India's Suvarna Raj won the gold medal in the women's discus throw F54 at the Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya on Thursday with a best effort of 15.66 metres, securing the country's first gold of Day 4 and its 15th gold of the Games, ANI reported.
Source: ANI via LatestLY
Competing in a six-athlete field, Suvarna recorded four throws beyond 15 metres, with the winning effort coming in her fifth attempt. Iran's Shahla Hadidi took silver with 15.45 metres and Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Ngoc Thuy bronze with 14.65 metres, according to ANI.
Earlier, para-archer Swati Chaudhary won silver in the women's W1 individual event, India's 63rd medal and first of Day 4. She led China's Mengkan Cen 4-2 after three ends before Cen came back to win the final 6-4, ANI reported via NewKerala and Daily Prabhat.
Source: ANI via NewKerala
Para-shuttlers Manisha Ramadass and Pramod Bhagat settled for bronze in the mixed doubles SL3-SU5 after losing their semifinal to Indonesia's Leani Ratri Oktila and Hikmat Ramdani 16-21, 21-13, 17-21. With the three medals, India's tally stood at 65 — 15 gold, 22 silver and 28 bronze — according to ANI.
