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India Competes in Day 2 of Asian Para Games 2026

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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.

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. According to Outlook India and The Indian Express, Indian athletes were set to compete in 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.

Outlook India reported that the listed timings are sport-session start times, while individual athlete appearances may vary depending on event order and qualification progress. The Indian Express noted that India will look to build on their strong opening day, with 11 medals already on the board.

Thebridge (India) detailed specific performances, including Mona Agarwal's gold in the women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 with a Games record of 250.0, and Avani Lekhara's silver with 249.6, securing India's first 1-2 finish in shooting. Meanwhile, Rediff and Al Jazeera (Qatar) reported on Vinicius Jr's suspension, which will keep him out of the October 25 Clasico against Barcelona.

India Today and Indiatoday reported that India's Ajay Hindurao Bhosale finished sixth in the men's 100m T47 final with a time of 1:01.92, while Kapil Kumar narrowly missed out on a podium finish in the men's 100m freestyle S10 final, finishing fourth with a time of 59.69 seconds.

Outlook India and Thebridge (India) highlighted the live streaming options for Indian viewers, available on the Waves OTT app and the Prasar Bharati Sports YouTube channel, as well as DD Sports for television coverage.

Thebridge (India) and Outlook India noted that 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.

Outlook India and Thebridge (India) reported that the programme on Tuesday includes para cycling, para taekwondo, and sitting volleyball, with all timings in Indian Standard Time (IST).

Outlook India and Thebridge (India) detailed the medal performances, including silver medals through Ajeet Singh, Radha Venkatesh, Kokila, Ravi Budigina, and Avani Lekhara, while Kapil Parmar and Ravanni Valasanaini were listed among the bronze medallists.

India Today and Indiatoday reported that Bhavina Patel assured herself of a medal by reaching the women's singles Class 4-5 para table tennis semi-finals, while The Indian Express noted that para table tennis offers multiple gold-medal chances through Sonalben Patel, Bhavinaben Patel, Prachi Pandey, and Baby Sahana Ravi.

Jagran Josh reported that India finished fourth in the medal tally with 85 medals, while India Today and Indiatoday noted that India's strong contingent included several exceptional talents.

Outlook India and Thebridge (India) reported that the Asian Para Games 2026 will be available for live streaming on the Waves OTT app and the Prasar Bharati Sports YouTube channel, while DD Sports will provide television coverage.

Outlook India and Thebridge (India) agreed that viewers can tune in to these platforms to follow the Indian contingent’s performances across the various disciplines on October 20.

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What's confirmed

• Japan is three hours and 30 minutes ahead of India, so competition sessions begin early for Indian viewers.
• India's Ajay Hindurao Bhosale finished sixth in 1:01.92.
• India's Kapil Kumar narrowly missed out on a podium finish in the men's 100m freestyle S10 final at the Para Asian Games, finishing fourth with a time of 59.69 seconds.
• India added silver medals through Ajeet Singh, Radha Venkatesh, Kokila, Ravi Budigina and Avani Lekhara, while Kapil Parmar and Ravanni Valasanaini were listed among the bronze medallists in the live updates.
• Bhavina Patel also assured herself of a medal by reaching the women's singles Class 4-5 para table tennis semi-finals.
• Mona Agarwal also struck gold in the women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 final, edging Avani Lekhara by just 0.4 points as India secured a one-two finish.

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Sources

• Indiatodaylink
• Outlookindialink
• Coveringthecornerlink
• Fox13Newslink
• Thebridgelink
• Indiatodaylink
• Redifflink
• Dailywirelink
• West42Sportslink
• Stadiumrantlink
• BBClink
• Al Jazeeralink
• Dailysportslink
• Jagran Joshlink
• WarpBeat — background on Asian Para Games 2026 Day 2: India Competes in Multiple Sports link
• Vibhor Shrivastava Entertainment — video link