India win 26 medals on Day 4 at Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya; Sheetal Devi doubles up
India collected 26 medals on Day 4 of the Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya on Thursday, October 22, 2026, with archer Sheetal Devi claiming two golds and sprinter Dilip Gavit adding a gold in the men’s 400m T47.
The Day 4 haul lifted India’s overall count to 88 medals — 21 gold, 26 silver and 41 bronze — leaving the country fourth in the standings with one day remaining. The report also noted that India’s para-athletics tally surpassed 50 medals, and the team secured seven golds on the day.
In para-archery Sheetal Devi won the compound women’s individual final 142–139 against Singapore’s Nur Syahidah Alim and then helped India take the mixed team compound title, beating Indonesia 151–148 in the final after a 142–141 semi-final win over Chinese Taipei. Swati Chaudhary took silver in the women’s W1 event, losing 4–6 to China’s Mengkan Cen, and Toman Kumar was defeated 139–148 by China’s Zhang Yicheng in the men’s compound bronze-medal match.
Dilip Gavit won the men’s 400m T47 final in 48.27 seconds after qualifying from Heat 1 in 50.21 seconds; Bhawad Bhavikkumar advanced from Heat 2 in 49.05 seconds but was later disqualified in the final. India completed a podium sweep in the men’s high jump T63 as Shailesh Kumar cleared 1.89m for gold, Bhati Varun took silver at 1.84m and Rahul earned bronze at 1.81m. Dharamraj Solairaj won the men’s long jump T44/T62/T64 with a jump of 7.15m, earning 807 Raza points.
Field and track medals included Kumar Manish’s silver in the men’s javelin throw F56/F57 with 42.80m, Bhumika Anjiban’s gold in the women’s 400m T47 in 59.97 seconds and Behra Jayanti’s silver in the same event in 1:00.65. Damor Tejalben took silver in the women’s 400m T12 final in 57.60 seconds, Valasainai Ravinai won bronze in the women’s 400m T11 in 1:03.64, and Raj Suvarna claimed gold in the women’s discus throw F54 with 15.66m.
Indian para-swimmers won four medals: Kapil Kumar silver in the men’s 400m freestyle S10 in 4:38.44, Swatik Patil bronze in the men’s 100m breaststroke SB9 in 1:13.77, Ravi Karthik Budigina bronze in the men’s 50m freestyle S13 in 25.89 seconds, and Tejas Nandakumar bronze in the men’s 100m backstroke S7 in 1:18.58.
In para-badminton, Thulasimathi Murugesan and Nitesh Kumar reached the mixed doubles SL3–SU5 final after defeating China’s Li Mingpan and Wu Mengyuan; Pramod Bhagat and Nitesh Kumar also advanced to the men’s singles SL3 final, Nithya Sivan progressed in the women’s singles SH6, and Thulasimathi Murugesan reached the women’s singles SU5 final by beating Manisha Ramadass. India added several para-badminton bronzes — Krishna Nagar and Sivarajan Solaimalai in mixed doubles SH6, Suhas Yathiraj in men’s singles SL4, Manisha Ramadass and Pramod Bhagat in mixed doubles SL3–SU5, Sanjana Kumari in women’s singles SL3, and Surya Kant Yadav and Naveen Sivakumar in men’s doubles SL3–SU5 — while in para-table tennis Bhavina Patel and Shubham Wadhwa reached the mixed doubles XD7 semi-final and earned bronze after losing to South Korea’s Yeongjin Jang and Hyojin Lee.
Rudransh Khandelwal finished ninth in qualification in the P4 open 50m pistol SH1 and missed out on a place in the final. With one day of competition remaining, India aims to pass the 100-medal mark to conclude its campaign on a high.
