India finished Day 2 of the Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, in sixth place with 35 medals — nine gold, 11 silver and 15 bronze — after winning 24 medals on Tuesday alone, LatestLY/PTI, the Times of India and Khel Now reported. Athletics accounted for 20 of India's medals.

Nishad Kumar cleared 2.04m for a Games record in men's high jump T47, his second gold after long jump, becoming only the third Indian to win two golds in one edition. Deepthi Jeevanji defended the women's 400m T20 title in a Games record 56.36 seconds, and Simran won women's 200m T12 gold in a Games record 24.80 seconds.

Pranav Soorma set an Asian record of 11.66m to win men's discus F51/52/53 gold with Ram Ratan Singh taking silver, while Devender Kumar led an Indian podium sweep in men's discus F43/F44/F62/F64.

Sources: PTI via LatestLY; Times of India; Khel Now; ANI.