Asian Para Games: India Wins 62 Medals, Deepthi Sets Games Record as Indian Athletes Shine

India continued its impressive medal-winning run at the Asian Para Games in Nagoya, finishing the first three days with 62 medals, including 14 gold, 22 silver and 26 bronze, to stand fifth in the standings. Athletics emerged as a major contributor, with Indian athletes securing 36 medals, including 10 gold. Simran Sharma won two gold medals in the women’s T12 100m and 200m events, setting a Games record of 12.02 seconds in the 100m and clocking 24.80 seconds in the 200m. Nishad Kumar also claimed two gold medals, winning the long jump and the T47 high jump with a leap of 2.04 metres. Dilip Gavit won gold in the men’s 100m T46/47, while Devender Kumar topped the F44/64 discus throw. Pranav Soorma, Praveen Kumar, Sachin Khilari and Ayush Verma also secured gold medals in their respective events.

Indian athletes continued to excel in archery, swimming and track events. Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag won silver in the women’s P12 compound doubles, while Sheetal set a world record with 149 points in the individual quarterfinal before advancing to the semifinals. Andhra Pradesh swimmer Budigina Ravi Karthik secured his second silver medal, finishing the men’s 100m S13 backstroke in 1:10.10 after previously winning silver in the 100m freestyle. Telangana’s Lakshya athletes also made their mark: Jeevanji Deepthi won gold in the women’s 400m T20 with a Games-record time of 56.36 seconds, while Banothu Akira Nandan claimed silver in the men’s 400m event in 51.25 seconds. Their performances added to India’s strong showing at the competition.