At the 5th edition of the Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, India’s medal tally stood at 86, with 20 gold, 26 silver and 40 bronze medals on Day 4.
Solairaj Dharmaraj clinched gold in the men’s long jump T44/T62/T64 final at the Asian Para Games, producing a massive 7.15m leap to set a new Asian record. Improving his performance in the second attempt, he earned 807 Raza points that placed him comfortably ahead of the field.
Meanwhile, Bhavik Bharwad was disqualified from the men’s 400m T47 final at the Asian Para Games after initially finishing second behind compatriot Dilip Gavit.
India also had a golden moment with led by Dilip Gawit, who won the 400 metres T6 event, leading an Indian one-two finish with Bhavi Kumar Bharwad claiming silver. Dilip clocked 48.27 seconds to finish first, while Bhavi Kumar secured second place with 49.31 seconds.
In the men’s 200 metres T13 event, India’s Ravi Karthik Budhigina bagged bronze, finishing third in the final with a time of 25.89 seconds. Karthik finished 1.50 seconds behind the winner to add another medal to India’s tally in the athletics competition.
In the women’s 400 metres T11 final, Valasani Ravani clinched bronze, finishing third with a personal best of 1:03.64. China’s He Shangshan clinched gold in 1:0.07 seconds. Ravani finished 3.57 seconds behind the winner to secure India’s place on the podium. Another bronze was added by Tejas Nandkumar, who clinched the medal in the 100 metres S7 swimming event. Tejas finished 6.42 seconds behind the winner to add another medal to India’s tally. His compatriot Lingutla finished sixth in 1:22.09.
India’s Sheetal Devi signed off from the Asian Para Games 2026 in style, beating Singapore’s Alimlur Siyahida 142-139 to win gold in the women’s compound final. The Indian para archers had set a world record of 149 in the ranking round before delivering a performance under pressure in the final.
China continues to dominate the standings with 283 medals, followed by Japan and Uzbekistan. South Korea now stands fourth, with 69 medals, while Iran occupies fifth place. India is ahead of Thailand but remains behind Iran in the standings.