India delivered its best-ever performance at the 2026 Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, winning a record 114 medals, including 30 gold, 35 silver and 49 bronze. The impressive tally surpassed India’s previous best of 111 medals, achieved at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Para Games.
The Indian contingent showcased its strength across multiple disciplines, including para-athletics, shooting, para-badminton and para-archery. With 30 gold medals, India also bettered its previous best of 29 gold medals recorded at the Hangzhou edition.
India stood fourth in the medal standings at the time of reporting, although the final rankings remained subject to change.
World Records Highlight India’s Para-Athletics Success
Para-athletics emerged as one of India’s biggest medal-winning disciplines, with several outstanding performances.
Sandeep Kumar won gold in the men’s 400m T64 final, clocking a world-record time of 52.28 seconds. Fellow Indian Ajay Kumar secured bronze in 53.61 seconds, improving on the previous Games record.
Haney added another remarkable achievement by winning gold in the men’s javelin throw F37/38 final with a world-record effort of 60.49 metres, earning 1,116 Raza points. Iran’s Hormoz Seidikazpounji took silver with 50.68 metres, while China’s Yu Chengjie claimed bronze with an Asian-record performance of 53.66 metres.
India also secured silver medals through Nimisha Chakkungalparambil in the women’s long jump T47 and Parmod Bijarnia in the men’s 1500m T46. Nimisha recorded a best jump of 5.37 metres, finishing behind Sri Lanka’s Dhananjana Wickramasinghe, who won gold with a Games-record leap of 5.52 metres.
Bijarnia clocked 4:09.65 in the men’s 1500m T46 final to finish second. Sri Lanka’s Puwakpitikande P. Wahumpurage won gold in a Games-record time of 4:03.25.
Mona Agarwal Sets World Record in Shooting
Indian shooter Mona Agarwal delivered another memorable performance, winning her second gold medal of the Games in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 event.
She scored 357.5 points, finishing 3.8 points ahead of China’s Cuiping Zhang to secure the title and add another gold to India’s growing medal tally.
Para-Badminton Adds More Gold Medals
India enjoyed considerable success in para-badminton, with Nitesh Kumar winning gold in the men’s singles SL3 final after defeating compatriot Pramod Bhagat 21-18, 21-16. Bhagat secured the silver medal.
Naveen Sivakumar captured the men’s singles SL4 title, defeating Indonesia’s Fredy Setiawan 21-9, 21-17 in 36 minutes.
India’s women’s doubles pair of Thulasimathi Murugesan and Manasi Joshi also won gold in the SL3-SU5 event, further strengthening the country’s medal tally.
Gold in Para-Archery and Field Events
India continued its winning run in para-archery, as Harvinder Singh and Vijay Sundi defeated China 5-1 in the men’s recurve team event to claim gold.
In the field events, defending champion Sumit Antil led an Indian podium sweep in the men’s javelin throw, while Pranav Soorma won gold in the men’s club throw, adding to India’s success in para-athletics.
India Surpasses Its Previous Best
India’s medal tally crossed the 100-medal mark during an impressive run of victories. Performances by Mona Agarwal, Sandeep Kumar and Haney, along with gold medals in para-badminton and para-archery, proved instrumental in the historic achievement.
With 114 medals, including 30 gold, India surpassed its previous overall medal record and its best gold-medal tally at the Asian Para Games, marking a significant milestone for Indian para-sports.