Asian Para Games 2026: India complete second podium sweep as Sachin Khilari wins shot put Gold; Bhagyashri takes Silver | Sports-Games
Khilari defended his title with a 15.87m Games record, while Mohd Yasser and Praveen added season-best throws for India.
- On Wednesday, Indian para-athlete Ayush Verma clinched gold in the men's shot put F53 event at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games, recording a best effort of 8.16m with his fifth attempt.
- Hailing from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, Verma began his para-sports journey in 2020; this gold follows his bronze medal in the men's javelin throw F53/F54 event on Tuesday.
- India also achieved a podium sweep in the men's shot put F46 final on Wednesday, where Sachin Khilari claimed gold with a Games-record throw of 15.87m, while Mohd Yasser and Praveen took silver and bronze.
- Verma's gold pushed India's official gold medal count to 10, bringing the nation's overall tally to 38 medals at the continental event.
- Recent track victories by sprinters Simran Sharma and Dilip Gavit bolstered India's standing, propelling the country's overall medal count past the 50-medal mark.
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Asian Para Games 2026: India complete second podium sweep as Sachin Khilari wins shot put Gold; Bhagyashri takes Silver | Sports-Games
India secured their second podium sweep of the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games on Wednesday, with Sachin Khilari, Mohd Yasser and Praveen claiming gold, silver and bronze, respectively, in the men's shot put F46 event. Bhagyashri Jadhav added to India's medal haul with silver in the women's shot put F34.
Asian Para Games: Sachin Khilari’s gold leads Indian podium sweep in shot put F46
Sachin Sarjerao Khilari continued his stellar run, following up the gold he won at the last Asian Para Games and the silver at the 2024 Paris Paralympics with yet another Asiad gold in Aichi-Nagoya.
Asian Para Games 2026: India complete second podium sweep as Sachin Khilari wins shot put Gold; Bhagyashri takes Silver
India secured their second podium sweep of the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games on Wednesday, with Sachin Khilari, Mohd Yasser and Praveen claiming gold, silver and bronze, respectively, in the men's shot put F46 event. Bhagyashri Jadhav added to India's medal haul with silver in the women's shot put F34.
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Asian Para Games: Ayush Verma wins shot put gold, takes India's medal tally to 38
Ayush Verma won gold in the men's shot put F53 at the Asian Para Games 2026, taking India's gold tally to 10 and overall medal count to 38. Para-badminton star Suhas Yathiraj reached the semifinals, while Indian archers Toman Kumar and Shyam Sunder Swami narrowly missed bronze, finishing fourth.
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