Asian Para Games 2026: India Finish With Historic 114 Medals As Athletes March At Closing Ceremony

India concluded its Asian Para Games 2026 campaign on Friday as its athletes marched with the national flag during the closing ceremony at Paloma Mizuho Stadium in Japan.

The contingent secured an unprecedented 114 medals, comprising 30 gold, 35 silver and 49 bronze.

Double gold-winning para-shooter Mona Agarwal and athlete Nishad Kumar served as joint flag-bearers, leading the Indian team at the ceremony.

India bettered its previous record of 108 medals achieved at the 2022 edition in Hangzhou, where it initially secured 27 gold, 32 silver and 49 bronze medals.

Three medals were subsequently revoked following doping violations involving Neeraj Yadav and Parveen.

The latest achievement stood out because India fielded only 168 para-athletes, compared with 309 participants in Hangzhou.

Indian competitors delivered outstanding performances across athletics, badminton, archery, shooting, table tennis and swimming.

In para-badminton, Paralympic champion Nitesh Kumar defeated world champion Pramod Bhagat 21-18, 21-16 in the men’s singles SL3 final.

Thulasimathi Murugesan and Manasi Girishchandra Joshi captured women’s doubles SL3-SU5 gold, while Thulasimathi and Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan earned singles silver medals.

India claimed its first Asian Para Games medal in women’s recurve doubles through Pooja Jatyan and Bhawna Choudhary, who secured silver.

Harvinder Singh and debutant Vijay Sundi won men’s recurve doubles gold.

Athletes produced several record-breaking performances. Haney set a world record of 60.49 metres in the men’s javelin competition, while debutant Sandeep established a world record in the T44 category during the 400m event.

Sumit, Mahendra Gurjar and Sandip Sanjay Sargar completed a podium sweep in the men’s javelin final.

Mona Agarwal added another gold in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions SH1, setting world and Asian Para Games records.

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