India's medal tally rises to 35 at Asian Para Games 2026
India added 24 medals on the second day of the Asian Para Games to reach a total of 35, including nine gold, 11 silver and 15 bronze.
India won 24 medals on the second day of the Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya to reach a total of 35. Four gold, five silver and fifteen bronze made up the haul, lifting them to sixth on the table.
Deepthi Jeevanji set a new Games record in the women's 400m T20, clocking 56.36 seconds for gold. Nishad Kumar picked up his second gold of the meet in the men's high jump T47. Praveen Sharma threw 13.86m for bronze in the men's shot put F11, a personal best.
India swept the men's discus F43/44/62/64 podium: Devender Kumar, Rakesh and Pradeep Kumar finished first, second and third. Ashok took silver in the men's 65kg powerlifting with a 192kg lift.
CricHubb Take
The 1-2-3 discus sweep and two fresh golds in one afternoon show India's para-athletics depth is spreading faster than its coaching or classification bottlenecks can catch up.