Asian Para Games 2026 Day 1 Live Updates: Archer Sheetal Devi Tops Standings, Avani Lekhara's Shooting Event Begins

Indian table tennis players are off to a stellar start at the 2026 Asian Para Games, with Sonalben Patel maintaining her dominant run by claiming a third consecutive victory in the women's singles Class 3 (Group B) after dismantling Chinese Taipei's Chao Pei-Hsi 11-2, 11-5, 11-4 in just 15 minutes.

Compatriot Baby Sahana Ravi registered an equally comfortable straight-games win over Kazakhstan's Altynay Yerzhankyzy (11-4, 11-6, 11-5) in the women's singles Class 9 event.

Oct 19, 2026 07:12 (IST)

Asian Para Games LIVE: Compound Women Ranking Round

In the qualification round, Indian archers Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag deliver strong performances. Sheetal Devi takes the top seed by finishing 1st overall with a score of 646 (31 X's and 22 10's) and Payal Nag is placed 5th overall with a score of 619 (11 X's and 19 10's).

Oct 19, 2026 07:09 (IST)

Asian Para Games LIVE: Recurve Archery Men's Ranking Round

Harvinder Singh and Vijay Sundi have completed the men’s recurve ranking round, finishing fifth (631 points) and seventh (630 points), respectively. South Korea’s Kwak Geonhwi topped the standings with 661 points, followed by Indonesia’s Kholidin in second with 640 points. The men’s para recurve elimination round (Round of 16) gets underway at 7:20 AM IST.

Oct 19, 2026 07:02 (IST)

Asian Para Games LIVE: Men's 10m Air Rifle Qualification SH1

India's Swaroop Unhalkar, Rakesh Nidagundi, and Anandha Krishnan are currently competing in the men’s 10m air rifle qualification event, with the final taking place later today.

Oct 19, 2026 06:55 (IST)

Asian Para Games LIVE: Para Badminton, Men's Singles WH1

India’s Prem Kumar Ale suffered a straight-games defeat against Malaysia’s Muhammad Ikhwan Bin Ramli, falling 14-21, 15-21 in his third group-stage fixture. The 39-year-old Indian now holds a 2-1 record in the group stage so far!

Oct 19, 2026 06:49 (IST)

Asian Para Games LIVE: Para Badminton, Mixed Doubles

Both Indian pairs made strong starts today. Nitesh Kumar and Tulasimathi Murugesan secured their second straight Group B victory, comfortably beating China's Pengfei Chen and Zixuan Huang 21-4, 21-18 in just 23 minutes to remain undefeated.

Meanwhile, Manasi Joshi and Ruthick Ragupathi bounced back from two opening losses to claim their first win in three matches, defeating Kathleen Pedrosa and Khian Kyle Urbano 21-5, 21-15. With three group matches per pair, the top six will advance to the quarter-finals.

Oct 19, 2026 06:46 (IST)

Asian Para Games LIVE: Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1

Action underway in Shooting! Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal are competing in the women’s 10m air rifle qualification round. Mona is on top of the standings at present. The final will take place later today. Stay tuned for updates!

Oct 19, 2026 06:43 (IST)

Asian Para Games LIVE: Sheetal Devi Leads Standings

Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag are currently competing in the women’s compound ranking round. Sheetal leads the field with 470 points, having hit the X ring 22 times and registered 17 tens so far.

Oct 19, 2026 06:30 (IST)

Para Asian Games LIVE: Archery And Badminton Events Underway

India’s campaign on Day 1 of the Para Asian Games has begun in archery in badminton. Payal Nag and Sheetal Devi are in action in Women’s Compound Individual and Doubles qualification rounds. Harvinder Singh and Vijay Sundi are participating in the Men’s Recurve Individual and Doubles qualification events. 

In para badminton, the likes of Alphia James, Prem Kumar, Nitesh Kumar, Ruthick Ragupathi, Pramod Bhagat,  Sukant Kadam, etc. are all in action.
 

Oct 19, 2026 06:23 (IST)

Para Asian Games LIVE: Day 1 Challenge Begins

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Day 1 of the Para Asian Games from Aichi-Nagoya. India’s 168-strong contingent, featuring Paralympic stars such as Sumit Antil and Avani Lekhara, takes center stage over the coming week. The team will be aiming to build on their remarkable 111-medal performance at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games three years ago.