver in the men’s 65kg category with the best lift of 192kg. The gold medal was won by China’s Yi Zou.
After Ravi Karthik Budigina’s brilliant performance on Day 1, Himanshu Nandal won India’s second medal in swimming at the Para Asian Games 2026. He won bronze in the freestyle 400m S11 swimming event, finishing behind Japan’s Tomita and China’s Chuanzhen.
Pranav Soorma won India’s second gold medal of Day 2 after topping the standings with 932 Raza points in the men’s discus throw F51/52/53 final. Ram Ratan Singh finished second and secured silver with 809 points.
Simran outclassed China’s Yaqin Shen and Iran’s Hajar Safarzadeh to finish first in the women’s 200m T12 final with a time of 24.80 seconds. India’s Tejalben Damor also secured a spot on the podium by finishing third with a time of 25.23 seconds.
Niranjan Mukundan secured a bronze medal in the men’s 200m individual medley SM7 final with a time of 2:57.01 seconds. However, Suyash Narayan Jadhav finished fifth in the same event.
Preethi Pal clocked a time of 29.53 seconds to win silver in the women’s 200m T35 event. China’s Zhou Xia won gold in the event with a time of 28.03 seconds.
Great news came in the men’s discus throw F43/F44/F62/F64 final, where India secured a podium sweep. Devender Kumar won the gold medal, while Rakesh Kumar and Pardeep Kumar won silver and bronze.
Meanwhile, Nishad Kumar’s jump of 2.04m was enough to secure him the gold medal in the men’s high jump T47 final.
Hokato Hotozhe clinched bronze in the men’s shot put F56/F57 final with a best effort of 14.65m, while Sonam Rana missed the podium, finishing fourth.
Renuka Salave was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the women’s J1-70 kg judo event after losing to Japan’s Atsumi Nishimura by Ippon. Jhandu Kumar had a tough outing as he finished fifth in the men’s 72 kg para powerlifting event.
Competing in the women’s 61 kg powerlifting final, Seema Rani finished sixth while Suman Devi’s campaign ended in eighth place. Chaitanya Vishwas Kulkarni finished fifth in the men’s 100m freestyle S6 final.
Meanwhile, India’s top archer Sheetal Devi continued to dominate. Shyam Sundar and Toman Kumar narrowly lost their semi-final match to Indonesia. The pairs of Pooja and Bhawna and Harvinder Singh and Vijay Sundi have entered their respective finals.
Manisha Ramdass and Pramod Bhagat stormed into the semi-finals of the mixed doubles SL3-SU5 para badminton event after their win over Thailand’s Siripong Teamarrom and Chanida Srinavakul.
Asian Para Games 2026: Updated India medal tally after 20th October
After Day 2, India sits sixth in the medal tally with 35 medals. India has won nine gold medals, 11 silvers, and 15 bronze medals. Athletics has been the primary driving force behind the nation’s medal rush. However, in the coming days, more medals will come from para-badminton and para-archery.
Day 2 was great for India, as they won five gold medals. Indian athletes especially excelled in track and field events. which has been great news for the nation.
What to expect from the Indian contingent on 20th October?
The first two days of action have been very eventful for the Indian contingent, with exceptional performances. The similar action will continue on Day 3 as athletes will have opportunities to win more medals and secure more podium finishes.
Team India will have opportunities to win medals in events such as archery, athletics, judo, shooting, powerlifting, swimming, and table tennis. Thanks to the performances of athletes in archery and badminton, Team India already has a handful of medals assured, but how many remain to be seen.
Who were India’s medal winners on Day 2 of Asian Para Games 2026?
Pranav Soorma [Gold], Ram Ratan Singh [Silver] in Men’s Discus Throw F51
Nishad Kumar [Gold] in Men’s High Jump T47
Simran Sharma [Gold], Tejalben Damor [Bronze] in Women’s 200m T12
Devender Kumar [Gold], Rakesh [Silver], Pardeep Kumar [Bronze] in Men’s Discus Throw F44/F64
Deepthi Jeevanji [Gold] in Women’s 400m T20
Pradeep Kumar [Silver], Ayush Verma [Bronze] in Men’s Javelin Throw F53/F54
Preethi Pal [Silver] in Women’s 200m T35
Praveen Sharma [Bronze] in Men’s Shot Put F11
Hokato Hotozhe [Bronze] in Men’s Shot Put F57/F57
Ravanni Valasanaini [Bronze] in Women’s 1500m T11
Ashok [Silver] in Para Powerlifting Men’s -65kg
Niranjan Mukundan [Bronze] in Men’s 200m Individual Medley SM7
Himanshu Nandal [Bronze] in Men’s 400m Freestyle S11
Shristi Arora [Bronze] in Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1
Manish Narwal [Silver] in Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1
Bhavina Patel [Bronze] in Women’s Singles Class 4-5
Sonalben Patel [Bronze] in Women’s Singles Class 3
Prachi Pandey [Bronze] in Women’s Singles Class 6
Sahana Baby Ravi [Bronze] in Women’s Singles Class 9
Jehan Madan [Bronze] in Men’s Singles Class 1
How many medals did India win on Day 2 (October 20) of Asian Para Games 2026?
India added 24 medals to their tally on Tuesday.
What is India’s medal tally after Day 2 (October 20) action at Asian Para Games 2026?
India have now won 35 medals—including nine golds, 11 silver and 15 bronze medals.
What is India’s position in the medal tally after Day 2 (October 20) at Asian Para Games 2026?
India have dropped to sixth in the overall medal tally, despite winning 24 medals on Day 2.
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