Asian Para Games 2026 Day 3 Live Updates: Athletics, powerlifting take India's medal tally to 47

Asian Para Games 2026 Live: Archery India take on South Korea in the W1 mixed team semifinal..Asian Para Games 2026 Live: Anubhav Choudhary, Rakeshbhai Bhatt's personal-best timings India’s Anubhav Choudhary and Rakeshbhai Bhatt won bronze medals in their respective 100m events. Anubhav finished third in the men’s 100m T35 event with a personal best of 12.72 seconds. Rakeshbhai also claimed bronze in the men’s 100m T37 race, clocking a personal best of 11.50 seconds. Their medals took India’s tally in track events at the Games to nine, including three gold medals..Asian Para Games 2026 Live: Para Cycling Arshad Shaik fails to finish the men’s C1–5 time trial final. The Indian cyclist is listed as DNF (Did Not Finish) in the medal event..Asian Para Games 2026 Live: MEDAL ALERT - Powerlifter Kasthuri Rajamani wins silver Indian powerlifter Kasthuri Rajamani won a silver medal in the women's 67kg category. Kasthuri lifted 108kg in her third and final attempt to rise to the second position after her nearest rival Kim Hyeonghui faltered in her last lift and settled for bronze with a best of 107kg. The gold went to Uzbekistan's Rukhshona Uktamova, whose best was 127kg..Asian Para Games 2026 Live: Manjeet Vyas wins silver with personal best in javelin India’s Manjeet Vyas won silver in the men’s javelin throw F13 event at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games on Wednesday. He recorded a personal best of 61.03m to finish on the podium. Competing in the combined F12/13 event, Manjeet produced his best throw in his second attempt. His effort earned him silver in the F13 category..Asian Para Games 2026 Live: Bhagyashri's second Asiad silver India’s Bhagyashri Jadhav won the silver medal in the women’s shot put F34 event at the Asian Para Games on Wednesday. Bhagyashri recorded a personal best of 8.19m with her third attempt to finish second. She had earlier produced a throw of 8.14m in her second attempt. China’s Lijuan Zou won gold with a Games-record throw of 9.07m. Her compatriot Caiyun Zuo took bronze with 7.56m..Asian Para Games 2026 Live: Para Powerlifting India’s Kasthuri Rajamani is in action in the women’s up to 67kg final..Asian Para Games 2026 Live: India sweep all three shot put medals India won all three medals in the men’s shot put F46 event at the Asian Para Games on Wednesday, with Sachin Sarjerao Khilari taking gold with a Games record. Khilari, a silver medallist at the Paris Paralympics, defended the gold he had won at the previous edition of the Games in China. He produced his best throw of 15.87m with his sixth and final attempt to set a new Games record. The earlier record was 15.67m. Mohd. Yasser won silver with a throw of 15.06m in the third round, while Parveen took bronze with 14.94m..Asian Para Games 2026 Live: Para Athletics MEDAL ALERT: SILVER FOR BHAGYASHRI JADHAV! Bhagyashri Jadhav wins silver in the women’s shot put F34 event. The Indian athlete records a best throw of 8.19m in her third attempt to finish second behind China’s Zou Lijuan, who wins gold with a Games record of 9.07m..Asian Para Games 2026 Live: Boccia Anjali Devi loses to Thailand’s Ladamanee Kla-Han in the women’s individual BC3 semifinal. The defeat ends Anjali’s medal hopes in the event, as the semifinal was a medal event..Asian Para Games 2026 Live: Para Athletics India's Manjeet is in action in Men's Javelin Throw F12/F13 - Final.Asian Para Games 2026 Live: Para Athletics - MEDAL ALERT GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE — ALL THREE MEDALS FOR INDIA! India create history with a clean sweep in the men’s shot put F46 event. Sachin Khilari wins gold, Mohd Yasser claims silver, while Parveen takes bronze. A superb one-two-three finish for India!.Asian Para Games 2026 Live: How India secured 1-2 finish in high jump India’s Praveen Kumar won gold with a Games record, while Banti took silver in the men’s high jump T44/64 event at the Asian Para Games on Wednesday. Praveen cleared 2.05m to finish first in the event. Banti also had a strong outing, recording a personal best of 1.92m to claim silver. Uzbekistan’s Temurbek Giyazov finished third with a jump of 1.86m..Asian Para Games 2026 Live: Para Athletics - MEDAL ALERT BRONZE FOR RAKESHBHAI BHATT! Rakeshbhai Bhatt wins bronze in the men’s 100m T37 event. The Indian sprinter clocks 11.50 seconds to finish third and also records a personal best..Asian Para Games 2026 Live: Para Athletics Parveen, Mohd Yasser and Sachin Khilari are in action in the men’s shot put F46 final. The Indian trio are currently occupying the top three positions! Can India clinch a clean sweep with gold, silver and bronze?.Asian Para Games 2026 Live: Para Athletics Bhagyashri Jadhav is in action in Women’s Shot Put F34 FINAL.Asian Para Games 2026 Live: Para Athletics - MEDAL ALERT MEDAL ALERT: GOLD AND SILVER FOR INDIA! Praveen Kumar wins gold, while Banti claims silver in the men’s high jump T64 event. A superb one-two finish for India!.Asian Para Games 2026 Live: Para Athletics Dominant show by the Indians! Praveen Kumar is currently in gold medal position, while Banti is in silver medal position in the men’s high jump T64 final. India are on course for a one-two finish in the event!.Asian Para Games 2026 Live: Para Table Tennis Jehan Madan and Shubham Wadhwa make a winning start in the men’s doubles MD4 event. The Indian pair beat Saudi Arabia’s Rakan Alsalmi and Ibrahim Alhassan 3-1 in their group match, winning 8-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-13..Asian Para Games 2026 Live: Para Athletics Sujith Mandalamkunnath finishes sixth in the men’s long jump T13 event. The Indian athlete records a best jump of 5.74m in his fifth attempt..Asian Para Games 2026 Live: Archery Toman Kumar and Shyam Sunder Swami finish fourth in the men’s para compound doubles. The Indian duo narrowly miss out on bronze, losing 153-154 to China’s Ai Xinliang and Zhang Yicheng in the bronze medal match..Asian Para Games 2026 Live: Para Athletics - MEDAL ALERT BRONZE FOR ANUBHAV CHOUDHARY! Anubhav Choudhary wins bronze in the men’s 100m T35 final. The Indian athlete clocks 12.72 seconds to finish third and also records a personal best..Asian Para Games 2026 Live: Para Athletics - Ayush wins GOLD GOLD FOR AYUSH VERMA! Ayush Verma wins gold in the men’s shot put F53 event. The Indian athlete records his best throw of 8.16m in his fifth attempt to clinch the gold medal..Asian Para Games 2026 Live: Para Athletics Sujith Mandalamkunnath is in action in the men’s long jump T13 event..Asian Para Games 2026 Live: Archery - MEDAL ALERT Silver for Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag! India’s duo win the silver medal in the women’s para compound doubles after losing to China 150-141 in the final. The Indian pair finish with 141 points, while China score 150 to take gold..Asian Para Games 2026 Live: Para Athletics - Simran in FINAL Simran qualifies for the women’s 100m T12 final with an Asian Para Games record! The Indian sprinter wins Heat 1 in 12.13 seconds to seal her place in the final..Asian Para Games 2026 Live: Para Athletics Ayush Verma is in action in the men’s shot put F53 final. The Indian athlete is yet to make his first throw..Asian Para Games 2026: Table tennis and swimming heats add to India’s schedule Indian athletes will also compete in para-table tennis doubles group matches throughout the day. Jehan Madan and Shubham Wadhwa are scheduled for the men’s doubles MD4 group match at 6:35 am. Savita Ajjanakatti and Prachi Pandey, along with Bhavina Patel and Ekta Bhyan, will compete in women’s doubles group matches at 7:10 am. The mixed-doubles programme begins at 12:05 pm, with Bhavina Patel and Shubham Wadhwa in XD7 and Savita Ajjanakatti and Dattaprasad Chougule in XD17. Sonalben Patel and Sandeep Dangi are scheduled for the XD4 group match at 12:40 pm, with further matches listed later in the afternoon. In para-swimming, Vaishnavi Jagtap, Himanshu Nandal and Rohit Kumar are among the Indians scheduled for heats in the morning session, with the aim of progressing to the later rounds..Asian Para Games 2026: Preeti Pal, swimmers lead afternoon medal charge India’s medal campaign will continue in the afternoon, with several finals scheduled across athletics and swimming. Vaishnavi Jagtap will compete in the women’s 100m freestyle S8 final at 1:30 pm, the same time Sukhchain is scheduled for the men’s javelin throw F55 final. Karamjyoti will take part in the women’s discus throw F55 final at 1:35 pm, followed by Ravi Rongali in the men’s shot put F40 final at 1:40 pm. Preeti Pal will compete in the women’s 100m T35 final at 1:45 pm, while Devanshi Satija is scheduled for the women’s 100m butterfly S10 final at 1:57 pm. Niranjan Mukundan and Suyash Jadhav will feature in the men’s 50m butterfly S7 final at 2:39 pm. Later, Vishesh will compete in the men’s shot put F32 final at 3:30 pm, followed by Shailesh Kumar and Mahendra Gurjar in the men’s long jump T42/T61/T63 final at 3:35 pm. Akira Banothu is scheduled for the men’s 400m T35/T38 final at 3:47 pm, alongside Ravi Budigina in the men’s 100m backstroke S13 final. Chaitanya Kulkarni will compete in the men’s 100m breaststroke SB5 final at 3:58 pm, while Haney is listed for the men’s discus throw F37 final at 4:05 pm. Himanshu Nandal will contest the men’s 200m individual medley SM11 final at 4:27 pm. Sharath Makanahalli will bring the listed programme to a close in the men’s 1500m T12/T13 final at 4:32 pm..Asian Para Games 2026: Anjali and Simran in action India will have further medal opportunities in the morning session through Anjali Devi, who is scheduled to face Ladamanee Kla-Han in the women’s individual BC3 semifinal at 8:10 am. Kasthuri Rajamani will compete in the women’s powerlifting event up to 67kg at 9 am, while Arshad Shaik will take part in the men’s C1–5 time trial final at 9:45 am. Simran will also be in action in the women’s 100m T12 first-round heat at 5:45 am..Asian Para Games 2026: Busy morning for India in para-athletics Ayush Verma will open India’s medal-event schedule in para-athletics with the men’s shot put F53 final at 5:35 am. Sujith Mandalamkunnath will compete in the men’s long jump T13 final at 6:02 am, followed by Anubhav Choudhary in the men’s 100m T35 final at 6:19 am. Banti and Praveen Kumar are scheduled for the men’s high jump T64 final at 6:45 am, while Bhagyashri Jadhav will compete in the women’s shot put F34 final at 7:10 am. Parveen and Sachin Khilari will feature in the men’s shot put F46 final at 7:45 am. Rakesh Bhatt will contest the men’s 100m T37 final at 7:53 am, before Manjeet takes part in the men’s javelin throw F12/F13 final at 8 am..Asian Para Games 2026: Sheetal Devi, Payal Nag headline archery action Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag will face China’s Zhao Jing and Xu Xuequing in the women’s compound doubles gold-medal match at 5:55 am IST. The Indian pair will look to secure the top prize in one of the day’s first major medal events. Shyam Sunder Swami and Toman Kumar are scheduled to face China’s Zhang Yicheng and Ai Xinliang in the men’s compound doubles event at 6:20 am IST. India will also take on South Korea in the W1 mixed-team semifinal at 11:50 am..Asian Para Games 2026: India on hunt for medal India will look to extend their medal-winning run at the Asian Para Games on Wednesday, October 21, with a packed schedule featuring finals across para-athletics, para-archery, para-swimming, para-powerlifting and para-cycling. The day will begin with two major archery contests, as Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag take on China in the women’s compound doubles gold-medal match. Shyam Sunder Swami and Toman Kumar will also be in action against their Chinese opponents in the men’s compound doubles event. Para-athletics will offer several opportunities for India to add to their medal tally, with Ayush Verma, Bhagyashri Jadhav, Preeti Pal and Sachin Khilari among the athletes scheduled to compete in finals. The swimming programme will also feature Indian contenders across multiple events, while Kasthuri Rajamani and Arshad Shaik will target strong performances in powerlifting and cycling, respectively.