Asian Para Games Live: Mona Agarwal, Avani Lekhara qualify for 10m Air Rifle Final

India’s para-athletes will begin their Asian Para Games 2026 campaign in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Monday, October 19, with a packed schedule across 11 sports. Nishad Kumar, Avani Lekhara, Sheetal Devi, Harvinder Singh and Pramod Bhagat are among the key Indian athletes in action.

India will have several medal opportunities on Day 1, with Nishad competing in the men’s long jump T47 final, Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal featuring in shooting, and Jaspreet Kaur contesting the women’s 45kg para powerlifting final. Swimming and athletics will also offer multiple medal events, including finals featuring Gopichand Lingutla, Niranjan Mukundan, Vaishnavi Jagtap, Ajeet Singh Yadav and Rinku Hooda.

India’s campaign will begin early with para archery, badminton, shooting and table tennis events, while the men’s blind football team will face Thailand at 9 AM IST. With several medal events scheduled through the afternoon, India will look to make a strong start to the competition.

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06:30 (IST) Oct 19

Asian Para Games Live: Key Timings in IST

06:28 (IST) Oct 19

Asian Para Games Live: Para Archery

Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag are in action in the women's compound ranking round.

Sheetal is currently leading with 470 points.

She has hit the X ring 22 times and scored 10 points on 17 occasions so far.

06:26 (IST) Oct 19

Asian Para Games Live: Para Archery

Harvinder Singh and Vijay Sundi are in action in the men's recurve ranking round.

Vijay is currently placed sixth, while Harvinder is seventh.

South Korea's Kwak Geonhwi leads the standings with 438 points.

06:15 (IST) Oct 19

Asian Para Games Live: India Face Thailand in Blind Football

India’s men’s blind football team will take on Thailand in a preliminary-round match at 9:00 AM IST. The fixture will be an important test for the Indian side as it begins its campaign in the competition.

India will also feature in para cycling, with Arshad Shaikh scheduled to compete in the men’s C1-2 3000m individual pursuit qualifying round at 7:19 AM IST. Boccia and para table tennis will provide further opportunities for Indian athletes, with several group-stage matches and knockout fixtures scheduled during the day.

06:00 (IST) Oct 19

Asian Para Games Live: Jaspreet Kaur, Manish Kumar in Para Powerlifting Finals

India’s powerlifters will also have medal opportunities on Monday. Jaspreet Kaur is scheduled to compete in the women’s 45kg final at 1:00 PM IST.

Manish Kumar and Paramjeet Kumar will take part in the men’s 59kg final at 2:30 PM IST as India look to make their mark in the strength-based discipline.

05:40 (IST) Oct 19

Asian Para Games Live: Multiple Medal Opportunities in Para Swimming

India will have several athletes competing in para swimming finals, beginning with Gopichand Lingutla and Niranjan Mukundan in the men’s 400m freestyle S7 final at 1:30 PM IST.

Vaishnavi Jagtap will compete in the women’s 400m freestyle S8 final at 1:38 PM IST. Himanshu Nandal is scheduled for the men’s 100m backstroke S11 final at 2:47 PM IST, followed by Ravi Budigina in the men’s 100m freestyle S13 final at 2:57 PM IST.

Kapil Kumar and Ajay Bhosale will feature in the men’s 100m freestyle S10 final at 4:46 PM IST. Swatik Patil is scheduled to compete in the men’s 200m individual medley SM9 heats at 7:32 AM IST.

05:30 (IST) Oct 19

India’s para-athletes will look to build on the country’s remarkable rise in international para-sports as the fifth edition of the Asian Para Games gets underway in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on October 18. After India’s fourth-place finish at the Asian Games 2026, the para contingent will aim to continue the country’s impressive medal-winning run at the continental event.

India will be represented by 166 athletes across 10 disciplines at the October 18-24 event. The contingent features several Paralympic medallists, world champions and emerging talents, including archer Sheetal Devi, badminton stars Pramod Bhagat and Suhas Yathiraj, and para-table tennis player Bhavina Patel.

05:20 (IST) Oct 19

Asian Para Games: Pramod Bhagat, Nitesh Kumar Headline Para Badminton Action

Para badminton will feature a packed schedule, with Indian players competing in singles, doubles and mixed doubles events throughout the day.

Pramod Bhagat will face South Korea’s Lee Seunghu in the men’s singles SL3 Group B match at 7:05 AM IST. He will later partner Sukant Kadam in the men’s doubles SL3-SU5 Group D encounter against Indonesia’s Suryo Nugroho and Muh Al Imran at noon.

Nitesh Kumar will face South Korea’s Dongjae Joo in the men’s singles SL3 Group A at 9:15 AM IST. He will also partner Thulasimathi Murugesan in the mixed doubles SL3-SU5 Group B match against China’s Chen Pengfei and Huang Zixuan at 5:30 AM IST.

Other Indian shuttlers scheduled to compete include Krishna Nagar, Sukant Kadam, Manasi Joshi, Thulasimathi Murugesan, Manisha Ramdass, Mandeep Kaur, Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan and Ruthick Ragupathi.

04:40 (IST) Oct 19

Asian Para Games: Avani Lekhara, Mona Agarwal Begin Shooting Campaign

India’s shooting contingent will be in action from 6:30 AM IST, with Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal competing in the women’s R2 10m air rifle standing SH1 qualification.

Swaroop Unhalkar, Rakesh Nidagundi and Anandha Krishnan will represent India in the men’s R1 10m air rifle standing SH1 qualification at the same time. The qualification rounds will be important for the Indian shooters as they seek places in the respective finals.

04:30 (IST) Oct 19

Asian Para Games: Key Indian Athletes to Watch on October 19

Nishad Kumar will compete in the men’s long jump T47 final at 1:40 PM IST, while Deepthi Jeevanji is scheduled to feature in the women’s 400m T20 heats at 2:10 PM IST.

India will have further medal opportunities in the evening session. Ajeet Singh Yadav and Rinku Hooda are scheduled to compete in the men’s javelin throw F46 final at 3:35 PM IST. Radha Venkatesh and Soumya will feature in the women’s 1500m T12/T13 final at 3:55 PM IST, followed by Rakshita Raju and Ravanni Valasanaini in the women’s 1500m T11 final at 4:03 PM IST.

Pranav Desai is scheduled to compete in the men’s 200m T64 final at 4:30 PM IST, while Suchitra Parida will take part in the women’s javelin throw F55/F56 qualification at 11:35 AM IST.

04:00 (IST) Oct 19

Asian Para Games: 11 sports on day 1

India’s para-athletes will begin their Asian Para Games 2026 campaign in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Monday, October 19, with a packed schedule across 11 sports. Nishad Kumar, Avani Lekhara, Sheetal Devi, Harvinder Singh and Pramod Bhagat are among the key Indian athletes in action.

20:18 (IST) Oct 18

Asian Para Games: A Busy Monday Awaits India's Para-Athletes

India will begin its Asian Para Games 2026 campaign on October 19, with several medal contenders in action across athletics, swimming, powerlifting and shooting. Nishad Kumar, Avani Lekhara, Sheetal Devi and Pramod Bhagat are among the key Indian athletes to watch as the 281-member contingent looks to build on its historic performance at Hangzhou 2023, where India won 111 medals, including 29 gold.

05:00 (IST) Oct 18

Asian Para Games: Sheetal Devi, Harvinder Singh in Para Archery

India’s archers will begin their campaign early in the morning, with the ranking rounds scheduled from 4:30 AM IST.

Harvinder Singh and Vijay Sundi will compete in the men’s recurve individual, doubles and mixed ranking rounds. Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag are scheduled for the women’s compound ranking rounds, while Swati Chaudhary will compete in the women’s W1 individual and mixed ranking rounds.

Later in the morning, Bhawna Choudhary and Pooja Jatyan will feature in the women’s recurve ranking rounds, while Shyam Sundar Swami and Toman Kumar will compete in the men’s compound events. Amol Vinayak Breed and Adil Ansari are scheduled for the men’s W1 ranking rounds at 9:15 AM IST.

India will begin its Asian Para Games 2026 campaign on October 19, with several medal contenders in action across athletics, swimming, powerlifting and shooting. Nishad Kumar, Avani Lekhara, Sheetal Devi and Pramod Bhagat are among the key Indian athletes to watch as the 281-member contingent looks to build on its historic performance at Hangzhou 2023, where India won 111 medals, including 29 gold.