Indian para-athletes Ravi Budigina and Akira Banothu on Wednesday won silver medals in swimming and athletics respectively at the ongoing Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, ANI reported.

With these medals, India's overall tally at the Games rose to 58 medals — 14 gold, 21 silver and 23 bronze at the time of reporting, according to ANI. Jagran Josh's medal-tally tracker for the Games also lists India among the leading nations at Aichi-Nagoya.

In para-swimming, Ravi Budigina secured silver in the men's 100m backstroke S13 final with a time of 1:10.10 — his second silver medal of these Games. Uzbekistan's Egor Bolotov claimed gold with an Asian Para Games record of 58.43 seconds, ANI reported.

In para-athletics, Akira Banothu clinched silver in the men's 400m T35/T38 final on his Asian Para Games debut. Banothu clocked 51.25 seconds and, as a T38 athlete competing alongside T35 athletes, was assessed under the points-based classification system, earning 948 points to place behind Iraq's Mohammed Khalaf, according to ANI.

Sources: ANI (via LatestLY) and Jagran Josh Asian Para Games 2026 medal tally.