Double gold medallists Nishad Kumar and Mona Agarwal will be the flag bearers at the closing ceremony of the 2026 Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Saturday, ANI reported from Aichi-Nagoya on Friday, October 23. Both athletes won two gold medals each at the continental event, Nishad in para-athletics and Mona in shooting.

Source: ANI via Devdiscourse — Nishad Kumar, Mona Agarwal named India's flag bearers at closing ceremony of Asian Para Games (Oct 23, 2026)

Nishad began his campaign with gold in the men's long jump T47, registering a best effort of 7.11 metres despite making his international debut in the discipline, ANI reported. The high jump specialist followed it up with gold in the men's high jump T47, clearing 2.04 metres to set a new Games record. With the double, Nishad became only the third Indian to win two gold medals in a single edition of the Asian Para Games, joining para-runner Ankur Dhama and armless archer Sheetal Devi.

Source: ANI via Daily Prabhat — Nishad Kumar, Mona Agarwal named India's flag bearers (Oct 23, 2026)

7.11 metresNishad Kumar's winning long jump T47 — on his international debut in the event
2.04 metresNishad's high jump T47 gold — a new Games record
250.0 pointsMona Agarwal's Games-record score in the women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 final
357.5 pointsMona's world-record score in the women's 50m rifle 3 Positions SH1 on October 23

Mona's record-breaking shooting campaign

Mona opened India's medal account in shooting with gold in the women's 10m air rifle standing SH1, recording a Games-record 250.0 points to edge compatriot Avani Lekhara by 0.4 points after climbing from sixth place in the final, while two-time Paralympic champion Avani took silver in an Indian one-two finish, ANI reported.

The 2024 Paris Paralympics bronze medallist then won gold in the women's 50m rifle 3 Positions SH1 on Friday, October 23, with a world-record score of 357.5 points, surpassing the previous world record of 356 set by Sweden's Anna Benson in July 2026, to secure her second gold of the Games, ANI reported. World News 24x7 carried the same announcement and the same two-gold records for both athletes.

Source: World News 24x7 — Nishad Kumar, Mona Agarwal named India's flag bearers for Asian Para Games closing ceremony (Oct 23, 2026)

What is solid

  • ANI reported on October 23 that Nishad Kumar and Mona Agarwal, each a double gold medallist at these Games, will be India's flag bearers at Saturday's closing ceremony in Aichi-Nagoya
  • ANI's report gives Nishad's marks as 7.11m in the long jump T47 and a Games-record 2.04m in the high jump T47, and Mona's as a Games-record 250.0 in the 10m air rifle SH1 and a world-record 357.5 in the 50m rifle 3 Positions SH1

What is only claimed

  • No contested claim is involved in this announcement; the closing ceremony itself takes place on Saturday, October 24, after this report