Asian Para Games 2026 Live, Oct 20: Nishad dominates high jump, India sweep men's discus throw final
Asian Para Games 2026 Live, Oct 20: India have started Day 2 of the competition really well. After Deepthi Jeevanji's gold in women's 400m T20 event, Indian shooters have brought 2 medals home. In javelin F53/54, India had a double podium with Pradeep Kumar and Ayush Verma winning silver and bronze.
Bhavina Patel also added a bronze in para table tennis as India continued to build their medal tally in Nagoya.
Another gold for India, and this one comes with a record! Nishad Kumar cleared 2.04m to win the men’s high jump T47 final, setting a new Asian Para Games record with a commanding performance. Nishad was in superb touch from the outset.
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