India enjoyed another strong day at the Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, as the country’s medal tally reached 24 on Tuesday, October 20. Indian athletes delivered impressive performances across athletics, para table tennis, shooting, powerlifting and swimming.

The biggest highlights included Nishad Kumar winning his second gold medal of the Games, Deepthi Jeevanji setting a Games record in the women’s 400m T20, and Simran winning gold in the women’s 200m T12. Indian athletes also secured multiple medals in discus throw and para table tennis.

India finished the day with five gold, eight silver and 11 bronze medals, according to the latest available tally. The country had won 11 medals on the opening day, taking its overall count to 24 after Day 2.

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Nishad Kumar Wins Second Gold Medal

Nishad Kumar continued his impressive run at the Games by winning gold in the men’s high jump T47 event. He cleared 2.04 metres to set a new Games record and finish on top of the podium.

The victory was Nishad’s second gold medal at the competition, having earlier won the men’s long jump event. His performances have made him one of India’s standout athletes at the Games.

Deepthi Jeevanji also added a gold medal to India’s tally after winning the women’s 400m T20 final in 56.36 seconds. She set a new Games record, finishing ahead of Japan’s Niina Kanno, who clocked 58.92 seconds to take silver.

Simran completed another successful outing for India by winning the women’s 200m T12 gold in 24.80 seconds, also setting a Games record. Tejalben Damor secured bronze in the same event, giving India two medals.

Pranav Soorma Leads India’s Strong Show In Discus Throw

Pranav Soorma won gold in the men’s discus throw F51 category with an Asian-record effort of 11.66 metres. Ram Ratan Singh finished second to claim silver, giving India a one-two finish.

India also secured all three medals in the men’s discus throw F43/F44/F62/F64 event. Denvender Kumar won gold, while Rakesh took silver and Pardeep Kumar finished with bronze.

The results added to India’s impressive performance in para-athletics, with athletes continuing to deliver medals across different track and field events.

Preeti Pal won silver in the women’s 200m T35 event. In the men’s javelin throw F53/F54 competition, Pradeep Kumar claimed silver while Ayush Verma took bronze. Praveen Sharma and Hokato Hotozhe Sema also won bronze medals in their respective men’s shot put events.

Para Table Tennis Players Create History

Indian para table tennis players had a memorable day, winning five bronze medals across different singles categories.

Bhavina Patel, Sonalben Patel, Prachi Pandey, Baby Sahana Ravi and Jehan Madan all finished on the podium.

The results marked India’s best-ever medal haul in para table tennis at the Asian Para Games. Baby Sahana Ravi and Prachi Pandey also created history by becoming the first Indian medallists in the standing categories at the continental competition.

Their performances added to India’s growing medal count and highlighted the progress of the country’s para table tennis contingent.

Shooting, Powerlifting And Swimming Add More Medals

India also picked up medals in shooting, para powerlifting and swimming.

Manish Narwal won silver in the men’s 10m air pistol SH1 event, while Shrishti Arora secured bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol SH1 competition.

Ashok Kumar Malik added a silver medal in men’s para powerlifting. In swimming, Himanshu Nandal won bronze in the men’s 400m freestyle S11 event, while Niranjan Mukundan finished third in the men’s 200m individual medley SM7.

The medals across these disciplines further strengthened India’s overall performance on the second day.

India Look To Build On Strong Start

India’s tally of 24 medals included five gold, eight silver and 11 bronze medals at the end of Day 2. The contingent continued to make its presence felt across multiple sports, with para-athletes delivering record-breaking performances and securing podium finishes.

With several events still to come, India will look to carry this momentum into Day 3 and add more medals to its tally at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games.