India signed off from the Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, with a record haul of 114 medals — 30 gold, 35 silver and 49 bronze — finishing fourth in the overall standings, IANS reported on Saturday. The tally surpassed India's previous best of 108 medals at the Hangzhou edition.

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Double gold medallist para-shooter Mona Agarwal and athlete Nishad Kumar led the Indian contingent as co-flag-bearers at the closing ceremony at Paloma Mizuho Stadium, IANS said. President Droupadi Murmu congratulated the contingent, praising the athletes' hard work, perseverance and self-belief, IBC World News reported.

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India achieved the record with a contingent of 168 para-athletes, considerably fewer than the 309 who competed in Hangzhou, the reports said. Para-athletics was India's leading discipline with 65 medals, including 22 gold, while para-badminton contributed 16 medals, para-swimming 11, para table tennis seven, para-archery six and para-shooting five, IBC World News reported, citing the final tally.

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Among the standout results, Paralympic champion Nitesh Kumar beat world champion Pramod Bhagat 21-18, 21-16 in the men's singles SL3 final to win gold in para-badminton, and Thulasimathi Murugesan and Manasi Girishchandra Joshi won gold in women's doubles SL3-SU5, IANS reported. China topped the table with 435 medals, followed by Japan with 186 and Uzbekistan with 145, LatestLY reported.

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Sources: IANS via Madhyamam and IANS Live, October 24, 2026; IBC World News, October 24, 2026; and LatestLY, October 24, 2026, reporting the final Asian Para Games tally in Aichi-Nagoya.

Source: IANS via Madhyamam