Asian Para Games 2026: India surpasses 50 medals, Simran, Dilip Gavit win gold in 100m events
Dilip Gavit won the gold medal in the men’s 100m T47 while Mohammed Morssinganakath won the silver (Photo/Screengrab) Dilip Gavit won gold in the men’s 100m T47 event while Mohammed Morssinganakath won silver in the same event that saw India’s medal tally cross the 50 mark at the Asian Para Games in Nagoya on Wednesday.Gavit clocked 10.69 seconds to take first place, while Morssinganakath was second in 10.72 seconds. Bronze was won by Chinese Kangjun Shi (T46) with a time of 10.80 seconds.Morssinganakath missed out on gold by just 0.03 seconds, finishing with a Games record in the T47 category. Gavit competes in the T46 classification.Athletes from two or more classifications may be clubbed in a combined competition to ensure a sufficient number of participants.Categories T46 and T47 are for athletes with upper limb disabilities. The primary difference between T46 and T47 lies in the severity and location of upper extremity involvement.T46 applies to athletes with a more severe unilateral or bilateral disability affecting the shoulder or elbow – roughly equivalent to an above-elbow amputation – while T47 is for athletes with a less severe disability affecting the wrist or below the elbow – roughly equivalent to a below-elbow amputation.
Simran won a second gold with a games record in the 100m T12
Indian sprinter Simran won her second gold medal of the Asian Para Games, setting a Games record in the women’s 100m T12 with a time of 12.02 seconds in Nagoya on Wednesday.The 26-year-old won gold in the women’s 200m on Tuesday in a Games record. She again finished ahead of Iran’s Hajar Safarzadeh, who clocked 12.30 seconds, while Indonesia’s Made Ni Putri took bronze in 12.51 seconds.The T12 classification is for athletes with moderate visual impairment.Simran, who won bronze at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, is working her way back with new guide Shivam after her previous guide Umar Saifi was banned for a doping violation.At the 2023 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, Simran won silver medals in the 100m and 200m.
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Pranav Desai wins bronze in Men’s 100m T64
Pranav Desai added another medal to India’s tally by winning bronze in the men’s 100m T64 final in 11.96 seconds.Thailand’s Denpoom Kotcharang took silver, finishing 0.18 seconds ahead of Desai, while Japan’s Kengo Oshima won gold with a Games record time of 11.39 seconds.