Deepthi Jeevanji Wins Gold In Women’s 400m T20, Sets New Games Record At Asian Para Games 2026
At the Asian Para Games, India won two silver medals in Aichi, Nagoya, Japan, today. In the men’s 65kg powerlifting event, India’s Ashok won the silver medal with a best lift of 192kg. China’s reigning Paralympic champion Zou Yi claimed gold with 216kg, while Indonesia’s Margono secured bronze with 177kg.
In the men’s 10m air pistol SH1 event, Indian para shooter Manish Narwal won silver, scoring 233.7 points in the final. South Korea’s Jo Jeongdu won gold while China’s Yang Chao took bronze with 213.6 points.
Earlier, Indian para-athlete Deepthi Jeevanji clinched gold in the women’s 400m T20 event, setting a new Games record with a time of 56.36 seconds. Jeevanji’s medal marked India’s fifth gold medal.
Indian para-table tennis players Baby Sahana Ravi and Prachi Pandey won bronze medals in the women’s singles Class 9 and Class 6 events. With Baby Sahana Ravi and Prachi Pandey winning bronze medals, India secured four medals in para table tennis on the same day.
Bhavina Patel secured a bronze medal after facing a 3-0 defeat to China’s Zhang Bian in the Women’s Singles Class 4-5 semi-finals. Sonalben Patel also secured a bronze in the women’s singles Class 3 event after losing her semi-final against South Korea’s Yoon Jiyu in straight games, 7-11, 5-11, 6-11.
