PM Modi To Meet Indian Para-Athletes After Record 114-Medal Haul At Asian Para Games

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet members of India’s Asian Para Games 2026 contingent at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi on Thursday. The programme is scheduled to begin at around 04:30 PM.

PM Modi will address the gathering, which will include athletes, coaches, officials from the Paralympic Committee of India and the Indian Olympic Association, representatives of National Sports Federations, and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports officials.

India recorded its highest medal tally at the Asian Para Games held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, this year. The 97-member para-athlete contingent secured 114 medals, comprising 30 gold, 35 silver and 49 bronze.

The performance surpassed India’s previous record of 108 medals, including 27 gold, at the 2023 Games in Hangzhou, China.

India crossed 100 medals for the second consecutive edition.

Para-athletics contributed 65 medals, including 22 gold, 19 silver and 24 bronze. Para-badminton added 16 medals, while para-swimming secured 11.

India won six medals in para-archery and five in shooting. Para-table tennis athletes earned seven bronze medals, while powerlifting contributed two silver medals. India collected one silver and one bronze in judo.

Javelin thrower Sumit Antil retained his gold in the men’s F42-F44/F61-F64 category and featured in a podium sweep.

Sprinter Simran Sharma claimed gold in both the women’s 100m and 200m T12 events, setting Games records in each.

Shooter Mona Agarwal won gold in the women’s 50m rifle three positions SH1 event with record scores.

India secured two shooting quotas for the 2028 Summer Paralympics.

50-year-old Jehan Dorab Madan became India’s oldest medallist at the Games after winning bronze in para-table tennis.

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