Asian Para Games: India sweep men’s F46 shot put medals, add high jump gold

India’s para-athletes rose to fifth place at the 2026 Asian Para Games with 62 medals after strong performances in throwing events, high jump and sprinting. Sachin Khilari led a shot put clean sweep while Praveen Kumar set a Games-record height

Nagoya (Japan): Para-athletes made their mark for India, with Simran claiming her second gold medal of the event and Dilip Gavit Mahadu and Mohammed Basil Morssinganakathi securing a one-two finish in the men’s 100m T47. Defending champion Praveen Kumar also cleared a Games-record height of 2.05m to win gold at the 2026 Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Wednesday.

Indian athletes broke Games records, set personal bests and swept all three medals in an event in Aichi-Nagoya as the country moved up one place, from sixth to fifth, in the standings on Day 6 of the competition. India’s medal tally reached 62, comprising 14 gold, 22 silver and 26 bronze medals.

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With Games records, a clean sweep and a series of personal bests, India’s para contingent wrapped up the day with its strongest medal haul yet, claiming five gold, 11 silver and 11 bronze medals.

The throwing arena was the centre of success for India on the day, with the country claiming all three medals in the men’s shot put F46 event.

Sachin Khilari won gold with a Games-record throw of 15.79m on his 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 event with a throw of 8.16m. Bhagyashri Jadhav took silver in the women’s shot put F34 event with a personal best of 8.19m, while Ravi Rongali won bronze in the men’s shot put F40 event with a throw of 10.02m.

Manjeet won silver in the men’s javelin throw F13 event with a career-best throw of 61.03m, while Sukhchian claimed bronze in the men’s javelin throw F55 event with 29.94m. Karamjyoti won bronze in the women’s discus throw F55 event with a personal best of 21.60m. Haney also secured bronze in the men’s discus throw F37 event with a personal best of 57.04m, marking a significant improvement on India’s seventh-place finish in the event at the 2022 edition.

In the jumping events, India secured a one-two finish in the men’s high jump T44 event. Defending champion Praveen Kumar cleared a Games-record height of 2.05m to win gold, while Banti took silver with a personal best of 1.92m. Shailesh Kumar won bronze in the men’s long jump T42 event with a Games-record jump of 5.57m, achieved on his fifth attempt.

On the track, Dilip Gavit Mahadu won gold in the men’s 100m T47 event in 10.69 seconds, with Mohammed Basil taking silver in 10.72 seconds. Anubhav Choudhary won bronze in the men’s 100m T35 event with a personal best of 12.72 seconds, while Pranav Desai claimed bronze in the men’s 100m T64 event in 11.96 seconds. Sharath Makanahalli also secured bronze in the men’s 1500m T12 event with a season-best time of 4:11.01. Meanwhile, Rakeshbhai Bhatt clocked a personal best of 11.50 seconds in the men’s 100m T37 event.

India also enjoyed success in other sports, with the archers continuing their strong run.

In para archery, Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag won silver in the women’s para compound doubles event, losing 141-150 to China’s Xu Xueqing and Zhao Jing in the final.