National/Alive News: India continued its impressive performance at the Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Tuesday, October 20. Deepthi Jeevanji won gold, while Ashok secured silver in para-powerlifting. India’s medal tally reached 23, including five gold, eight silver and 10 bronze medals, placing the country sixth overall.
Deepthi Jeevanji Wins Gold
Deepthi Jeevanji won gold in the women’s 400m T20 event. She clocked 57.57 seconds in the qualification round, breaking the previous Games record of 58.69 seconds. Deepthi had also won gold at the previous edition held in 2023.
India Wins Medals in Javelin and Shot Put
Pradeep Kumar won silver in the men’s javelin throw F53/54 event with a throw of 27.45 metres. Ayush Verma claimed bronze with an effort of 17.88 metres, while Iran’s Erfan Bondori won gold.
Praveen Sharma added another bronze medal for India in the men’s shot put F11 event with a throw of 13.86 metres.
Five Bronze Medals in Table Tennis
Indian players won five bronze medals in table tennis. Bhavina Patel, Sonalben Patel, Prachi Pandey and Sahana Ravi won medals in their respective women’s singles categories. Jehan Madan also secured bronze in the men’s singles class 1 event.
Shooting and Powerlifting Success
Manish Narwal won silver in the men’s 10m air pistol SH1 event, while Shrishti Arora claimed bronze in the women’s event. Ashok secured silver in the men’s 65kg para-powerlifting category with a best lift of 192kg, giving India its first powerlifting medal at these Games.
Meanwhile, Simran Sharma set a Games record in the women’s 200m T12 heats, and archer Sheetal Devi advanced to the women’s para compound final.
India had won 11 medals on the opening day, including four gold medals.
