Indian athletes will compete in key medal events at the Asian Para Games 2026 on Oct 22. This comes after India moved to fifth place in the overall standings on Day 3, taking its medal tally to 62, comprising 14 gold, 22 silver and 26 bronze.
Indian athletes will compete across multiple disciplines, including para archery, athletics, badminton, swimming, shooting and table tennis, on October 22 at the Asian Para Games 2026, according to the schedule listed by ESPN. Key medal events include Swati Chaudhary's women's W1 gold medal match against China's Cen Mengkan, Sheetal Devi's compound women's gold medal match against Singapore's Nur Alim, and Toman Kumar's compound men's bronze medal match against China's Zhang Yicheng. In para athletics, Shailesh Kumar, Rahul and Varun Bhati will compete in the men's high jump T63 final, while Anjanaben Bumbadiya and Jayanti Behera will take part in the women's 400m T47 final. Parveen Kumar will compete in the men's javelin throw F56/F57 final, and Solairaj Dharmaraj will participate in the men's long jump T44/T62/T64 final. Indian shuttlers will also feature in several badminton semifinals, including Nitesh Kumar against Indonesia's Muh Al Imran in men's singles SL3.
Day 3 Highlights: India Climbs to Fifth in Medal Standings
On October 21, India moved up from sixth to fifth in the overall standings on Day 3 of the Asian Para Games 2026, taking its medal tally to 62, comprising 14 gold, 22 silver and 26 bronze medals. The throwing arena was the highlight of the day. India claimed all three medals in the Men’s Shot Put F46. Sachin Khilari won gold with a Games Record of 15.79m on his very first attempt, with all his throws exceeding 15m. Mohd Yasser took silver with a season-best throw of 15.06m, while Praveen added bronze with 13.83m. Ayush Verma won gold in the Men’s Shot Put F53 with a throw of 8.16m. Bhagyashri Jadhav took silver in the Women’s Shot Put F34 with a personal best of 8.19m, while Ravi Rongali won bronze in the Men’s Shot Put F40 with a throw of 10.02m.
Asian Para Games 2026: India's Schedule for October 22
Asian Para Games 2026 Schedule for October 22, according to ESPN:
05:30 - Para Badminton - Thulasimathi Murugesan / Nitesh Kumar vs Li Mingpan / Xiao Zuxian of China in Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 semifinal
05:32 - Para Athletics - Suvarna Raj in Women's Discus Throw F54 Final
05:35 - Para Badminton - Manisha Ramdass / Pramod Bhagat vs Leani Oktila / Hikmat Ramdani of Indonesia in Mixed Dounles SL3-SU5 semifinal
05:55 - Para Archery - Swati Chaudhary vs Cen Mengkan of China in Women's W1 Gold Medal Match
06:03 - Para Athletics - Ravanni Valasanaini in Women's 400m T11 Round 1 Heat 2 (Final at 16:08)
06:15 - Para Badminton - Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan / Krisha Nagar vs Rina Marlina / Subhan of Indonesia in Mixed Doubles SH6 semifinal
06:30 - Shooting Para Sport - Rudransh Khandelwal in P4 - Open 50m Pistol SH1 Qualification (Final at 09:00)
06:35 - Para Table Tennis - Jehan Madan / Shubham Wadhwa vs Thirayu Chueawong / Nattawut Thinathet of Thailand in Men's Doubles Class MD4 Group A
06:41 - Para Athletics - Dilip Gavit and Bhavik Bharwad in Men's 400m T47 Round 1 Heats 1 & 2 (Final at 15:25)
06:55 - Para Swimming - Swatik Patil in Men's 100m Breaststroke SB9 Heat 2 (Final at 14:42)
07:00 - Para Badminton - Naveen Sivakumar vs Abhijeet Sakhuja in Men's Singles SL4 semifinal
07:10 - Para Swimming - Ravi Karthik Budigina in Men's 50m Freestyle S13 Heat 2 (Final at 15:22)
07:10 - Para Table Tennis - Ekta Bhyan / Bhavina Patel vs Suthida Saensathan / Patamawadee Intanon of Thailand in Women's Doubles Class WD5 Group A
07:10 - Para Table Tennis - Savita Ajjanakatti / Prachi Pandey vs Kanokporn Phathumchai / Kanlaya Chaiwut of Thailand in Women's Doubles Class WD14 Group B
07:16 - Para Swimming - Himanshu Nandal in Men's 50m Freestyle S11 Heat 2 (Final at 15:25)
07:30 - Para Swimming - Tejas Nandakumar and Gopichand Lingutla in Men's 100m Backstroke S7 Heats 1 & 2 (Final at 16:09)
07:33 - Para Athletics - Tejalben Damor in Women's 400m T12 Round 1 Heat 1 (Final at 13:55)
07:40 - Boccia - India (Anjali Devi / Sachin Chamaria) vs Singapore in Mixed Pairs BC3 Pool A
07:45 - Para Badminton - Sanjana Kumari vs Shino Kawai of Japan in Women's Singles SL3 semifinal
08:10 - Para Archery - Sheetal Devi / Toman Kumar vs Lee Yun-hsien / Yang Jyun-kai of Chinese Taipei in Compound Mixed Team semifinal
08:45 - Para Table Tennis - Savita Ajjanakatti / Dattaprasad Chougule vs Wilfred Redulla / Lhey Manginsay of Philippines in Mixed Doubles Class XD17 quarterfinal (semifinal at 12:10, final at 13:55)
08:45 - Para Table Tennis - Bhavina Patel / Shubham Wadhwa vs Kimie Bessho / Manasori Uno of Japan in Mixed Doubles Class XD7 quarterfinal (semifinal at 11:25, final at 13:10)
09:00 - Para Archery - Sheetal Devi / Toman Kumar in Compound Mixed Team Bronze Medal Match (if they qualify)
09:00 - Shooting Para Sport - Rudransh Khandelwal in P4 - Open 50m Pistol SH1 Final (if he qualifies)
09:25 - Para Archery - Sheetal Devi / Toman Kumar in Compound Mixed Team Gold Medal Match (if they qualify)
09:50 - Para Table Tennis - Jehan Madan / Shubham Wadhwa vs Kim Hyeonuk / Yeongjin Jang of South Korea in Men's Doubles Class MD4 Group A last match (medals are awarded to top four of five contestants in the group)
11:25 - Para Table Tennis - Bhavina Patel / Shubham Wadhwa vs Jang Yeongjin / Lee Migyu of South Korea in Mixed Doubles Class XD7 semifinal (if they qualify)
11:40 - Para Archery - Sheetal Devi vs Nur Alim of Singapore in Compound Women's Gold Medal Match
12:00 - Para Archery - Toman Kumar vs Zhang Yicheng of China in Compound Men's Bronze Medal Match
12:10 - Para Table Tennis - Savita Ajjanakatti / Dattaprasad Chougule in Mixed Doubles Class XD17 semifinal (if they qualify)
12:15 - Para Badminton - Nitesh Kumar vs Muh Al Imran of Indonesia in Men's Singles SL3 semifinal
13:10 - Para Table Tennis - Bhavina Patel / Shubham Wadhwa in Mixed Doubles Class XD7 Final (if they qualify)
13:30 - Boccia - India (Anjali Devi / Sachin Chamaria) vs Hong Kong, China in Mixed Pairs BC3 Pool A
13:30 - Para Swimming - Kapil Kumar in Men's 400m Freestyle S10 Final
13:45 - Para Athletics - Shailesh Kumar, Rahul and Varun Bhati in Men's High Jump T63 Final
13:55 - Para Athletics - Tejalben Damor in Women's 400m T12 Final (if she qualifies)
13:55 - Para Table Tennis - Savita Ajjanakatti / Dattaprasad Chougule in Mixed Doubles Class XD17 Final (if they qualify)
14:03 - Para Athletics - Anjanaben Bumbadiya and Jayanti Behera in Women's 400m T47 Final
14:42 - Para Swimming - Swatik Patil in Men's 100m Breaststroke SB9 Final (if he qualifies)
15:15 - Para Athletics - Parveen Kumar in Men's Javelin Throw F56/F57 Final
15:22 - Para Swimming - Ravi Karthik Budigina in Men's 50m Freestyle S13 Final (if he qualifies)
15:25 - Para Swimming - Himanshu Nandal in Men's 50m Freestyle S11 Final (if he qualifies)
15:25 - Para Athletics - Dilip Gavit and Bhavik Bharwad in Men's 400m T47 Final (if they qualify)
15:30 - Para Swimming - Satija Devanshi in Women's 50m Freestyle S10 Final
15:33 - Para Swimming - Ajay Bhosale in Men's 50m Freestyle S10 Final
15:47 - Para Athletics - Solairaj Dharmaraj in Men's Long Jump T44/T62/T64 Final
16:08 - Para Athletics - Ravanni Valasanaini in Women's 400m T11 Final (if she qualifies)
16:09 - Para Swimming - Tejas Nandakumar and Gopichand Lingutla in Men's 100m Backstroke S7 Final (if they qualify)
TBD - Para Badminton - Suhas Lalinakere vs Fredy Setiawan of Indonesia in Men's Singles SL4 semifinal
TBD - Para Badminton - Pramod Bhagat vs Lee Seunghu of South Korea in Men's Singles SL3 semifinal
TBD - Para Badminton - Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan vs Lin Shunagbao of China in Women's Singles SH6 semifinal
TBD - Para Badminton - Manisha Ramdass vs Thulasimathi Murugesan in Women's Singles SU5 semifinal
TBD - Para Badminton - Suryakant Yadav / Naveen Sivakumar vs Suryo Nugroho / Muh Al Imran of Indonesia in Men's Doubles SL3-SU% semifinal. (ANI)
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