Asian Para Games 2026 Day 3 Results: Para-athletics stars with 21 medals, India sweep podium in shot put F46

21 of India’s 27 medals on Day 3 came in para-athletics

India continued its medal-rush at the Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Day 3. Praveen Kumar, Ayush Verma and Sachin Khilari led the charge in para-athletics, while Simran Sharma and Dilip Gavit added sprint golds.

Indian para-athletes also claimed podium finishes in para-swimming, para-archery and para-powerlifting, alongside knockout wins in para-badminton.

Praveen cleared 2.05m to win the men’s high jump T64 gold with a Games record. Ayush topped the men’s shot put F53 with 8.16m, while Sachin Khilari led an all-Indian podium in the men’s shot put F46. India also won silver in women’s compound doubles through Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag.

Praveen, Ayush and Sachin headline athletics campaign

Praveen Kumar delivered one of the day’s standout performances by clearing 2.05m in the men’s high jump T64 to set a Games record. Banti won silver with a clearance of 1.92m.

Ayush Verma secured gold in the men’s shot put F53 with a best throw of 8.16m. Sachin Khilari then led an Indian podium sweep in the men’s shot put F46 with a winning effort of 15.87m. Mohammed Yasser took silver with 15.06m, while Parveen claimed bronze with 14.94m.

Simran Sharma won the women’s 100m T12 final in 12.02 seconds, setting a Games record. Her 12.13-second time earlier in the day was recorded in the heat. Dilip Gavit also claimed gold in the men’s 100m T47, setting a Games record.

Simran Sharma smashes the Games Record to clinch GOLD in women's 100m T12!! 🇮🇳🔥

Simran clocked 12.02m in the final to win her 2nd gold medal at the ongoing Asian Para Games 2026. 💪

200m T12 🥇
100m T12 🥇 pic.twitter.com/sKfTE5rjVr

— Khel Now (@KhelNow) October 21, 2026

India added further medals through Bhagyashri Jadhav, who won silver in the women’s shot put F34 with a personal-best 8.19m; Manjeet Vyas, who claimed silver in the men’s javelin F12/F13 with a personal-best 61.41m.

Akira Banothu, who secured silver in the men’s 400m T38 in 51.25 seconds; Ravi Rongali, who took bronze in the men’s shot put F40 with 10.02m; and Preethi Pal, who won silver in the women’s 100m T35 in 13.98 seconds.

Anubhav Choudhary won bronze in the men’s 100m T35 in a personal-best 12.72 seconds, while Rakeshbhai Bhatt took bronze in the men’s 100m T37 in 11.50 seconds, also a personal best.

Swimming, archery and powerlifting add to India’s medal tally

Para-swimming produced three confirmed Indian podium finishes. Ravi Karthik Budigina won silver in the men’s 100m backstroke S13 in 1:10.10. Himanshu Nandal earned bronze in the men’s 100m breaststroke SB11 in 1:20.72, while Rohit Kumar took bronze in the SB4 final in 1:57.25.

Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag secured silver in women’s compound doubles after losing the final to China 141–150. In para-powerlifting, Kasthuri Rajamani won silver in the women’s up to 67kg category with a lift of 108kg.

Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag combine to win SILVER! 🇮🇳🥈

The Indian duo finish second in the para-archery compound women's doubles event after losing the final to 🇨🇳 Chinese opponents, 141-150. pic.twitter.com/PTBXPdxDPm

— Khel Now (@KhelNow) October 21, 2026

India’s para-badminton players also featured in the knockout stages. Sukant Kadam, Ruthick Ragupathi, Suhas Yathiraj and Abhijeet Sakhuja recorded men’s singles quarter-final wins, while Prem Kumar Ale and Hardik Makkar lost their respective quarter-final matches.

Indian athletes compete across the remaining disciplines

Indian athletes also featured in para-table tennis group matches, para-judo contests, boccia, para-cycling and blind football. Arshad Shaik did not finish the men’s C1–5 time trial, while India’s blind-football team lost 0–4 to China.

In boccia, Anjali Devi lost the BC3 bronze-medal match 3–5. In para-archery, Toman Kumar and Shyam Sunder Swami competed in the men’s compound doubles bronze-medal match, while Adil Ansari and Swati Chaudhary lost their W1 mixed-team semifinal 2–6 to South Korea.

India’s para-table-tennis pairs contested mixed-doubles group matches, including Bhavina Patel and Shubham Wadhwa in XD7, Sonalben Patel and Sandeep Dangi in XD4, and Savita Ajjanakatti and Dattaprasad Chougule in XD17.

Asian Para Games 2026: India’s Day 3 results – October 21

Para-athletics

• Men’s high jump T44/T64: Praveen Kumar – Gold, 2.05m (Games record); Banti –Silver, 1.92m (personal best)
• Men’s shot put F53: Ayush Verma – Gold, 8.16m
• Men’s shot put F46: Sachin Khilari – Gold, 15.87m (Games record); Mohammed Yasser – Silver, 15.06m; Parveen – Bronze, 14.94m
• Women’s shot put F34: Bhagyashri Jadhav – Silver, 8.19m (personal best)
• Men’s javelin throw F12/F13: Manjeet Vyas – Silver, 61.41m (personal best)
• Men’s 100m T35: Anubhav Choudhary – Bronze, 12.72 seconds (personal best)
• Men’s 100m T37: Rakeshbhai Bhatt – Bronze, 11.50 seconds (personal best)
• Women’s 100m T12: Simran Sharma – Gold, 12.02 seconds (Games record)
• Men’s 100m T46/47: Dilip Gavit – Gold, 10.69 seconds; Mohammed Morssinganakath Basil – Silver, 10.72 seconds (Games record for T47)
• Men’s 100m T64: Pranav Desai – Bronze, 11.96 seconds
• Women’s 100m T35: Preethi Pal – Silver, 13.98 seconds
• Men’s long jump T13: Sujith Mandalamkunnath – sixth, 5.74m
• Men’s long jump T42: Shailesh Kumar – Bronze, 5.57m; Mahendra Gurjar – fourth, 5.56m
• Men’s 400m T38: Akira Banothu – Silver, 51.25 seconds
• Men’s shot put F40: Ravi Rongali – Bronze, 10.02m
• Women’s discus throw F55: Karamjyoti – Bronze, 21.60m (personal best)
• Men’s discus throw F37: Haney – Bronze, 57.04m (personal best)
• Men’s 1500m T12: Sharath Makanahalli – Bronze, 4:11.01 (season best)
• Men’s javelin throw F55: Sukhchain – Bronze, 29.94m
• Men’s shot put F32: Vishesh DQ

Para-swimming

• Men’s 100m backstroke S13: Ravi Karthik Budigina – Silver, 1:10.10
• Men’s 100m breaststroke SB11: Himanshu Nandal – Bronze, 1:20.72
• Men’s 100m breaststroke SB4: Rohit Kumar – Bronze, 1:57.25
• Men’s 100m breaststroke SB5: Chaitanya Vishwas Kulkarni – sixth, 2:07.44
• Men’s 200m individual medley SM11: Himanshu Nandal – fourth, 2:39.63
• Women’s 50m freestyle S8 heats: Vaishnavi Vinod Jagtap – seventh
• Women’s 100m freestyle S8: Vaishnavi Jagtap – sixth
• Women’s 100m butterfly S10: Devanshi Satija — sixth
• Men’s 50m butterfly S7: Suyash Jadhav — fifth; Niranjan Mukundan — sixth

Para-archery

• Women’s compound doubles final: Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag — Silver, losing 141–150 to China’s Xu Xueqing and Zhao Jing
• Men’s compound doubles bronze-medal match: Toman Kumar and Shyam Sunder Swami — lost their bronze-medal match
• W1 mixed-team semi-final: Adil Ansari and Swati Chaudhary — lost 2–6 to South Korea

Para-badminton

• Men’s Singles SL4 quarter-final: Sukant Kadam lost 1–2 to Indonesia’s Fredy Setiawan and exited the competition.
• Men’s Singles SL4 quarter-final: Abhijeet Sakhuja faced compatriot Surya Kant Yadav in an all-Indian quarter-final. Abhijeet won 2-0.
• Women’s Singles WH1 group match: Pallavi K.M. lost to Japan’s Sena Tomoyose 0-2.
• Men’s Singles WH1 quarter-final: Prem Kumar Ale lost 0–2 to South Korea’s Park Haeseong and was eliminated.
• Men’s Singles SU5 quarter-final: Ruthick Ragupathi lost 0–2 to China’s Li Mingpan and was eliminated.
• Men’s Singles SL4 quarter-final: Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj won 2-0 to South Korea’s Cho Nadan; reached sf.
• Men’s Singles SL4 quarter-final: Naveen Sivakumar won 2-0 to South Korea’s Shin Kyung Hwan; reached sf.
• Men’s Singles SU5 quarter-final: Hardik Makkar lost 0-2 to Japan’s Taiyo Imai.
• Women’s Singles SU5 group match: Manisha Ramadass lost 0-2 to China’s Yang Qiuxia.
• Women’s Singles SU5 group match: Shanthiya Vishwanathan lost 0-2 to Indonesia’s Warining Rahayu.
• Women’s Singles SU5 group match: Thulasimathi Murugesan won 2-0 to China’s Tongtong Li.
• Men’s Doubles SL3–SU5 quarter-final: Nitesh Kumar and Ruthick Ragupathi lost 0-2 to compatriots Surya Kant Yadav and Naveen Sivakumar.
• Women’s Doubles SL3–SU5 semi-final: Thulasimathi Murugesan and Manasi Girishchandra Joshi won 2-0 to China’s Cheng Hefang and Huang Zixuan; reach final.
• Men’s Doubles SH6 group match: Krishna Nagar and Sivarajan Solaimalai lost 0-2 to China’s Lin Naili and Zeng Qingtao.
• Women’s Doubles WH1–WH2 semi-final: Alphia James and Pallavi K lost 0-2 to China’s Xu Tingting and Yang Fan.

Para-judo

• Men’s J2 −95kg: Bijender finished fifth in the round-robin event.
• Women’s J2 −70kg: Vrushali Ashok More finished sixth, while Gulshan Naaz placed fifth.
• Women’s J2 +70kg: Dimple finished fifth in the round-robin event.

Para-table tennis

• Men’s doubles MD4, Group A: Jehan Dorab Madan / Shubham Wadhwa won 3-1 to Rakan Alsalmi / Ibrahim Alhassan (Saudi Arabia).
• Women’s doubles WD14, Group B: Savita Ajjanakatti / Prachi Pandey lost 0-3 to Wenjuan Huang / Xiaowu Liu (China).
• Women’s doubles WD5, Group A: Ekta Bhyan / Bhavina Patel lost 0-3 toSuyeon Seo / Jiyu Yoon (South Korea).
• Mixed doubles XD7, Group C: Bhavina Patel / Shubham Wadhwa won 3-0 to Noriko Batuhan / Smith Cartera (Philippines).
• Mixed doubles XD17, Group C: Savita Ajjanakatti / Dattaprasad Chougule won 3-0 to Minh Tuan Pham / Thi Hoa Nguyen (Vietnam).
• Mixed doubles XD4, Group A: Sandeep Dangi / Sonalben Patel lost 0-3 to Ibrahim Alhassan / Maryam Almyrisl (Saudi Arabia).
• Mixed doubles XD17, Group C: Savita Ajjanakatti / Dattaprasad Chougule lost 0-3 to Hong Kyu Park / Kunhea Kim (South Korea).
• Mixed doubles XD7, Group C: Bhavina Patel / Shubham Wadhwa won 3-0 to Yayang Gunaya / Osrita Muslim (Indonesia).
• Mixed doubles XD4, Group A: Sandeep Dangi / Sonalben Patel lost 0-3 to Nattawut Thinathet / Suthida Saensathan (Thailand).
• Mixed doubles XD17, Group C: Savita Ajjanakatti / Dattaprasad Chougule won 3-0 to Muntadher Al-Sarraji / Hawraa Abualsebah (Iraq).
• Mixed doubles XD7, Group C: Bhavina Patel / Shubham Wadhwa won 3-0 to Fajer Alkhalaf/Ahmad Alotaibi(Kuwait).
• Mixed doubles XD4, Group A: Sandeep Dangi / Sonalben Patel lost 0-3 to Hyeon-Uk Kim / Jiyu Yoon (South Korea).

Para-powerlifting

• Women’s up to 67kg: Kasthuri Rajamani — Silver, 108kg

Boccia

• Women’s individual BC3: Anjali Devi — lost the bronze-medal match, 3–5

Para-cycling

• Men’s C1–5 time trial: Arshad Shaik — did not finish (DNF)

Blind football

• Men’s preliminary round: India lost 0–4 to China

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