Jehan Madan, Sonalben Patel Add Para Table Tennis Bronze

India’s para table tennis players kept adding to the country’s tally at the Asian Para Games 2026 on 20 October 2026. Jehan Dorab Madan won bronze in the Men’s Singles Class 1 event and Sonalben Patel won bronze in the Women’s Singles Class 3 event. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated both players the same day.

Bronze in the Men’s Singles Class 1

Jehan Dorab Madan’s medal came in the Men’s Singles Class 1 event. The Prime Minister said the country’s para table tennis contingent was continuing to make the nation proud, called the result a reflection of the player’s passion and his command of the sport, and hoped he would keep climbing to new heights in the years ahead. Class 1 sits at one end of the classification range used in the sport, so the code is worth attaching to the name while revising.

A first individual medal for Sonalben Patel

Sonalben Patel’s bronze in the Women’s Singles Class 3 event carried a personal landmark with it. It was the first individual medal she had added to her record at the Asian Para Games, which means her earlier achievements at the Games had come in other kinds of competition. The Prime Minister said he was delighted by her success and that the moment had been made possible by years of dedication, discipline and hard work.

The two medals at a glance

For the exam

Two names, two classes, one colour of medal and one date. Jehan Dorab Madan goes with the Men’s Singles Class 1; Sonalben Patel goes with the Women’s Singles Class 3 and with the phrase first individual medal. Both were bronze and both were won on 20 October 2026 at the Asian Para Games 2026. Where a paper lists four players against four classes and asks for the correct match, the class number carries the mark, and swapping Class 1 with Class 3 is the mistake most often made.