Asian Para Games 2026: Kokila enters judo final, assures India of at least silver medal
FILE PHOTO: Kokila had received a bye in the quarterfinals before she beat China’s Liu Yi 11-10 by Yuko in the semifinals. | Photo Credit: Getty Images
FILE PHOTO: Kokila had received a bye in the quarterfinals before she beat China’s Liu Yi 11-10 by Yuko in the semifinals. | Photo Credit: Getty Images
India’s Kokila entered the final of the women’s J2 -52kg category in judo to assure the country of at least a silver at the ongoing Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Monday.
Kokila had received a bye in the quarterfinals before she beat China’s Liu Yi 11-10 by Yuko in the semifinals. The Indian will face Kyrgyzstan’s Aibike Ulanbek Kyzy in the gold-medal match.
Meanwhile, India is contention for another judo medal, a bronze, after Kapil Parmar lost to Indonesia’s Junaedi by Ippon in the semifinals. The Indian judoka will face another Indonesian in Rafli Ahnaf Shidqi in the bronze-medal match.
Both medal bouts will be played later in the day.
Earlier in the edition, Manasi Joshi and Thulasimathi Murugesan had secured India a medal for the second edition in a row, reaching the semifinals of the women’s doubles SL3-SU5 in badminton.
Published on Oct 19, 2026
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