Asian Para Games Live: Praveen Kumar wins men’s high jump T64 gold, Banti bags silver

Asian Para Games 2026: Preeti Pal, swimmers lead afternoon medal charge

India’s medal campaign will continue in the afternoon, with several finals scheduled across athletics and swimming.

Vaishnavi Jagtap will compete in the women’s 100m freestyle S8 final at 1:30 pm, the same time Sukhchain is scheduled for the men’s javelin throw F55 final. Karamjyoti will take part in the women’s discus throw F55 final at 1:35 pm, followed by Ravi Rongali in the men’s shot put F40 final at 1:40 pm.

Preeti Pal will compete in the women’s 100m T35 final at 1:45 pm, while Devanshi Satija is scheduled for the women’s 100m butterfly S10 final at 1:57 pm.

Niranjan Mukundan and Suyash Jadhav will feature in the men’s 50m butterfly S7 final at 2:39 pm. Later, Vishesh will compete in the men’s shot put F32 final at 3:30 pm, followed by Shailesh Kumar and Mahendra Gurjar in the men’s long jump T42/T61/T63 final at 3:35 pm.

Akira Banothu is scheduled for the men’s 400m T35/T38 final at 3:47 pm, alongside Ravi Budigina in the men’s 100m backstroke S13 final. Chaitanya Kulkarni will compete in the men’s 100m breaststroke SB5 final at 3:58 pm, while Haney is listed for the men’s discus throw F37 final at 4:05 pm.

Himanshu Nandal will contest the men’s 200m individual medley SM11 final at 4:27 pm. Sharath Makanahalli will bring the listed programme to a close in the men’s 1500m T12/T13 final at 4:32 pm.

05:45 (IST) Oct 21

Asian Para Games 2026: Anjali and Simran in action

India will have further medal opportunities in the morning session through Anjali Devi, who is scheduled to face Ladamanee Kla-Han in the women’s individual BC3 semifinal at 8:10 am. Kasthuri Rajamani will compete in the women’s powerlifting event up to 67kg at 9 am, while Arshad Shaik will take part in the men’s C1–5 time trial final at 9:45 am.

Simran will also be in action in the women’s 100m T12 first-round heat at 5:45 am.

05:30 (IST) Oct 21

Asian Para Games 2026: Busy morning for India in para-athletics

Ayush Verma will open India’s medal-event schedule in para-athletics with the men’s shot put F53 final at 5:35 am. Sujith Mandalamkunnath will compete in the men’s long jump T13 final at 6:02 am, followed by Anubhav Choudhary in the men’s 100m T35 final at 6:19 am.

Banti and Praveen Kumar are scheduled for the men’s high jump T64 final at 6:45 am, while Bhagyashri Jadhav will compete in the women’s shot put F34 final at 7:10 am.

Parveen and Sachin Khilari will feature in the men’s shot put F46 final at 7:45 am. Rakesh Bhatt will contest the men’s 100m T37 final at 7:53 am, before Manjeet takes part in the men’s javelin throw F12/F13 final at 8 am.

05:15 (IST) Oct 21

Asian Para Games 2026: Sheetal Devi, Payal Nag headline archery action

Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag will face China’s Zhao Jing and Xu Xuequing in the women’s compound doubles gold-medal match at 5:55 am IST. The Indian pair will look to secure the top prize in one of the day’s first major medal events.

Shyam Sunder Swami and Toman Kumar are scheduled to face China’s Zhang Yicheng and Ai Xinliang in the men’s compound doubles event at 6:20 am IST. India will also take on South Korea in the W1 mixed-team semifinal at 11:50 am.

05:00 (IST) Oct 21

Asian Para Games 2026: India on hunt for medal

India will look to extend their medal-winning run at the Asian Para Games on Wednesday, October 21, with a packed schedule featuring finals across para-athletics, para-archery, para-swimming, para-powerlifting and para-cycling.

The day will begin with two major archery contests, as Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag take on China in the women’s compound doubles gold-medal match. Shyam Sunder Swami and Toman Kumar will also be in action against their Chinese opponents in the men’s compound doubles event.

Para-athletics will offer several opportunities for India to add to their medal tally, with Ayush Verma, Bhagyashri Jadhav, Preeti Pal and Sachin Khilari among the athletes scheduled to compete in finals. The swimming programme will also feature Indian contenders across multiple events, while Kasthuri Rajamani and Arshad Shaik will target strong performances in powerlifting and cycling, respectively.

India will look to extend their medal-winning run at the Asian Para Games on Wednesday, October 21, with a packed schedule featuring finals across para-athletics, para-archery, para-swimming, para-powerlifting and para-cycling.

The day will begin with two major archery contests, as Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag take on China in the women’s compound doubles gold-medal match. Shyam Sunder Swami and Toman Kumar will also be in action against their Chinese opponents in the men’s compound doubles event.

Para-athletics will offer several opportunities for India to add to their medal tally, with Ayush Verma, Bhagyashri Jadhav, Preeti Pal and Sachin Khilari among the athletes scheduled to compete in finals. The swimming programme will also feature Indian contenders across multiple events, while Kasthuri Rajamani and Arshad Shaik will target strong performances in powerlifting and cycling, respectively.