Asian Para Games: Debutant Soumya Wins Gold in 1500m T12/T13, Radha Venkatesh Bags Silver for India | Sports-Games
Soumya topped the final with 621 points and Radha finished second with 421 as India added another double podium in para athletics.
- On Monday, Indian para athletes Soumya Kumar and Radha Venkatesh secured a one-two finish in the women's 1500m T12/T13 event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games in Japan.
- The T12/T13 event for visually impaired athletes utilized Raza Points to determine rankings, with Soumya topping the field with 621 points and Radha earning 421 points.
- Both competitors ran with guides to navigate the track: Bharath Kumar assisted Soumya while Govind Solanki guided Radha. Japan's Mana Sasaski finished third with 336 points.
- India's performance in Nagoya pushed the nation's total medal count to 11 at the continental Games, with four gold, five silver, and two bronze medals placing them fourth in the standings.
- In the men's 59kg para powerlifting final, Manish Kumar narrowly missed a medal, finishing fourth after recording a best lift of 181kg, matching bronze medalist Stanislav Shakiyev's weight.
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Asian Para Games: Debutant Soumya wins gold in 1500m T12/T13, Radha Venkatesh bags silver for India | Sports-Games
Indian sprinter Soumya clinched the gold medal while her compatriot Radha Venkatesh secured silver in the women’s 1500m T12/T13 final at the Asian Para Games 2026, giving the country a double podium finish in para athletics on Monday
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Indian sprinter Soumya clinched the gold medal while her compatriot Radha Venkatesh secured silver in the women’s 1500m T12/T13 final at the Asian Para Games 2026, giving the country a double podium finish in para athletics on Monday
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Indian sprinter Soumya clinched the gold medal while her compatriot Radha Venkatesh secured silver in the women’s 1500m T12/T13 final at the Asian Para Games 2026, giving the country a double podium finish in para athletics on Monday
Soumya Wins Gold, Radha Takes Silver At Asian Para Games
India's Soumya secured a gold medal in the women's 1500m T12/T13 event at the Asian Para Games, with compatriot Radha Venkatesh winning a silver, marking a strong 1-2 finish for the nation. Both athletes competed with their guides in the visually impaired category.
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