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Asian Para Games 2026 Day 2: India Competes in Multiple Sports
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In Short: On Tuesday, October 20, India continued its strong performance at the Asian Para Games 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, with athletes competing in a variety of sports.
The Asian Para Games concluded in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from October 4, and Indian viewers can tune in to the Waves OTT app and the Prasar Bharati Sports YouTube channel for live streaming.
The programme on Tuesday includes para athletics, para archery, para badminton, boccia, blind football, goalball, para judo, para powerlifting, para swimming, para table tennis, shooting para sport, and wheelchair sports.
Sprinter Simran Sharma and shooter Manish Narwal are among the Indian athletes to watch, while para athletics, badminton, archery, swimming, and other sports will feature throughout the day.
The timings for the events are in Indian Standard Time (IST), and viewers can also watch the coverage on DD Sports.
India's strong opening day saw the team secure 11 medals, and they are looking to build on this success with more events scheduled for Day 2.
In para athletics, Soumya won gold in the women’s 1500m T12/13 with 621 criteria points, and Radha Venkatesh took silver with 421 points.
Mona Agarwal won gold in the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 with a Games record of 250.0, while Avani Lekhara took silver with 249.6, giving India its first 1-2 finish in shooting.
Rinku delivered a stunning last throw of 65.11m in the men's javelin F46 final, overtaking compatriot Ajeet Singh to win gold.
India's Ajay Hindurao Bhosale finished sixth in the men's javelin F46 final, and Kapil Kumar narrowly missed out on a podium finish in the men's 100m freestyle S10 final.
India's para table tennis offers multiple gold-medal chances through Sonalben Patel, Bhavinaben Patel, Prachi Pandey, and Baby Sahana Ravi, while para shooting, swimming, and badminton add further prospects.
The Asian Para Games 2026 highlights include Nitesh-Ruthick's victory in the men's doubles and India's loss in blind football.
The listed timings are sport-session start times; individual athlete appearances may vary depending on event order and qualification progress.
What this adds
The Asian Para Games concluded earlier than the scheduled dates, and the events on October 20 are part of the final day of competition.
What's confirmed
- The Asian Para Games concluded in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from October 4, and Indian viewers can tune in to the Waves OTT app and the Prasar Bharati Sports YouTube channel for live streaming.
- The programme on Tuesday includes para athletics, para archery, para badminton, boccia, blind football, goalball, para judo, para powerlifting, para swimming, para table tennis, shooting para sport, and wheelchair sports.
- Sprinter Simran Sharma and shooter Manish Narwal are among the Indian athletes to watch, while para athletics, badminton, archery, swimming, and other sports will feature throughout the day.
- The timings for the events are in Indian Standard Time (IST), and viewers can also watch the coverage on DD Sports.
- India's strong opening day saw the team secure 11 medals, and they are looking to build on this success with more events scheduled for Day 2.
- In para athletics, Soumya won gold in the women’s 1500m T12/13 with 621 criteria points, and Radha Venkatesh took silver with 421 points.
- Mona Agarwal won gold in the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 with a Games record of 250.0, while Avani Lekhara took silver with 249.6, giving India its first 1-2 finish in shooting.
- Rinku delivered a stunning last throw of 65.11m in the men's javelin F46 final, overtaking compatriot Ajeet Singh to win gold.
- India's Ajay Hindurao Bhosale finished sixth in the men's javelin F46 final, and Kapil Kumar narrowly missed out on a podium finish in the men's 100m freestyle S10 final.
- India's para table tennis offers multiple gold-medal chances through Sonalben Patel, Bhavinaben Patel, Prachi Pandey, and Baby Sahana Ravi, while para shooting, swimming, and badminton add further prospects.
- The Asian Para Games 2026 highlights include Nitesh-Ruthick's victory in the men's doubles and India's loss in blind football.
- The listed timings are sport-session start times; individual athlete appearances may vary depending on event order and qualification progress.
What's still developing
- Japan is three hours and 30 minutes ahead of India, so competition sessions begin early for Indian viewers.
- Viewers can tune in to these platforms to follow the Indian contingent’s performances across the various disciplines on October 20.
- The schedule also features para cycling, para taekwondo and sitting volleyball.
- With 11 medals already on the board, India will be eager to swell that tally.
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