Asian Para Games 2026: As many as 5 medals for India in table tennis, Sahana-Prachi and Bhavina created history!

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  • Ravi Baby Sahana and Prachi Pandey became the first Indians to win medals in the standing event
  • Bhavna Patel, Sonalben Patel and Jahan Madan also won bronze medals
  • India won 5 bronze medals

Asian Para Games 2026: 2026 held in Nagoya, Japan At the Asian Para Games Indian para table tennis players created history. India won five bronze medals in the table tennis category. This surpassed India's previous medal tally in table tennis in Asian Para Games history. Ravi Baby Sahana and Prachi Pandey played a key role in this historic performance by winning India's first medal in the standing event.

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Sahana and Prachine created history in the standings

Tamil Nadu's Ravi Baby Sahana and Prachi Pandey became the first Indian players to win medals in the standing event of Para Table Tennis at the Asian Para Games. In the ninth semi-final, Sahana lost to China's five-time Paralympic gold medalist Mao Jingdian 8-11, 2-11, 4-11. Meanwhile, in the Class 6 semifinals, Prachi Pandey lost to Iraq's reigning Paralympic champion Najla Al-Daini 9-11, 2-11, 8-11, with both players winning bronze medals.

Bhavina Patel and Sonalben Patel also won bronze medals

Paralympic medalist Bhavna Patel reached the semifinals of the women's singles category 4-5, where she lost to eight-time Paralympic champion Zhang Bian of China 7-11, 5-11, 7-11. in the Asian Para Games This is Bhavna's second bronze medal in a row. Meanwhile, in the Class 3 semifinals, Sonalben Patel lost to defending champion Jiu Yun of South Korea 7-11, 5-11, 6-11 and Sonalben also had to settle for a bronze medal.

Jahan Madan won India's fifth medal in Class 1

In the men's singles Class 1 event (wheelchair category), Jahan Madan won India's fifth bronze medal by finishing fourth in the five-player round-robin round. Five Indian players put up a tough fight against Paralympic veterans, making it India's most successful table tennis campaign in the Asian Para Games.

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