{"id":129765,"date":"2026-10-20T11:54:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T06:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=129765"},"modified":"2026-10-20T11:54:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T06:24:13","slug":"india-at-asian-para-games-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/india-at-asian-para-games-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"India at Asian Para Games 2026, Medal Tally and Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India started its campaign at the <\/span><b>Asian Para Games 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a strong performance, winning <\/span><b>11 medals, including four gold medals, on the opening day<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. On October 20, Indian athletes continued to compete in <\/span><b>Para Athletics, Para Shooting, Para Archery, Para Powerlifting, Para Swimming, Para Badminton and Para Table Tennis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the biggest highlights of Day 2 was <\/span><b>Deepthi Jeevanji winning gold in the women&#8217;s 400m T20 event<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Indian athletes also won silver and bronze medals in several events. Many competitions were still scheduled for later in the day, giving India more chances to add to its medal tally.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>India at Asian Para Games 2026 Latest Highlights<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Deepthi Jeevanji won gold<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the women&#8217;s 400m T20 final.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ashok won silver<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in men&#8217;s para powerlifting up to 65 kg.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Manish Narwal won silver<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the men&#8217;s 10m air pistol SH1 final.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Pradeep Kumar won silver<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>Ayush Verma won bronze<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in men&#8217;s javelin throw F53\/F54.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Shrishti Arora won bronze<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the women&#8217;s 10m air pistol SH1 final.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian para-table tennis players won several bronze medals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Sheetal Devi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reached the women&#8217;s compound individual final in para archery.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian para-badminton players won several important matches.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>India at Asian Para Games 2026 Medal Tally on October 20<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India won <\/span><b>11 medals on the opening day<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including four gold, five silver and two bronze medals. On October 20, Indian athletes added more medals through strong performances in athletics, shooting, powerlifting and table tennis.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>Medal<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Indian athlete<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Event<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gold<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deepthi Jeevanji<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women&#8217;s 400m T20<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Silver<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ashok<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Men&#8217;s powerlifting up to 65 kg<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Silver<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manish Narwal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Men&#8217;s 10m air pistol SH1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Silver<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pradeep Kumar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Men&#8217;s javelin throw F53\/F54<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bronze<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ayush Verma<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Men&#8217;s javelin throw F53\/F54<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bronze<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shrishti Arora<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women&#8217;s 10m air pistol SH1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bronze<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Praveen Sharma<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Men&#8217;s shot put F11<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bronze<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sonalben Patel<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women&#8217;s singles Class 3, para table tennis<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bronze<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bhavina Patel<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women&#8217;s singles Class 4-5, para table tennis<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bronze<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prachi Pandey<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women&#8217;s singles Class 6, para table tennis<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bronze<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baby Sahana Ravi<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women&#8217;s singles Class 9, para table tennis<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bronze<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jehan Madan<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Men&#8217;s singles Class 1, para table tennis<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><b>Major Indian Performances at Asian Para Games 2026<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>1. Deepthi Jeevanji Wins Gold in Women&#8217;s 400m T20<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Deepthi Jeevanji<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> won gold in the women&#8217;s 400m T20 final on October 20. She completed the race in <\/span><b>56.36 seconds<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, setting a new Asian Para Games record. Her performance added another gold medal to India&#8217;s tally and highlighted the country&#8217;s strength in para-athletics.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Medal:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Gold<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Event:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Women&#8217;s 400m T20<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Timing:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 56.36 seconds<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Achievement:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Asian Para Games record<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/asian-para-games-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\">Asian Para Games 2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><b>2. Ashok Wins Silver in Para Powerlifting<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian para-powerlifter <\/span><b>Ashok won silver<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the men&#8217;s event up to 65 kg. He lifted <\/span><b>192 kg<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the competition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para powerlifting tests an athlete&#8217;s upper-body strength. Athletes compete in different weight categories and perform the bench press under standard competition rules.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>3. Manish Narwal Wins Silver in Para Shooting<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Manish Narwal won silver<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the men&#8217;s 10m air pistol SH1 final. Rudransh Khandelwal finished seventh in the same event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the women&#8217;s 10m air pistol SH1 final, <\/span><b>Shrishti Arora won bronze<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, while Sumedha Pathak finished eighth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These results added to India&#8217;s performance in para shooting, a sport that requires focus, accuracy and control.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>4. Pradeep Kumar and Ayush Verma Win Javelin Medals<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian athletes won two medals in the men&#8217;s javelin throw F53\/F54 final.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Pradeep Kumar &#8211; Silver medal<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ayush Verma &#8211; Bronze medal<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their performances helped India increase its medal count in para-athletics.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>5. Indian Players Win Bronze Medals in Para Table Tennis<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian para-table tennis players won bronze medals in their respective singles events.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Sonalben Patel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Women&#8217;s singles Class 3<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bhavina Patel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Women&#8217;s singles Class 4-5<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Prachi Pandey<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Women&#8217;s singles Class 6<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Baby Sahana Ravi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Women&#8217;s singles Class 9<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Jehan Madan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Men&#8217;s singles Class 1<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These results showed India&#8217;s growing performance in para table tennis and highlighted the achievements of athletes competing in different disability classes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>India at Asian Para Games 2026 Para Badminton Results<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian players also performed well in <\/span><b>para badminton<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on October 20. Several athletes won their matches and moved closer to the medal rounds.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>Indian athlete(s)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Event<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Result<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nitesh Kumar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Men&#8217;s singles SL3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Defeated Umesh Vikram Kumar 21-8, 21-8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pramod Bhagat<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Men&#8217;s singles SL3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Defeated Japan&#8217;s Daisuke Fujihara 21-12, 21-10<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manisha Ramdass and Pramod Bhagat<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mixed doubles SL3-SU5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Defeated Thailand 21-15, 21-14<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abhijeet Sakhuja<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Men&#8217;s singles SL4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Defeated China&#8217;s Chen Pengfei 21-8, 21-12<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suhas Lalinakere<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Men&#8217;s singles SL4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Defeated Thailand&#8217;s Siripong Teamarrom 21-5, 21-7<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Krishna Nagar and Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mixed doubles SH6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Defeated Chinese Taipei 21-15, 21-10<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alphia James<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women&#8217;s singles WH2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Defeated Chinese Taipei&#8217;s Yang-I-Chen 21-16, 21-17<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These victories helped Indian players progress in their respective events. The mixed doubles victory by <\/span><b>Manisha Ramdass and Pramod Bhagat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was another important result for India.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>India at Asian Para Games 2026 Para Archery Results<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian archers continued to perform well in individual and team events.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Sheetal Devi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reached the women&#8217;s compound individual final.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Swati Chaudhary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reached the women&#8217;s W1 individual final.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Harvinder Singh and Bhawna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> defeated Thailand in the recurve mixed team quarterfinal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Sheetal Devi and Toman Kumar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> defeated Japan in the compound mixed team quarterfinal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Harvinder Singh and Vijay Sundi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> competed in the men&#8217;s recurve doubles quarterfinal.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>India at Asian Para Games 2026 Upcoming Medal Events on October 20<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several Indian athletes were scheduled to compete in medal events later on October 20. These events offered more opportunities for India to improve its medal tally.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>Time<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Sport<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Athlete(s) and event<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1:00 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para Powerlifting<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jhandu Kumar &#8211; Men&#8217;s up to 72 kg<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1:30 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para Swimming<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ravi Karthik Budigina &#8211; Men&#8217;s 400m freestyle S13<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1:35 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para Athletics<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suchitra Parida &#8211; Women&#8217;s javelin throw F55\/F56<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1:39 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para Swimming<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Himanshu Nandal &#8211; Men&#8217;s 400m freestyle S11<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1:40 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para Athletics<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ram Ratan Singh and Pranav Soorma &#8211; Men&#8217;s discus throw F51\/F52\/F53<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2:30 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para Powerlifting<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suman Devi and Seema Rani &#8211; Women&#8217;s up to 61 kg<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3:32 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para Swimming<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Niranjan Mukundan and Suyash Jadhav &#8211; Men&#8217;s 200m individual medley SM7<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3:35 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para Athletics<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hokato Hotozhe Sema and Soman Rana &#8211; Men&#8217;s shot put F56\/F57<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3:47 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para Athletics<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preeti Pal &#8211; Women&#8217;s 200m T35<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4:05 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para Athletics<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nishad Kumar &#8211; Men&#8217;s high jump T47<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4:06 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para Swimming<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Devanshi Satija &#8211; Women&#8217;s 100m backstroke S10<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4:17 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para Athletics<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pardeep Kumar and Denvender Kumar &#8211; Men&#8217;s discus throw<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><b>Other Important Events<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Para Archery:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Pooja and Bhawna were scheduled to compete in the women&#8217;s recurve doubles semifinal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Para Archery:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag were scheduled to compete in the women&#8217;s compound doubles semifinal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Para Judo:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Renuka Salave was scheduled to compete against Japan&#8217;s Atsumi Nishimura in the women&#8217;s J1 70 kg quarterfinal, subject to the competition schedule.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Why Is India&#8217;s Performance at Asian Para Games 2026 Important?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India&#8217;s performance at the <\/span><b>Asian Para Games 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> shows the growing strength of Indian athletes in international para-sports.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The event is important for several reasons:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>International recognition:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Medals help Indian athletes gain recognition at the international level.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Inclusive sports:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Para-sports promote equal opportunities for athletes with disabilities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Development of talent:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> International competitions give athletes valuable experience and help them improve their performance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Better sports facilities:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Strong performances highlight the need for improved training centres, coaching and sports equipment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Inspiration for young athletes:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The achievements of Indian para-athletes encourage more people with disabilities to take part in sports.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India continued its strong campaign at the <\/span><b>Asian Para Games 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on October 20. Deepthi Jeevanji&#8217;s gold medal, silver medals in shooting and powerlifting, and several bronze medals in para table tennis were among the major highlights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian athletes also performed well in para badminton and para archery. 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