India finished its Asian Para Games 2026 campaign in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, with a record 114 medals: 30 gold, 35 silver and 49 bronze. The 168-member contingent ended competition on 23 October, securing fourth place ahead of Saturday’s closing ceremony. Its previous benchmark was 108 medals at Hangzhou in 2023, after three medals were withdrawn.
Key Highlights
- India won nine gold medals on 23 October, its best single-day gold return.
- Para-athletics contributed 65 medals, including 22 gold.
- Nishad Kumar and Mona Agarwal, both double-gold winners, were selected as closing-ceremony flag-bearers.
- Swimming delivered 11 medals, compared with one in the previous edition.
Where Did India Win Its 114 Asian Para Games Medals?
India’s campaign was not solely a track-and-field story. Badminton, swimming and table tennis all added to the total. The sport-wise breakdown, supported by the final results reported by The Indian Express, reads:
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Para-athletics | 22 | 19 | 24 | 65 |
| Para-badminton | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| Para-swimming | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Para-table tennis | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Para-archery | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Para-shooting | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Para-judo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Para-powerlifting | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 30 | 35 | 49 | 114 |
Who Won India’s 30 Gold, 35 Silver and 49 Bronze Medals?
The list counts medals rather than unique athletes. Repeat names therefore represent separate podium finishes, and paired names share one medal.
Gold (30): Mona Agarwal; Nishad Kumar; Soumya Kumar; Rinku Hooda; Deepthi Jeevanji; Pranav Soorma; Simran Sharma; Nishad Kumar; Devender Kumar; Ayush Verma; Praveen Kumar; Sachin Khilari; Simran Sharma; Dilip Gavit; Suvarna Raj; Sheetal Devi/Toman Kumar; Sheetal Devi; Anjanaben Bumbadiya; Shailesh Kumar; Dilip Gavit; Solairaj Dharmaraj; Harvinder Singh/Vijay Sundi; Sandeep; Haney; Nitesh Kumar; Naveen Sivakumar; Mona Agarwal; Manasi Joshi/Thulasimathi Murugesan; Sumit Antil; Pranav Soorma.
Silver (35): Avani Lekhara; Kokila Kaushiklate; Ravi Budigina; Radha Venkatesh; Ajeet Singh Yadav; Pradeep Kumar; Manish Narwal; Ashok Malik; Ram Ratan Singh; Preethi Pal; Rakesh Kumar; Sheetal Devi/Payal Nag; Banti; Bhagyashree Jadhav; Mohd Yasser; Manjeet Vyas; Kasthuri Rajamani; Krishna Nagar/Sivarajan Solaimalai; Preethi Pal; Akira Banothu; Mohammed Basil; Ravi Budigina; Swati Chaudhary; Kapil Kumar; Tejalben Damor; Jayanti Behera; Varun Singh Bhati; Nimisha Suresh; Parmod Bijarnia; Pramod Bhagat; Thulasimathi Murugesan; Nithya Sre Sivan; Pooja Jatyan/Bhawna Choudhary; Nitesh Kumar/Thulasimathi Murugesan; Mahendra Gurjar.
Bronze (49): Kapil Parmar; Ravanni Valasanaini; Bhavinaben Patel; Ayush Verma; Sonalben Patel; Praveen Sharma; Prachi Pandey; Baby Sahana Ravi; Jehan Madan; Shrishti Arora; Himanshu Nandal; Tejalben Damor; Niranjan Mukundan; Pardeep Kumar; Hokato Hotozhe Sema; Anubhav Choudhary; Parveen; Rakeshbhai Bhatt; Alphia James/Pallavi Kaluvehalli; Ravi Rongali; Himanshu Nandal; Karamjyoti Dalal; Sukhchain; Pranav Desai; Rohit Kumar; Haney; Shailesh Kumar; Sharath Shankarappa; Pramod Bhagat/Manisha Ramadass; Krishna Nagar/Nithya Sre Sivan; Suhas Yathiraj; Abhijeet Sakhuja; Sanjana Kumari; Shubham Wadhwa/Bhavinaben Patel; Manisha Ramadass; Rahul Saroha; Swatik Patil; Naveen Sivakumar/Surya Kant Yadav; Ravi Budigina; Ravanni Valasanaini; Tejas Nandakumar; Jehan Madan/Shubham Wadhwa; Ajay Kumar; Himanshu Nandal; Navdeep Singh; Rakeshbhai Bhatt; Sandeep; Sandip Sanjay Sargar; Dharambir Nain.
Which Performances Set Records in Nagoya?
- Sandeep won the men’s 400m T64 gold in 52.28 seconds, a world-record performance.
- Haney threw 60.49m for men’s F37/38 javelin gold, also setting a world record.
- Mona Agarwal followed her 10m air-rifle gold with a world-record victory in the women’s 50m rifle three positions SH1.
- Sumit Antil defended his javelin title with 72.46m, heading an Indian podium sweep.
The Prime Minister’s Office also recognised Ravi Budigina’s 50m freestyle S13 bronze in an official 22 October X post. For the full event-by-event results, visit Olympics.com’s medal winners table.
FAQs
How Many Medals Did India Win at the Asian Para Games 2026?
India collected 114 medals: 30 gold, 35 silver and 49 bronze. It is the country’s highest confirmed medal total at the continental competition.
Where Did India Finish in the 2026 Medal Standings?
India secured fourth place at Aichi-Nagoya. China led the standings, followed by Japan and Uzbekistan, while India finished ahead of South Korea.
Which Sport Won India’s Most Medals?
Para-athletics delivered 65 medals, including 22 gold. Badminton followed with 16, while swimming contributed 11 and table tennis added seven bronze medals.
Who Carried India’s Flag at the Closing Ceremony?
Nishad Kumar and Mona Agarwal were selected. Both collected two gold medals, Nishad in jumping events and Mona in rifle shooting events.
How Many Medals Did India Win at the Previous Asian Para Games?
India’s adjusted Hangzhou 2023 tally is 108 medals, including 27 gold. Three of the original 111 medals were subsequently withdrawn following doping violations.
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