India sixth with 35 medals after Asian Para Games Day 2

India finished Day 2 of the 2026 Asian Para Games in sixth place with 35 medals, while Nishad Kumar’s second gold of the competition and a sweep of the men’s discus podium highlighted the results reported from October 20. The end-of-day tally stood at nine gold, 11 silver and 15 bronze medals. An earlier tally published during the day listed 34 medals, including 14 bronze; the later total reflected the updated count. China led the standings, followed by Uzbekistan and host Japan. Kumar won the men’s T47 high jump by clearing 2.04 metres, setting a Games record. The gold followed his victory in the T47 long jump on October 19, where he recorded 7.11 metres. The two wins made him the third Indian athlete reported to have won two gold medals at a single edition of the Asian Para Games. Ankur Dhama and archer Sheetal Devi achieved that feat at the previous edition in Hangzhou. Simran Sharma won the women’s 200m T12 in 24.80 seconds, also a Games record. Tejalben Damor took bronze in 25.23 seconds, with Iran’s Hajar Safarzadeh between them in second. Simran said after the race that she had felt tired following her heat and described limited vegetarian food options as a challenge....