Asian Para Games 2026: Updated medal tally after Day 2, October 20

India won 24 medals on Tuesday

A dominant showing on the track and field alongside consistent podium finishes across para table tennis, shooting, powerlifting, and swimming propelled India’s surge on Day 2 of the Asian Para Games 2026.

Having claimed 11 medals on the opening day, the Indian contingent added 5 gold, 6 silver, and 13 bronze medals on Tuesday to be placed sixth in the standings.

Track and field served as the engine room of India’s charge. Deepthi Jeevanji set a Games Record in the women’s 400m T20 (56.20s) to seal gold, while Simran Sharma captured gold in the women’s 200m T12 with another Games Record (24.80s), joined on the podium by bronze medallist Tejalben Damor (25.23s).

Preethi Pal added silver in the women’s 200m T35.

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In the field, Nishad Kumar claimed his second gold in two days by winning the men’s high jump T47 (1.88m). Pranav Soorma set an Asian record (11.66m) to lead an Indian 1–2 finish in the men’s discus throw F51/52/53, ahead of Ram Ratan Singh.

India also swept an all-Indian podium in the men’s discus throw F43/F44/F62/F64, with Devender Kumar, Rakesh, and Pardeep Kumar locking up gold, silver, and bronze.

In the men’s javelin F53/F54, Pradeep Kumar claimed silver while Ayush Verma took bronze. Praveen Sharma (men’s shot put F11) and Hokato Hotozhe Sema (men’s shot put F56/F57) added two more bronze medals.

Sonalben Patel (Class 3), Bhavina Patel (Class 4-5), Prachi Pandey (Class 6), Sahana Ravi (Class 9), and Jehan Madan (Class 1) all bagged bronze medals in Para Table Tennis.

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Tokyo Paralympics champion Manish Narwal took silver in the men’s 10m air pistol SH1, while Shrishti Arora took bronze in the women’s event. Ashok secured silver in the men’s up to 65kg powerlifting division.

In para-swimming, Himanshu Nandal (men’s 400m freestyle S11) and Niranjan Mukundan (men’s 200m IM SM7) secured a bronze apiece.

Updated Medal Tally after 20th October at Asian Para Games 2026

China retained its runaway lead atop the standings with 149 medals, while Japan (56) and Uzbekistan (63) remained in the top three.

With 35 total medals (9 Gold, 11 Silver, 15 Bronze), India sits comfortably in fourth place heading into Day 3.

South Korea are at fourth place are on 34 medals, including 12 in golds.

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