
Asian Para Games: Ashok Malik Wins Silver, Secures India’s First Para Powerlifting Medal
Ashok Malik claimed silver in the men’s -65kg powerlifting final at the 2026 Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, lifting 192kg.

Ashok Malik claimed silver in the men’s -65kg powerlifting final at the 2026 Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, lifting 192kg.

Deepthi Jeevanji won the women’s 400m T20 gold at the 2026 Asian Para Games, setting a new Games record of 56.36 seconds. She finished over two seconds ahead of Japan’s Niina Kanno, who took silver in 58.92 seconds, while Akane Kato claimed bronze in 1:00.26.

Nishad Kumar secured gold with a 7.11m leap in both his third and fifth attempts at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium. He defeated Uzbekistan's Omadbek Khasanov and Sri Lanka's Mohammadu Safran, who took silver and bronze.

India finished the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya with 85 medals (21 gold, 27 silver, 37 bronze) and fourth place on the medal table, winning both the men's and women's titles in cricket, hockey and kabaddi.