Another 1-2 for India! Soumya, Radha Venkatesh win gold and silver in women’s 1500m T12/T13 at Asian Para Games

Soumya won gold, Radha Venkatesh silver (Image: X) India secured a 1-2 finish in the women’s 1500m T12/T13 event at the 2026 Asian Para Games with Soumya Kumar winning gold and Radha Venkatesh claiming silver on Monday.Running alongside her guide Bharath Kumar, Soumya clocked a personal best of 5:12.39 to finish on top with 621 points. Competing with guide Govind Solanki, Radha secured the silver medal with 421 points after clocking 5:30.90.Japan’s Mana Sasaki took bronze with 336 points, despite clocking 5:12.15, faster than both Indian athletes. As the T12 and T13 classifications were combined for the race, the final standings were determined using a points system that took into account the classification and performance of the athletes.A double podium added to India’s medal tally at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games, with Soumya and Radha achieving a memorable result in the middle-distance race.In the toughest category T11 for the visually impaired, India’s Ravanni Valasanaini ended up with bronze after Rakshitha Raju, who was initially third, was disqualified for a technical offence, which covers non-compliance with clothing, shoe and bib requirements.