Asian Para Games: India Wins 26 Medals on Day Four as Sheetal Devi Claims Two Golds

India continued its impressive run at the Asian Para Games, winning 26 medals, including seven golds and five silvers, on the fourth day of competition. The country’s medal tally reached 88, placing India fourth in the standings and moving it closer to the 100-medal mark. Athletics remained India’s strongest discipline, contributing 52 medals, including 18 golds, so far. High jumper Shailesh Kumar won gold in the men’s T63 event with a Games-record clearance of 1.89 metres, while Varun Bhati and Rahul secured silver and bronze, respectively. Sprinter Dileep Gavit claimed his second gold of the competition by winning the men’s 400m T47 in 48.27 seconds after triumphing in the 100m. Anjanaben Boombadia won the women’s 400m T47, Dharmaraj Solairaj secured gold in the men’s long jump with an Asian-record leap of 7.15 metres, and Suvarna Raj won the women’s F54 discus throw with a 15.66-metre effort.

Archer Sheetal Devi emerged as one of the day’s standout performers, winning gold in both the women’s compound individual and mixed-team events. She defeated Singapore’s Alim Noor Syahida 142–139 in a closely contested individual final after recovering from a four-point deficit. Earlier, she teamed up with Payal Nag, Toman Kumar and Shyam Sundar to beat Indonesia 151–148 in the mixed-team final. Sheetal also added to her medal collection after previously winning silver in the women’s team event. Swati became the first Indian archer to win a medal in the W1 category, taking silver after losing the final 4–6 to China’s Sen Mengcan. Indian athletes from Andhra Pradesh also made their mark: swimmer Ravi Karthik won bronze in the men’s 50m freestyle S13, completing a three-medal haul after two silvers, while Ravani Valasani secured bronze in the women’s 400m T11, adding to the bronze she had won in the 1,500m T11. With two days of competition remaining, India continues its pursuit of a century of medals.