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Asian Para Games 2026: Ravi Karthik Budigina Wins Silver in Men’s 100m Freestyle S13

Kapil Kumar clocked 4:38.44, while Japan’s Akito Minai set a Games record to win gold in the five-swimmer field.

  • On Wednesday, Indian para-athletes Ravi Budigina and Akira Banothu claimed silver medals at the Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, with Budigina competing in swimming and Banothu in athletics.
  • The 18-year-old Budigina, hailing from Andhra Pradesh, previously won six medals at the 2025 Asian Youth Para Games in Dubai, building momentum into this edition where he now holds two silver medals.
  • Swimmer Kapil Kumar secured silver in the men's 400m freestyle S10 on Thursday, while Swatik Patil added bronze in the 100m breaststroke SB9, further expanding India's medal haul in the pool.
  • India's overall medal tally at the Asian Para Games 2026 has risen to 58, comprising 14 gold, 21 silver, and 23 bronze medals across swimming and athletics disciplines.
  • Additional contributors including Himanshu Nandal and Rohit Kumar secured further medals with bronze finishes, underscoring the depth of emerging talent within India's para-sports program competing in Japan.
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Swimmer Kapil Kumar wins Silver medal in 400m freestyle at Asian Para Games

The 26-year-old clocked 4:38.44 to finish second behind Japan's Akito Minai, who smashed the Games record en route to his gold in 4:27.44.

·Chennai, India
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Himanshu Nandal Bags Second Bronze, Continues India's Medal Rush At Asian Para Games

Indian swimmer Himanshu Nandal clinched his second bronze medal at the Asian Para Games, finishing third in the men's 100m breaststroke S11 event on Wednesday.

·New Delhi, India
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Asian Para Games 2026: Ravi Budigina, Akira Banothu bags silver as India’s medal tally reaches 58 - The Tribune

Indian para-athletes Ravi Budigina and Akira Banothu on Wednesday won silver medals in swimming and athletics, respectively, at the ongoing Asian Para Games 2026, adding to India's medal tally with impressive performances.

·Chandigarh, India
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Asian Para Games 2026: Ravi Budigina, Akira Banothu bags silver as India’s medal tally reaches 58

Indian para-athletes Ravi Budigina and Akira Banothu on Wednesday won silver medals in swimming and athletics, respectively, at the ongoing Asian Para Games 2026, adding to India's medal tally with impressive performances.

·India
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Asian Para Games 2026: Ravi Karthik Budigina Secures Silver In Swimming

Ravi Karthik Budigina won India's first swimming medal at the Asian Para Games 2026

·New Delhi, India
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Asian Para Games 2026: Ravi Karthik Budigina wins silver, gives India first swimming medal

India’s Ravi Karthik Budigina clinched silver in the men’s 100m freestyle S13 event at the 2026 Asian Para Games on Monday, delivering the country’s first

·India
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The Sunday Guardian Live broke the news on Monday, October 19, 2026.
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