Nishad Kumar and Deepthi Jeevanji (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India produced a stunning medal rush on Day 2 of the Asian Para Games 2026, collecting 24 medals, including five golds, as athletics powered the country’s campaign in Aichi-Nagoya on Tuesday. Nishad Kumar headlined the action with a second gold in as many days, while Deepthi…
India Women will aim to complete a 3-0 series sweep when they face Zimbabwe Women in the third and final T20I at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur on Tuesday. Having won the opening two matches, India have already sealed the series and will look to maintain their dominance ahead of the…
Ravi Baby Sahana and Prachi Pandey NEW DELHI: India scripted their best-ever performance in para table tennis at the Asian Para Games, securing five bronze medals in Aichi-Nagoya on Tuesday, with Ravi Baby Sahana and Prachi Pandey creating history by becoming the country’s first players to win medals in the standing category at the continental…
NEW DELHI: India continued to swell their medal tally at the Asian Para Games 2026 as Pranav Soorma and Ram Ratan Singh secured a memorable one-two finish in the men’s discus throw combined F51/52/53 event on Tuesday, with Soorma setting a new Asian record to clinch gold.The 32-year-old Soorma produced a best throw of 11.66m…
NEW DELHI: Indian para-swimmer Himanshu Nandal clinched a bronze medal in the men’s 400m freestyle S11 event at the Asian Para Games 2026 on Tuesday, securing India’s second medal in swimming at the continental showpiece.The 22-year-old from Rohtak clocked 5 minutes and 10.91 seconds to finish third in the four-swimmer field. China’s Chuanzhen Sun won…
Shafali Verma (BCCI Photo) India vice-captain Shafali Verma has received an official reprimand for throwing the ball to the ground in frustration after dropping a catch during the second T20I against Zimbabwe.The incident took place during India’s nine-wicket win in Raipur on Sunday. The 22-year-old was found guilty of breaching Level 1 of the ICC…
New Zealand have done their homework on India’s teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and are preparing specific plans to counter his explosive hitting, with pacer Jacob Duffy hoping home conditions will pose a fresh challenge for the 15-year-old ahead of the five-match T20I series beginning on Thursday.Sooryavanshi has taken the cricketing world by storm with…
Sheetal Devi and Swati Chaudhary NEW DELHI: India’s para archers Sheetal Devi and Swati Chaudhary stormed into the finals of their respective events at the Asian Para Games 2026 on Tuesday, assuring the country of at least two medals and setting up opportunities to add to India’s tally.Defending champion Sheetal continued her impressive run in…
Ashok won the silver medal in the men’s 65kg powerlifting event (Image credit: X) India’s Ashok won the silver medal in the men’s 65kg powerlifting event at the Asian Para Games 2026 on Tuesday.The 37-year-old lifted 192kg to finish second behind China’s Zou Yi, the reigning Paralympic champion, who won gold with a lift of…
Manish Narwal (Image credit: X) Manish Narwal clinched the silver medal in the men’s 10m air pistol SH1 event and secured a quota place for the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympics as Indian shooters continued their medal-winning run at the Asian Para Games on Tuesday.The Arjuna awardee from Ballabhgarh in Haryana’s Faridabad district shot 233.7 in…