India added to its medal tally at the Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Tuesday, October 20, with Deepthi Jeevanji winning gold in the women’s 400m T20 final. Pradeep Kumar secured silver in the men’s javelin throw F53/F54 event, while Ayush Verma and Praveen Sharma won bronze medals in para athletics.
India’s para table tennis players also secured three bronze medals. Sonalben Patel, Bhavina Patel and Prachi Pandey finished on the podium in their respective women’s singles categories after losing their semifinal matches.
Deepthi set a Games record in the women’s 400m T20 final, clocking 56.20 seconds to win gold. Pradeep finished with a best throw of 27.45m in the men’s javelin F53/F54 event, while Ayush took bronze in the same event with a throw of 17.88m. Praveen Sharma added another bronze in the men’s shot put F11 with a personal-best throw of 13.86m.
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