Where India stand in Asian Para Games medal tally after 27 medal haul including five golds

L-R: Sheetal Devi, Payal Nag; Mohd Jasir, Sachin Sarjerao Khilari and Parveen NEW DELHI: India returned to the top five in the Asian Para Games medal standings on Wednesday, adding 27 medals, including five golds, to take their tally to 62 after three days of competition in Aichi-Nagoya.After slipping to sixth place despite winning 24 medals on Day 2, India leapfrogged Iran to claim fifth place with 14 gold, 22 silver and 26 bronze medals. Athletics once again led the way with 18 medals, including five gold, on Wednesday as India comfortably crossed the 50-medal mark.China continued to dominate continental action, breaking the 100-gold mark and taking their total to 226. Their 107 gold medals alone were more than second-placed Japan’s total of 100, underscoring the hosts’ commanding lead.

India climbed to fifth place as China extended its dominance

Japan finished second with 100 medals, while Uzbekistan slipped to third despite having the same 29 gold medals as the hosts. The Japanese held them off with better silver and bronze numbers. South Korea remained fourth with 46 medals, including 15 gold.India, Thailand and Iran each had 14 gold medals, with the silver determining their position in the table. Thailand moved up to sixth, pushing Iran, who were fifth after day two, down to seventh. Kazakhstan, Indonesia and Iraq completed the top 10 after the third day.India’s haul of 27 medals on Wednesday took their total to 62 from 35 after the first two days. The five gold medals also took the country’s tally to 14, keeping India firmly in contention for a strong total.READ ALSO: Simran, Praveen Kumar, Sachin Khilari shine as India’s medal tally rises to 62

Athletics powers India’s medal haul

The Indian athletics contingent put up another outstanding performance, winning 18 medals, including five gold. Simran, Praveen Kumar and Sachin Khilari set new game records while Dilip Gavit and Ayush Verma finished on top of the podium.Simran won the 100m T12 gold in a Games record 12.02 seconds to add to the 200m title on Tuesday. Praveen triumphed in the men’s high jump with a T44/64 while Sachin won the men’s shot put F46. Ayush won gold in the men’s F53 shot put and Gavit topped the men’s 100m T47 in 10.69 seconds. His compatriot Mohammed Morssinganakath Basil secured the silver in 10.72 seconds.Athletics has now contributed 42 medals, including 13 gold, 14 silver and 15 bronze, making it the driving force behind India’s campaign.

Medals in archery, swimming, powerlifting and badminton

India collected medals in other disciplines as well. Combined archers Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag claimed silver in the women’s doubles, while swimmer Ravi Kartik Budigina secured his second silver of the Games in the men’s 100m backstroke S13. Himanshu Nandal added bronze in the breaststroke and powerlifter Kasthuri Rajamani won silver in the women’s 67kg category.India were also assured of three medals in men’s singles SL4 badminton after defending champions Suhas LY, Naveen Sivakumar and Abhijeet Sakhuja advanced to the semi-finals. Krishna Nagar and Sivarajan Solaimalai added silver in the men’s doubles SH6.

Asian Para Games 2026 medals: Top 10 countries after Day 3

RankingNationsGoldSilverBronzeTotal1China10762572262Japan2936351003Uzbekistan293030894South Korea151417465INDIA142226626Thailand141929627Iran141826588Kazakhstan101116379Indonesia88223810Iraq54312