India enjoyed a memorable Day 4 at the Asian Para Games 2026, with armless archer Sheetal Devi winning two gold medals in less than two hours and long jumper Dharmaraj Solairaj setting an Asian record.

The Indian contingent’s medal tally reached 88, comprising 21 gold, 26 silver and 41 bronze medals, as para-athletics continued to lead the country’s campaign in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Thursday.

India’s biggest medal contributor remained para-athletics, which accounted for 52 medals, including 18 gold, 16 silver and 18 bronze. Medals also came from archery, para-swimming, para-badminton and para-table tennis, underlining the country’s success across disciplines.

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Sheetal Devi Wins Two Gold Medals In Archery

Sheetal Devi continued her remarkable run by securing two gold medals in quick succession. She first teamed up with Toman Kumar to defend the mixed team compound title, defeating Indonesia’s Teodora Audi Ayudia Ferelly and Ken Swagumilang 151-148.

The 19-year-old world champion then won the women’s individual compound gold, defeating Singapore’s Alim Nur Syahidah 142-139. Sheetal recovered from a four-point deficit to secure victory in a repeat of the individual final at the 2023 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou.

India also celebrated a historic archery medal through Swati Chaudhary, who won silver in the women’s W1 individual event. She lost 4-6 to China’s Cen Mengkan in the final, but her podium finish gave India its first-ever Asian Para Games medal in the W1 category.

Dharmaraj Solairaj Sets Asian Record

Long jumper Dharmaraj Solairaj closed the day with a record-breaking performance, defending his title in the men’s T44/T62/T64 combined event with an Asian record of 7.15 metres.

India also completed a clean sweep of the men’s high jump T63 event. Shailesh Kumar won gold with a Games-record jump of 1.89m, while former Paralympic bronze medallist Varun Bhati took silver with 1.84m. Rahul secured bronze with 1.81m.

In the women’s 400m T47, Anjanaben Bumbadiya won gold in 59.97 seconds, while Jayanti Behera secured silver in 1:00.65. Dilip Mahadu Gavit added another gold for India by winning the men’s 400m T47 in 48.27 seconds after claiming the 100m title a day earlier.

Suvarna Raj also struck gold in the women’s F54 discus throw with a best effort of 15.66m. The 44-year-old wheelchair athlete recorded four throws beyond 15 metres to secure the title.

Visually impaired runner Tejalben Damor won silver in the women’s 400m T12, clocking 57.60 seconds. It was her second medal of the Games after bronze in the 200m T12 event.

Para-Swimmers Add Four Medals

India collected four more medals in para-swimming, taking its overall tally in the pool to 10, although a gold remained elusive.

Teenager Ravi Budigina won bronze in the men’s 50m freestyle S13 with a time of 25.89 seconds, completing a hat-trick of medals after earlier silver finishes in the 100m backstroke and freestyle events.

Kapil Kumar secured silver in the men’s 400m freestyle S10 in 4:38.44. Swatik Patil won bronze in the men’s 100m breaststroke SB9 with 1:13.77, while Tejas Nandakumar took bronze in the men’s 100m backstroke S7 in 1:18.58.

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India Assured Of Para-Badminton Gold

India also secured a guaranteed top-two finish in men’s singles SL3 after Pramod Bhagat defeated South Korea’s Lee Seunghu 16-21, 21-18, 21-17 in a marathon semi-final lasting two hours and nine minutes. He will face compatriot Nitesh Kumar in the final.

Nitesh also reached the mixed doubles SL3-SU5 final with Thulasimathi Murugesan after they defeated China’s Li Mingpin and Xiao Zuxian 21-19, 14-21, 21-17. He had earlier reached the men’s singles SL3 final by beating Indonesia’s M Imran 21-19, 21-16.

Naveen Sivakumar advanced to the men’s singles SL4 final, while Indian shuttlers also collected five bronze medals across different events.

With 88 medals, including 21 golds, India continued its strong campaign at the Asian Para Games, led by a record-setting day in athletics and a double-gold performance from Sheetal Devi.