Golden finish for Deepthi in women’s 400-m race at Para Asian Games

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India sits fourth with five gold, eight silver and nine bronze medals as para athletics, swimming and badminton events continue on Day 2

Chandigarh: Deepthi Jeevanji won gold in the women’s 400-m T20 final, while Indian athletes also secured silver and bronze medals in the men’s javelin throw F53/F54 event.

India added to its table tennis medal tally, with Sonalben Patel in Class 3 and Sahana Ravi in Class 9 winning bronze medals after their respective semifinal matches. India also secured a bronze medal in Class 6.

India continued its medal-winning campaign at the 2026 Asian Para Games on Day Two, taking its overall tally to 19 medals and retaining fourth place in the continental event.

India stood fourth in the overall standings as of Tuesday, with its medal count, including five gold, eight silver and nine bronze medals, so far on Day 2.

Team India’s remaining schedule for October 20

• 11:30 am – 12:10 pm: Men’s blind football preliminary match — India vs Iran; women’s singles SL4 para badminton India vs Japan.

• 12:26 pm – 1:00 pm: Men’s 1,000m C1-C3 time trial (Arshad Shaik); women’s 70kg J1 judo; men’s powerlifting up to 72 kg (Jhandu Kumar).

• 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm: Para swimming finals; para badminton quarterfinals featuring Krishna Nagar and Sivarajan Solaimalai; boccia group matches.

• 1:35 pm – 4:05 pm: Para athletics medal events, including women’s javelin F55/F56 (Suchitra Parida), men’s discus F51/F52/F53, men’s shot put F56/F57 and men’s high jump T47 final (Nishad Kumar).