India Shines at Asian Para Games with Javelin Throw Medals
Indian athletes excel at the Asian Para Games, winning silver and bronze in javelin throw events.
Nagoya, October 20 (Daily Kiran) : Indian athletes continue to impress at the 2026 Asian Para Games in Nagoya. In the javelin throw events, India secured two more medals, with Pradeep Kumar winning silver in the F54 category and Ayush Verma clinching bronze in the F53 category.
Pradeep achieved a personal best throw of 27.45 meters to take home the silver medal, while Ayush earned his bronze with a throw of 17.88 meters. Pradeep scored 901 points in the Raza system, while Ayush accumulated 793 points. The gold medal in the event went to Iran’s Irfan Bondori, who threw 30.24 meters and scored a total of 986 points.
Earlier in the week, Rinku Hooda made headlines by winning gold in the F46 category, with an impressive throw of 65.11 meters. Ajit Singh also performed well, taking silver with a throw of 65.02 meters. In shooting, Manish Narwal secured silver in the 10-meter air pistol SH1 event, finishing with a score of 233.7.
On Tuesday, India added four bronze medals in table tennis. Baby Sahana Ravi made history by winning a bronze in the para table tennis Class 9. Prachi Dubey also faced defeat in her semifinal match, settling for bronze. Both Bhavina Patel and Sonalben Patel lost their semifinal matches, earning bronze medals as well.
Monday turned out to be a remarkable day for India at the Asian Para Games, with the country amassing a total of 11 medals, including 4 gold, 5 silver, and 2 bronze.
