Asian Para Games 2026 Day 2 LIVE Updates: Sheetal Devi On Cusp Of Archery Gold After Medal Rush In Athletics

Asian Para Games 2026 Day 2 Live Updates: Deepthi Jeevanji starred on Day 2 of the Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, storming to a gold medal and setting a new Games Record of 56.36 seconds in the women's 400m T20. The Paris 2024 Paralympic medallist put on a masterclass, finishing over two seconds ahead of her nearest rival from Japan (58.92s). Her victory builds on an impressive day for India, which also saw Tokyo 2020 medallist Bhavina Patel secure a bronze in the women's singles Class 4-5 table tennis event. Together, these performances add to India's strong opening-day haul of 11 medals (four gold, five silver, and two bronze) that placed them fourth overall. The Day 2 action continues across other disciplines: para archer Sheetal Devi features in the women's individual compound Round of 16, athlete Ravanni Valasanaini competes in the Women's 200m T11 Final, and the shooting trio of Manish Narwal, Nihal Singh, and Rudransh Khandelwal take part in the P1 10m Air Pistol SH1 Men's Qualification. (Asian Para Games Schedule Today)

Here are the live updates of Asian Para Games Day 2 from Aichi-Nagoya:

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Oct 20, 2026 07:21 (IST)

Asian Para Games LIVE, Athletics: Deepthi Jeevanji Wins Women's 400m T20 GOLD

GOLD MEDAL FOR INDIA With GAMES RECORD!

Paris 2024 Paralympic bronze medallist Deepthi Jeevanji dominates the field in the women’s 400m T20, storming to victory in a new Games Record time of 56.36 seconds. Deepthi was in a class of her own, crossing the finish line more than two seconds ahead of her nearest rival, who took silver for Japan in 58.92 seconds.

Oct 20, 2026 07:02 (IST)

Asian Para Games LIVE, Judo: Women's -70kg J1 Quarterfinal

India’s Renuka Narayanan suffers an Ippon defeat against Japan’s Atsumi Nishimura in the women’s -70kg J1 judo quarter-finals. Renuka must now await the outcome of Nishimura’s semi-final match to see whether she will enter the repechage rounds for a chance at a bronze medal.

Oct 20, 2026 06:50 (IST)

Asian Para Games LIVE, Athletics: Men's Long Jump T37/T38

Rakeshbhai Bhatt's campaign ends in disappointment in the men’s long jump T37/T38 event, with no recorded mark. After failing to register a valid jump on his first two attempts, Bhatt elected to pass on his remaining four jumps, ultimately concluding the competition with a "No Mark" (NM) against his name.

Oct 20, 2026 06:49 (IST)

Asian Para Games LIVE, Athletics: Women's 200m T47

India's Jayanti Behera and Anjanaben Bumbadiya finished sixth and seventh, respectively in the women’s 200m T47 final at the 2026 Asian Para Games. In a close finish between the two teammates, Behera clocked 26.81 seconds, while Bumbadiya crossed the line just a fraction behind at 26.82 seconds.

Oct 20, 2026 06:38 (IST)

Asian Para Games LIVE, Archery: Indian Trio Through To Quarters

India's para archery team enjoying a strong start in the individual elimination rounds, with the majority of archers advancing to the quarter-finals.

In the men's recurve event, Harvinder Singh and Vijay Sundi progressed smoothly, while Bhawna secured her place in the women's recurve quarter-finals. The only setback came as Paralympic medallist Pooja suffered a 2-6 defeat to her Malaysian opponent in the 1/8 round.

Meanwhile, India enjoyed a clean sweep in the compound events, with all four archers-Sheetal Devi, Payal Nag, Toman Kumar, and Shyam Sunder Swami-marching through to the quarter-finals.

Oct 20, 2026 06:33 (IST)

Asian Para Games LIVE, Table Tennis: First Medal Of The Day

Bronze for Bhavina Patel!

Tokyo Paralympics medallist and Indian flag-bearer Bhavina Patel signs off with a bronze medal in the women’s singles Class 4-5 table tennis! She missed out on the final after a hard-fought 7-11, 5-11, 7-11 semi-final loss to China’s Zhang Bian, but brings home yet another podium finish for the nation!

Oct 20, 2026 06:30 (IST)

Asian Para Games LIVE, Table Tennis: Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5

India’s mixed SL3-SU5 badminton pair, Pramod Bhagat and Manisha Ramdass, have marched into the semi-finals after a dominant straight-games victory over Thailand. The duo needed just 25 minutes to wrap up a 21-15, 21-14 win in their quarter-final clash, joining fellow countrymates Nitesh Kumar and Thulasimati Murugesan in the final four.

Oct 20, 2026 06:18 (IST)

Asian Para Games LIVE: Archery Events Delayed

NOTE: The start of the individual recurve and compound para archery events has been delayed.

Oct 20, 2026 06:14 (IST)

Asian Para Games LIVE: Who Are India's Medallists?

Here are the 11 athletes who have won medals for India so far in the Asian Para Games:

Gold: Mona Agarwal, Nishad Kumar, Soumya, Rinku Hooda

Silver: Avani Lekhara, Kokila, Radha Venkatesh, Ajeet Singh, Ravi Budigina

Bronze: Kapil Parmar, Ravanni Valasanaini

Oct 20, 2026 06:11 (IST)

Asian Para Games LIVE: Day 2 Begins

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Day 2 of the Asian Para Games from Aichi-Nagoya. The Indian contingent opened its medal account on the first day in heroic fashion, winning 11 medals. On the second day, there's a realistic possibility of the tally breaching the 20-medal mark, and can even touch the 25-medal mark.

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