Asiad Para Games 2026

November 5, 2026 9:52 PM

PM Modi hails India’s 114-medal Asian Para Games haul, urges athletes to aim higher for LA 2028

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday felicitated India’s Asian Para Games 2026 contingent for its record haul of 114 medals and urged the athletes to build on their success as they prepare for the Los Angeles 2028 Games. Interacting with the contingent at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi, PM Modi said the performance reflected India’s emergence as a major global sporting power. He congratulated the athletes, their families, coaches and trainers, saying the players had won b...

October 23, 2026 10:58 AM

PM Modi congratulates Asian Para Games medallists as Indian para-athletes set records, achieve historic firsts

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Indian para-athletes on their medal-winning performances at the Asian Para Games 2026, praising record-breaking efforts, successful title defences and historic firsts across athletics, swimming, archery, badminton and table tennis. In a series of posts on X, PM Modi highlighted the athletes’ determination, consistency and teamwork, while extending his best wishes for their upcoming competitions. Solairaj Dharmaraj won gold in the men’s long jump T...

October 22, 2026 1:45 PM

Asian Para Games: PM Modi congratulates Indian para-athletes as medal tally reaches 62

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Indian para-athletes on their medal-winning performances in the Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, as India climbed from sixth to fifth in the overall standings. India’s medal tally rose to 62, comprising 14 gold, 22 silver and 26 bronze medals, with athletes breaking Games Records, setting personal bests and completing an all-Indian podium sweep. In a series of posts on X, PM Modi praised the athletes’ determination, consistency ...

October 20, 2026 10:04 PM

PM Modi congratulates Indian medallists after Day 2 of Asian Para Games

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Indian para-athletes for their medal-winning performances on Day 2 of the Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, praising their determination, perseverance and sporting excellence. In a series of posts on X by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), PM Modi celebrated achievements across para-athletics, para-table tennis, shooting, powerlifting and swimming, highlighting record-breaking performances and successful debuts. Deepthi Jeevan...

October 20, 2026 5:16 PM

Asian Para Games: Simran strikes gold, debutant Tejalben gets bronze in women’s 200m T12 event

Seasoned sprinter Simran created a new Games record to clinch her maiden gold medal at the Asian Para Games, while compatriot Tejalben Damor fetched a bronze as India dominated the women's 200m T12 competition in Nagoya on Tuesday. Simran clocked 24.80sec, finishing ahead of Iran's Hajar Safarzadeh, who clocked 25.02sec. Tejalben, making her debut at the continental showpiece, was third at 25.23sec. T12 classification covers athletes with moderate visual impairment. The 26-year-old Simran, wh...

October 20, 2026 5:04 PM

Asian Para Games: Pranav Soorma wins gold in men’s discus throw combined F51/52/53 event to lead 1-2 finish for India

India's Pranav Soorma clinched gold medal in the men's discus throw combined F51/52/53 event with an Asian record while compatriot Ram Ratan Singh won silver in the Asian Para Games in Nagoya on Tuesday. The 32-year-old Soorma, who had won gold in the club throw F51 event in the previous Asian Para Games in China, sent his discus to a distance of 11.66m in his fourth attempt to take the top spot and set a new Asian record. Singh, 31, produced a throw of 10.35m in his second attempt to win the ...

October 20, 2026 5:01 PM

Asian Para Games: Deepthi Jeevanji smashes record to take 400m T20 gold

India's Deepthi Jeevanji reasserted her continental supremacy by snaring a second successive Asian Para Games gold medal in the women's 400m T20 event after clocking a Games record time of 56.36sec in Nagoya on Tuesday. The 23-year-old from Telangana, who also holds the Asian record, is a two-time Para World Championships medallist, having won the gold in 2024. She is also a Paralympic bronze winner in the same event. On Tuesday, Japan's Niina Kanno (58.92sec) won the silver and her compatriot...

October 20, 2026 12:04 PM

Asian Para Games: Indian table tennis players bag 5 bronze medals

Ravi Baby Sahana and Prachi Pandey scripted history by becoming India's first para table tennis players to make the podium in the standing category at the Asian Para Games, as the country secured five bronze medals in Nagoya on Tuesday. Paralympics medallist Bhavina Patel, Sonalben Patel, Prachi and Sahana all went down to accomplished Paralympic medallists in their respective women's singles semifinals, while Jehan Madan bagged a bronze medal in the men's singles class 1 event by virtue of fin...

October 18, 2026 8:48 PM

PM Modi wishes Indian contingent success as Asian Para Games open in Aichi-Nagoya

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended his best wishes to India’s contingent as the Asian Para Games 2026 opened in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, praising the athletes’ determination and sporting spirit. “As the Asian Para Games 2026 begin in Aichi-Nagoya, conveying my best wishes to the Indian contingent,” PM Modi said in a post on X. “India is immensely proud of our phenomenal para-athletes. Their grit, dedication and indomitable spirit inspire 140 crore Indians. May they compete w...

October 18, 2026 8:46 PM

Asian Para Games 2026: Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi welcomes athletes

As the Asian Para Games opening ceremony gets underway in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Sunday, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi welcomed all the athletes and officials from across Asia. She praised the athletes’ determination and resilience, acknowledged the support of their families and teams, and expressed hope that the seven-day competition, featuring 18 sports until October 24, would inspire people and highlight the potential of para sports. "Today, the fifth Asian Para Games (2026/Aich...