Aichi-Nagoya. Indian players continue to perform brilliantly in the Para Asian Games-2026. In para badminton, Naveen Shivakumar won the gold medal in men’s singles SL-4 event, while Sumati Sivan Nitya Sri got the silver medal in women’s singles.
In athletics, Pramod won the men’s 1500 meter T46 event and Nimisha Chakkungalparambil won the silver medal in the women’s long jump.
With this, India has completed 100 medals in the Asian Para Games. Till the time of writing the news, India has reached fourth position in the medal table with 100 medals (25 gold, 32 silver, 43 bronze).
Naveen Shivakumar defeated Freddy Setiawan of Indonesia in straight games 21-9, 21-17 in the men’s singles SL-4 final.
In the match that lasted 36 minutes, Naveen dominated the first game and faced the challenge of his opponent in the second game and won the gold medal.
In the women’s singles badminton final, India’s Sumati Sivan Nitya Sri lost to China’s Li Fengmei 12-21, 13-21.
In the match that lasted 26 minutes, Li Fengmei won the gold medal, while Nitya Shree had to be content with the silver medal.
In the men’s 1500 meter T46 athletics event, India’s Pramod won the silver medal with a timing of 4 minutes 9.65 seconds.
Sri Lanka’s P. Wahumpurage won the gold medal with a timing of 4 minutes 3.25 seconds, setting a Games record.
King James Reyes of the Philippines won the bronze medal with a timing of 4 minutes 13.81 seconds. This was his personal best performance.
In the women’s long jump T46/T47 event, India’s Nimisha Chakkungalparambil won the silver medal with a jump of 5.37 metres. He gave his best effort winning his medal in the third attempt.
Sri Lanka’s Dhananjana Wickramasinghe won the gold medal with a jump of 5.52 metres, setting a Games record. China’s Jin Chen won the bronze medal with a jump of 5.17 meters.