India Shines on Day Five of Asian Para Games with Multiple Medals

Nagoya, October 23 (Daily Kiran) : The Asian Para Games 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, kicked off its fifth day with a remarkable performance by the Indian contingent. Indian athletes secured both gold and silver medals, showcasing their talent and determination.

In the women’s recurve doubles archery final, the duo of Bhavna and Pooja faced a tough challenge against a Chinese team, ultimately settling for silver. The Chinese pair dominated the match, winning with set scores of 38-31, 35-30, and 39-29, while India averaged 7.50.

Thulsimathi Murugesan earned a silver medal in the women’s SU5 badminton singles, losing to China’s Qiu Xia Yang with scores of 18-21 and 11-21.

In the men’s 1500-meter T46 event, Pramod finished strong, securing silver with a time of 4:09.65. He had previously won a silver medal at the Hangzhou Para Asian Games.

The men’s recurve team event saw Harvinder Singh and Vijay Sundar shine, clinching gold after a close match against China. After tying the first set at 35-35, the Indian pair won the next two sets 37-36 and 38-36, finishing with a 5-1 victory.

In the SL3 badminton men’s singles final, Nitesh Kumar triumphed over compatriot Pramod, winning gold with scores of 21-18 and 21-16, while Pramod took home the silver medal.

Naveen Shivkumar added to India’s medal tally by winning gold in the SL4 badminton event, defeating Indonesia’s Ferdy Setiawan with scores of 21-9 and 21-17.

Nimisha Chakkungalparambil secured a silver medal in the women’s long jump T47 event, while Nitya Sri faced a tough match in the women’s SH6 singles final, earning silver after losing to China’s Fengmei Li with scores of 12-21 and 13-21.

Sandeep Kumar made headlines by breaking the world record in the men’s 400-meter T64 final, winning gold with an impressive time of 52.28 seconds. Quarter-miler Ajay Kumar also performed well, securing a bronze medal with a time of 53.61 seconds.

In the men’s 400-meter T44 final, Sandeep Kumar again claimed gold, while Ajay Kumar earned a bronze medal.

Finally, Hani excelled in the javelin throw, setting a new world record in the F37 category with a distance of 60.49 meters to secure gold.