India’s Asian Para Games Medal Count Reaches 108 with Record-Breaking Performances

India continued its impressive campaign at the 2026 Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, raising its medal tally to 108, comprising 28 gold, 34 silver and 46 bronze medals.

In para-swimming, Himanshu Nandal won bronze in the men’s 100m freestyle S11, while Rakeshbhai Bhatt secured bronze in the men’s 200m T37 with a time of 23.64 seconds.

Badminton delivered multiple gold medals, with Thulasimathi Murugesan and Manasi Joshi winning the women’s doubles SL3-SU5 title. Naveen Sivakumar claimed gold in men’s singles SL4, while Nitesh Kumar defeated compatriot Pramod Bhagat to win the SL3 title, leaving Pramod with silver. Thulasimathi and Nitesh also earned silver in mixed doubles.

In shooting, Mona Agarwal won her second gold of the Games in the women’s 50m rifle three positions SH1, setting a world record of 357.5 points.

Para-athlete Sandeep Kumar set a T44 world record of 52.28 seconds to win the men’s 400m gold, while Ajay Kumar took bronze. Haney added another gold with a world-record javelin throw of 60.49 metres in the F37 category.

In archery, Paralympic champion Harvinder Singh and debutant Vijay Sundi won men’s doubles recurve gold, while India’s women’s doubles team secured silver.

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