India Wins Record 114 Medals at Asian Para Games 2026

India's para-athletes have ended the Asian Para Games 2026 with the biggest medal haul the country has ever gathered at the event. The contingent finished with 114 medals, a record for India at these Games. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the performance extraordinary and said it had given the whole country a reason for pride and joy.

A record tally

The figure to carry into the examination hall is 114. No Indian team at an earlier edition of the Asian Para Games has come home with as many medals, which is why the result is described as the best-ever by the country at the competition. The Prime Minister pointed to the determination of the squad and noted that the final count was built by every single member of the group rather than by a handful of names. He added that the athletes had inspired a very large number of people across the country through what they managed on the field of play.

Who was praised

The praise went to the entire Indian contingent of para-athletes rather than to individual medallists. In a message carried on the social media platform X on 25 October 2026, the Prime Minister congratulated each member of the team for what he described as exceptional determination, and tied the record count directly to that effort. The message came as the Games drew to a close.

Why the number matters

The Asian Para Games is the continent's largest multi-sport competition for athletes with disabilities. The size of a country's medal table there is widely read as a measure of how well its para-sport system is working. For India, going past its own previous best to reach 114 medals is therefore treated as a sign of steady progress rather than a single good week of results.