Delhi: India has secured 103 medals, including 27 gold, 33 silver and 43 bronze, to occupy fourth place in the medal standings at the Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.

The fifth edition of the continental para-sports event is being held from October 18 to 24, bringing together athletes from 45 National Paralympic Committees across 18 sports. India has fielded competitors in 11 disciplines, with several prominent Paralympians contributing to the country’s medal haul.

Para athletics has been India’s most successful discipline, accounting for 57 medals, including 20 gold, 18 silver and 19 bronze. Para badminton has contributed 14 medals, followed by para swimming with 10 and para table tennis with seven.

India’s campaign has featured multiple gold-medal performances, with Nishad Kumar emerging as one of the standout athletes after winning gold in both the men’s long jump T47 and high jump T47 events.

Nishad Kumar, Simran lead India’s gold-medal charge

Nishad Kumar delivered an impressive double in para athletics, winning the men’s long jump T47 and high jump T47 titles. Simran also claimed two gold medals, finishing first in the women’s 200m T12 and 100m T12 events.

Other Indian athletes who secured gold medals in para athletics include Rinku in the men’s javelin throw F46, Soumya in the women’s 1500m T12/T13, Deepthi Jeevanji in the women’s 400m T20 and Pranav Soorma in the men’s discus throw F51/F52/F53.

Devender Kumar, Praveen Kumar, Sachin Sarjerao Khilari, Ayush Verma, Dilip Mahadu Gavit, Suvarna Raj, Shailesh Kumar, Solairaj Dharmaraj, Sandeep Kumar and Haney were among the other gold medallists in athletics.

Gavit won the men’s 100m T47 title and also added gold in the men’s 400m T47, while Sandeep Kumar claimed the men’s 400m T64 gold, becoming India’s 100th medallist at the Games, according to the supplied results.

In para shooting, Mona Agarwal opened India’s medal account by winning gold in the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 event. She later added another gold in the women’s 50m rifle three positions competition.

Avani Lekhara secured silver in the 10m air rifle standing SH1 event, giving India a one-two finish in the competition.

Sheetal Devi shines in para archery

India also enjoyed success in para archery, with Sheetal Devi winning gold in the women’s compound individual event and partnering Toman Kumar to claim the mixed compound team title.

Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag won silver in the women’s compound doubles, while Swati Chaudhary secured silver in the W1 women’s event. Harvinder Singh and Vijay Sundi claimed gold in the men’s recurve doubles, while Bhawna Choudhary and Pooja Jatyan took silver in the women’s recurve doubles.

Para badminton added 14 medals to India’s tally, including two gold, four silver and eight bronze. Nitesh Kumar won gold in the men’s singles SL3, while Naveen Sivakumar also secured gold in the same classification.

Pramod Bhagat claimed silver in the men’s singles SL3, while Thulasimathi Murugesan and Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan won silver in their respective women’s singles events.

Indian para badminton players also collected medals in several doubles competitions, underlining the depth of the country’s challenge in the sport.

India records medals across eight sports

Besides para athletics, para archery and para badminton, Indian athletes won medals in para swimming, para shooting, para table tennis, para judo and para powerlifting.

Para swimming produced 10 medals, including three silver and seven bronze. Ravi Karthik Budigina won silver in the men’s 100m backstroke S13 and 100m freestyle S13, while also securing bronze in the 50m freestyle S13.

Para table tennis contributed seven bronze medals, including podium finishes for Jehan Madan, Sonalben Patel, Bhavina Patel, Prachi Pandey and Baby Sahana Ravi in their respective singles events.

Kapil Parmar won bronze in the men’s J1 -70kg para judo event, while Kokila secured silver in the women’s J2 -52kg category.

In para powerlifting, Ashok won silver in the men’s -65kg event, while Kasthuri Rajamani earned silver in the women’s -67kg competition.

India fourth in Asian Para Games 2026 medal tally

With 27 gold, 33 silver and 43 bronze medals, India are fourth in the standings with a total of 103 medals.

The People’s Republic of China lead the table with 354 medals, including 170 gold, 90 silver and 94 bronze. Host nation Japan are second with 153 medals, while Uzbekistan occupy third place with 127.

India’s medal count has placed the country ahead of the Republic of Korea in the supplied standings, although the rankings and figures should be checked against the latest official results before publication.

India aim to build on historic Hangzhou performance

India entered the Aichi-Nagoya Games following their most successful Asian Para Games campaign at Hangzhou 2023, where the contingent won a record 111 medals, comprising 29 gold, 31 silver and 51 bronze.

The performance marked the first time India crossed the 100-medal mark at the Asian Para Games and comfortably surpassed the previous record of 72 medals achieved at Jakarta 2018.

With the 2026 edition scheduled to conclude on October 24, India’s athletes will look to finish their campaign strongly and build on the progress made in recent editions of the continental competition.

Asian Para Games 2026: India’s medal tally by sport

Asian Para Games 2026: Overall medal standings