Asian Para Games 2026: Seven Silver and Four Bronze for India

Beyond the gold medals, Indian athletes filled the podium at the Asian Para Games 2026 with seven silver and four bronze medals on a single busy day, spread across the throws, the sprints, the high jump and powerlifting. The Prime Minister placed congratulations on record for each of the winners on 21 October 2026.

A first for Indian para powerlifting

Kasthuri Rajamani lifted her way to silver in the women's -67kg category, and the medal was the first that India has ever won in that class. The lift was called impressive and the result was described as a historic milestone for Indian para powerlifting, a discipline in which the country's medal list had not reached this category before.

The silver medallists

• Manjeet — men's javelin throw F12/F13, an advance from fourth place at the previous edition to a podium finish
• Bhagyashree Jadhav — women's shot put F34, with an excellent throw and a new personal best
• Mohd Yasser — men's shot put F46, with a season-best throw
• Banti — men's high jump T64
• Mohammad Basil M — men's 100m T47, having broken the Games Record in the heats and then improved on his own mark in the final
• Preeti Pal — women's 100m T35, her second silver of the meet after the 200m
• Kasthuri Rajamani — women's -67kg powerlifting

The bronze medallists

• Karamjyoti — women's discus throw F55, with a personal best
• Sukhchain — men's javelin throw F55, with a fine throw
• Ravi Rongali — men's shot put F40
• Parveen — men's shot put F46, with a season-best throw

Points a paper setter would pick

Two results stand out from the list. Kasthuri Rajamani's silver is a first for the country in her weight category, so it is the kind of detail that sits well in a question on firsts. Mohammad Basil M broke a Games Record in a heat and then bettered his own mark in the final, yet finished with silver rather than gold, which is a reminder that a record and the top of the podium do not always travel together. Preeti Pal ended the meet with two silver medals from two races, over the shorter and the longer sprint. Among the throwers, Mohd Yasser and Parveen finished second and third in the same shot put class, so a single event account for two of India's medals.