Aichi-Nagoya: India won three silver medals on Day 5 of the 2026 Asian Para Games on Friday, October 23, taking the country's tally to 91 medals, news agency ANI reported.
In para-badminton, Thulasimathi Murugesan lost the women's singles SU5 final 18-21, 11-21 to China's Yang Qiuxia at the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium. The 24-year-old, a silver medallist at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, had reached the final by beating compatriot Manisha Ramadass 19-21, 21-15, 21-13 in an all-Indian semi-final, according to a Times of India report.
Source: Times of India via SportsLine — Thulasimathi wins SU5 singles silver, Oct 23, 2026
On the track, Parmod retained his silver medal in the men's 1500m T46 event, clocking 4:09.65 — repeating his silver-medal finish from the 2022 Hangzhou Games. In para archery, the women's recurve doubles pair of Bhawna and Pooja lost the gold-medal match 0-6 to China, going down 31-38, 30-35 and 29-39 across the three sets, ANI reported.
Source: ANI via LatestLY, Oct 23, 2026
India stood fourth in the standings with 21 gold, 29 silver and 41 bronze medals, while China led the table with 319 medals at the time of reporting. The Games, being held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from October 18 to 24, are in their final stretch, with more Indian finals still to come.
Source: ANI via LatestLY, Oct 23, 2026
Thulasimathi's campaign is not over: she remains in contention for two more gold medals — in the mixed doubles SL3-SU5 alongside Nitesh Kumar, where the Indian pair will face Indonesia's Leani Ratri Oktila and Hikmat Ramdani in the final, and in the women's doubles SL3-SU5 with Manasi Girishchandra Joshi, the Times of India report said.