Simran Sharma wins second Asian Para Games gold

Simran Sharma won the women’s 100m T12 final in a Games-record 12.02 seconds at the 2026 Asian Para Games, claiming her second gold medal of the competition. The result in Nagoya followed her victory in the 200m T12 the previous day, also in a Games-record time. Iran’s Hajar Safarzadeh finished second in the 100m in 12.30 seconds, while Indonesia’s Made Ni Putri took bronze in 12.51 seconds. The T12 classification is for athletes with moderate visual impairment. Sharma’s 200m victory came in 24.80 seconds. Her two golds converted the silver medals she won in both events at the 2023 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou into victories at this edition. In Hangzhou, she clocked 12.68 seconds in the 100m and 26.12 seconds in the 200m, according to reports on her earlier results. Sharma, 26, competed with guide Shivam. Reports said she had begun working with him after her previous guide, Umar Saifi, was banned following a doping violation. She also won a bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympics. One account reported that Sharma ran 12.13 seconds in the 100m heats before lowering the Games record in the final. Her final time was 0.11 seconds faster than that reported heat mark. The...