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Asian Para Games 2026: India Wins Two Gold Medals as Sheetal Devi, Toman Kumar and Suvarna Raj Shine

Posted on 22nd Oct 2026 02:23 pm by rohit kumar

Indian para-athletes delivered an impressive performance at the Asian Para Games 2026 on Thursday, with Sheetal Devi winning gold in the women's compound individual archery event, adding to her mixed-team title with Toman Kumar. Discus thrower Suvarna Raj also clinched gold, giving India three gold medals in the day's reported events.

 

India's archers and para-athletes continued to make headlines in Nagoya, Japan, while Swati Chaudhary secured a historic silver medal in the women's W1 individual archery event. Her achievement marked India's first-ever medal in this category at the Asian Para Games.

 

The day's performances underlined India's strength across para-archery and para-athletics as the competition entered its fourth day.

 

Sheetal Devi Wins Second Gold at Asian Para Games 2026

 

Indian para-archer Sheetal Devi secured gold in the women's compound individual event after defeating Singapore's Nur Syahidah Alim in the final.

 

Sheetal won the closely contested gold-medal match 142–139, adding another title to her impressive campaign at the Asian Para Games.

 

The young archer had already demonstrated exceptional form during the qualification and elimination rounds. She entered the final as one of India's strongest gold-medal contenders after a record-equalling qualification performance and strong knockout results.

 

Her individual gold followed another victory in the compound mixed-team event alongside Toman Kumar, making it a memorable day for Indian para-archery.

 

Sheetal Devi and Toman Kumar Win Compound Mixed-Team Gold

 

India's Sheetal Devi and Toman Kumar won gold in the compound mixed-team archery final, defeating Indonesia's Theodora Audi Ayudia Ferelly and Ken Swagumilang 151–148.

 

The Indian duo maintained their composure throughout the contest and produced consistent scoring in the closing stages to secure the title.

 

Their performance added another major achievement to India's campaign at the Asian Para Games 2026 and highlighted the country's growing strength in compound para-archery.

 

The mixed-team victory, combined with Sheetal's individual triumph, made the Indian archer one of the standout performers of the day.

 

Suvarna Raj Wins Gold in Women's Discus Throw

 

Indian para-athlete Suvarna Raj claimed gold in the women's discus throw F54 event with a best effort of 15.66 metres.

 

Suvarna delivered a consistent performance across her six attempts, recording four throws beyond the 15-metre mark. Her best throw secured India's gold medal in the event.

 

Iran's Shahla Hadidi finished second with a throw of 15.45 metres, while Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Ngoc Thuy won bronze with 14.65 metres.

 

Suvarna's performance added another gold to India's medal haul and highlighted the contribution of Indian para-athletes in the field events.

 

Swati Chaudhary Wins Historic Silver in W1 Archery

 

Indian archer Swati Chaudhary secured silver in the women's W1 individual archery event after losing the final 4–6 to China's Cen Mengkan.

 

Swati started strongly and established a 4–2 lead, putting herself in contention for the gold medal. However, the Chinese archer produced a strong comeback in the final two sets to secure victory.

 

Despite missing out on gold, Swati created history by winning India's first-ever medal in the W1 archery category at the Asian Para Games.

 

The Meerut-based archer trains at Gurukul Archery Academy under the guidance of Athens Olympian Satyadev Prasad. Her performance marked an important milestone for Indian para-archery.

 

Asian Para Games 2026: India's Medal Tally

 

India continued to feature among the leading nations at the Asian Para Games in Nagoya, with medal-winning performances across archery, athletics, shooting and other para-sports.

 

India was placed fifth in the overall standings in reports published on October 22. However, the published medal totals changed as additional results were recorded throughout the day.

 

Readers should refer to the latest official medal table for the updated number of gold, silver and bronze medals rather than relying on an earlier snapshot.

 

The performances of Sheetal Devi, Toman Kumar, Suvarna Raj and Swati Chaudhary strengthened India's showing on Day 4 and added to the country's growing list of medal-winning achievements.

 

Why Sheetal Devi's Gold Medal Is Significant

 

Sheetal Devi's individual and mixed-team gold medals underline her consistency in international para-archery. Her performances have helped keep India in contention for medals in the compound events.

 

Her success, along with Suvarna Raj's discus throw victory and Swati Chaudhary's historic silver, also highlights the breadth of India's para-sport talent.

 

These results provide momentum for the Indian contingent as the Games continue, with further medal opportunities across multiple disciplines.

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