India rose to the fourth spot in the Asian Para Games medal standings on Monday with four gold medals. Mona Agarwal, Nishad Kumar, Rinku, and Soumya won gold for the country. India has set an ambitious target of 100 medals at the event as athletes continue to show their strength.
With four gold medals already in the bag, India rose to the fourth spot in the medals' standings at the Asian Para Games on Monday, the first day of the event. India has set an ambitious target of 100 medals at the Asian Para Games. The day started for India with a gold and silver in the 10m air rifle event thanks to Mona Agarwal claiming gold while Avani Lekhara brought home silver. Then the Para-athletes took over, winning the next three golds for India.
Two-time Paralympic medallist Nishad Kumar claimed India's second gold medal. It did not come in the high jump event, which is where his two Paralympic medals and World Paralympic championship title have come. He was competing in his first long jump T47 even internationally and claimed the top spot on the podium with a leap of 7.11 metres.
Then, Rinku claimed a gold in the men's javelin throw F46 event while Soumya won the title in the women's 1500m T12/T13 event.
Asian Para Games 2026 Medal Tally
(Updated at 5 pm on Monday. The table is updated periodically)
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 China 20 18 15 53 2 Japan 7 4 13 24 3 Uzbekistan 6 10 6 22 4 India 4 5 2 11 5 Kazakhstan 3 3 6 12 6 Republic of Korea 3 3 5 11 7 Iran 2 2 2 6 8 Thailand 1 4 2 7 9 Indonesia 1 1 9 9 10 Mongolia 1 1 1 3