India clinched second gold medal on Day 1 following a commendable performance by Nishad Kumar. Kumar’ stellar display of talent secured him a gold in the men’s T47 event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games 2026, taking India’s medal tally up. The first gold for the Indian contingent 2026 was clinched by Mona Agarwal in Para Shooting (Women’s 10m Air Rifle SH1).
Swimmer Ravi Karthik Budigina earned a silver finishing second behind Uzbekistan’s Egor Bolotov, who timed 52.90 seconds. Budigina clocked 56.80 seconds adding another medal to India tally.
Another medal is assured in the Table Tennis discipline as Prachi Pandey battled past Thailands Kanokpprn Pathumchai securing a spot in the semifinal berth in the Class 6 competition. Prachi who suffer from a neuro degenerative disease defeated Pathumchai to the last four of the event.
Fellow player Bhavina Patel advanced to the semifinals of the women’s singles Class 4-5 quarterfinal after defeating China’s Miao Zhang 3-1 (8-11, 11-6, 11-1, 11-6).
Meanwhile, in Judo India added another medal to its tally as Kokila finishes second. World No. 1 Aibike Kyzy wrapped up the final in just 21 seconds, defeating Kokila via Ippon.
India are in the 6th position in the medal tally at the moment.India have won 2 golds, 2 silvers, and 1 bronze medal.China, Japan, and Kazakhstan hold the top three spots for now.