India’s medal tally rose to 20 on Tuesday at the Asian Para Games 2026, after Deepthi Jeevanji won a gold and paddlers winning four bronze medals in Aichi-Nagoya. Having won 11 medals on Monday, India has so far won nine medals as they stand sixth in the latest standings.
So far, India has won five gold, six silver and nine bronze medals. started the medal rush on the second day (October 20) with a table tennis bronze after losing 0-3 to China’s Zhang Bian in the Women’s Singles Class 4-5 semifinals, followed by a golden show by Jeevanji.
The 23-year-old from Telangana clinched gold in the women’s 400m T20 event, setting a new Games record with a time of 56.36 seconds. medal marked India’s fifth gold medal and the first for Day 2. Besides Bhavina, Sonalben Patel, Prachi Pandey and Ravi Baby Sahana also went down in their respective semifinals to settle for silver.
Sahana and Prachi’s medals were particularly significant as they became the first Indians to win medals in the standing category at the Asian Para Games. Pradeep Kumar claimed his second successive silver medal, while Ayush Verma fetched a bronze as India clinched a double podium finish in men’s javelin throw F53/54 event.
In men’s shot put F11 event, India’s Praveen Sharma won bronze with a personal best throw of 13.86m. He saved his best for the sixth and final attempt to secure a podium finish at the Aichi-Nagoya .
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