Asian Para Games 2026: India’s medal tally after Day 5, 23rd October
India finished its campaign with record medal tally
India comfortably crossed the 100-medal mark on Day 6 of the Asian Para Games 2026. Additionally, the Indian athletes ensured their performance in Aichi-Nagoya was better than in Hangzhou, winning 114 medals, six more than in the last edition.
India won 26 medals on Day 5, which included nine gold, nine silver, and eight bronze—which includes the podium sweep in men’s javelin throw F42-F44/F61-F64 event, with Sumit Antil, Mahendra Gurjar, and Sandip Sanjay Sargar delivering exceptional performances.
Meanwhile, Mona Agarwal won her second gold medal at Aichi-Nagoya, and Himanshu Nandal pulled-off one more medal in para swimming. Naveen Sivakumar, Nitesh Kumar, and the duo of Thulasimathi Murugesan and Manasi Joshi also won gold medals in their respective para badminton events.
Pranav Soorma won gold in the men’s club throw F51 final, while Harvinder Singh and Vijay Sundi secured a historic win over China in the men’s doubles recurve final.
Medal events in which Indian athletes competed on 23rd October
Catch Every Update, Anytime, Anywhere
Day 5 started with Thulasimathi Murugesan settling for a silver medal after losing to China’s Qiuxia Yang 18-21, 11-21 in the women’s men’s singles SU5 final.
Later, in para-archery, Bhawna and Pooja also came up short against China in the women’s doubles recurve gold medal match.
Meanwhile, Pramod won silver in the men’s 1500m T46 event, clocking 4:09.65. He also secured a silver medal during the last edition of the Asian Para Games.
India’s much-awaited first gold medal of the day came in para-archery after Harvinder Singh and Vijay Sundi defeated China 5-1 to win the men’s doubles recurve final. After drawing the first set, Harvinder and Vijay secured a nail-biting finish, winning the two subsequent sets 37-36 and 38-36.
In an all-Indian para-badminton final, Nitesh Kumar defeated Pramod Bhagat 21-18, 21-16 to win gold in Aichi-Nagoya. Tokyo Paralympic and two-time Asian Para Games gold medalist, Pramod Bhagat, settled for silver.
Nimisha Chakkungalparambil won silver in the women’s long jump T47 with a best effort of 5.37m. She finished only behind Sri Lanka’s Dhananjana Wickramasingha.
Later, Naveen Sivakumar stunned Indonesia’s Fredy Setiawan 21-9, 21-17 in 36 minutes to win gold in the men’s singles SL4 classification. However, Nithya Sre lost to China’s Fengmei Li in the women’s singles SH6 event, settling for silver.
Sandeep continued India’s gold rush on Day 5 by finishing first with a time of 52.28 seconds in the men’s 400 m T64 final. Sandeep also created a new world record in his pursuit of the Asian Para Games gold medal. Ajay Kumar finished third in the same event with a time of 53.61 seconds.
After Sandeep’s splendid performance on the track, Haney broke another world record on the field. Haney clinched gold in the men’s javelin throw F37/38 with a world-record effort of 60.49m in the F37 category. He broke the world record in his fifth throw but bettered himself in his last attempt. He previously won bronze in the discus throw.
Mona Agarwal won her second gold medal at the ongoing games, setting a world record. She finished 3.8 points ahead of China’s Cuiping Zhang, who won silver. However, Avani Lekhara narrowly missed the podium, finishing fourth.
Thulasimathi Murugesan and Nitesh Kumar fought hard in the final of the mixed doubles SL3-SU5 event and forced the game into a decider, but eventually ended up losing against Indonesia’s Leani Ratri Oktila and Hikmat Ramdani, as they had to settle for silver.
However, Thulasimathi Murugesan later teamed up with Manasi Joshi to win the women’s doubles SL3-SU5 gold medal by beating China’s Yang Quixia and Xiao Zuxian.
Himanshu Nandal won a bronze medal in the men’s 100m S11 final, only behind Japan’s Uchu Tomita and China’s Chuanzhen Sun.
Rakeshbhai Bhatt also secured a bronze medal in the men’s 200m T37 final, while Navdeep Singh’s throw of 42.55m helped him secure a third-place finish.
The biggest news of the day came in the men’s javelin throw F42-F44/F61-F64 event. where Sumit Antil, Mahendra Gurjar, and Sandip Sanjay Sargar secured a podium sweep for India. Sandeep won a bronze medal in the men’s 100m T44 final, clocking 11.67 seconds.
Pranav Soorma won gold in the men’s club throw F51 final with a throw of 32.87m, while Dharambir secured a bronze medal (27.71 m). Amit Kumar finished fourth, while South Korea’s Jung Jiwon took silver.
Praveen Sharma finished fourth in the men’s discus throw F11 with a best effort of 30.64m. Iran completed a podium sweep in the classification.
Harvinder Singh and Bhawna also finished fourth in the recurve mixed team event after losing to Iran in the bronze-medal game. India’s para archery campaign came to an end with a total of six medals.
The Indian trio of Kasthuri Rajamani, Suman Devi, and Jaspreet Kaur finished last in the para powerlifting women’s team heats. Jahangir Molla finished fifth in the men’s 100m butterfly S12 final.
Asian Para Games 2026: Updated India medal tally after 23rd October
After Day 5, India are still fourth in the overall medal tally with 114 medals. India have broken their previous record for the most medals in a single Asian Para Games edition, with 30 gold, 35 silver, and 49 bronze medals. They are two gold medals ahead of South Korea, and four ahead of Iran.
What to expect from the Indian contingent on 24th October?
October 24 will be the last day of action in Aichi-Nagoya, and a few final games of Boccia and para-archery will be played. However, India’s campaign has already ended on Friday and unfortunately, no Indian para-athletes will be in action on the final day of the continental competition.
Fans will though get one last glimpse of Indian para-athletes in the closing ceremony, which will take place on the Saturday. Mona Agarwal and Nishad Kumar will have been named as India’s flagbearers
How many medals did India win on Day 5 (October 23) of Asian Para Games 2026?
India added 26 medals to its tally on Day 5 of the continental event.
How many gold medals did India win on Day 5 (October 23) of Asian Para Games 2026?
India clinched nine gold medals on Friday in Aichi-Nagoya.
What is India’s medal tally after Day 5 (October 23) action at the Asian Para Games 2026?
India finished its campaign with a total of 114 medals—30 golds, 35 silvers and 49 bronzes.
What is India’s position in the medal tally after Day 5 (October 23) at the Asian Para Games 2026?
India are still in the fourth position in the overall medal table, behind leaders China (427), second-placed Japan (185) and Uzbekistan (145) at third.
For more updates, follow Khel Now on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram; download the Khel Now Android App or IOS App and join our community on Whatsapp & Telegram