Teenage Indian para swimmer Ravi Budigina completed a hat-trick of medals at the Asian Para Games 2026 in Nagoya on Thursday, winning bronze in the men's 50m freestyle S13 event in 25.89 seconds, reports from the Games said. The 18-year-old visually impaired swimmer from Andhra Pradesh had earlier won silver medals in the men's S13 100m backstroke and 100m freestyle events.

Source: HFG Insider — Asian Para Games swimming report, Oct 22, 2026

Two more Indians joined him on the swimming podium on the day. Kapil Kumar, 26, won silver in the men's 400m freestyle S10 in 4 minutes 38.44 seconds, behind Japan's Akito Minai, who took gold in a Games-record 4:27.44, with Iran's Shahin Izadyar third in 4:38.65. Swatik Patil, 24, took bronze in the men's 100m breaststroke SB9 in 1 minute 13.77 seconds, behind Iran's Sina Zeyghaminejad (gold, 1:09.47) and Izadyar (silver, 1:13.23).

Source: HFG Insider — Asian Para Games swimming report, Oct 22, 2026

MyKhel's report from Nagoya confirmed the same pool results — Kapil Kumar's silver in the men's 400m freestyle S10 in 4:38.44 and Swastik Patil's bronze in the men's breaststroke SB9 final in 1:13.77 — on a day when Indian para-athletes also swept the men's high jump T63 podium and won medals across athletics and badminton.

Source: MyKhel — Asian Para Games Day report, Oct 22, 2026

The three medals took India's tally in swimming at these Games to nine. The S13 classification is for swimmers with a vision impairment who have the least vision loss among eligible competitors, SB9 is for swimmers with minimal physical impairments, and S10 covers swimmers with minimal physical impairments such as weakness affecting the legs. Tech Word News carried the same hat-trick report, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Ravi Karthik Budigina on the bronze, saying his passion and commitment were noteworthy. Sources: HFG Insider, MyKhel and Tech Word News, all on October 22, 2026.