Debutant para-archer Swati Chaudhary won silver in the women's W1 individual archery event at the Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya on Thursday, October 22 — India's first-ever medal in the category, according to reports from the Games.

Source: RevSportz

Chaudhary lost the final 4-6 to China's Cen Mengkan after leading 4-2, having beaten South Korea's Lee Eunhee 6-2 in the semi-final, according to the detailed match report published by Navroze. Cen took the fourth set with a perfect 30 and the decider 28-21.

Source: Navroze

The medal was India's 63rd of the Games and its first on Day 4, taking the tally to 14 gold, 22 silver and 27 bronze, NewKerala reported.

Source: NewKerala

Chaudhary, from Meerut in Uttar Pradesh, trains at Gurukul Archery Academy under coach Satyadev Prasad, RevSportz reported. Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda congratulated her on X, calling the debut silver historic for Indian para archery, Nation Press reported.