India Secures 22 Medals at Asian Para Games Day 2, Sheetal Devi in Archery Final

India commenced Day 2 of the Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya with a strong performance, pushing its overall medal tally to 22, comprising 5 gold, 8 silver, and 9 bronze medals. This builds on an opening-day haul of 11 medals, which had placed India fourth overall. Deepthi Jeevanji was a standout, securing a gold medal in the women's 400m T20 final and setting a new Games Record of 56.36 seconds.

Further success on the track and field saw Pradeep Kumar clinch silver and Ayush Verma secure bronze in the Men's Javelin Throw F53/F54 final, achieving a double podium finish. Kumar recorded a personal best of 27.45m, while Verma's best throw was 17.88m. In shooting, two-time Paralympic medallist Manish Narwal claimed silver in the men's 10m air pistol SH1 final, shooting 233.7 and earning a quota spot for the LA 2028 Paralympics. South Korea's Jo Jeongdu won gold with a Games record of 241.3, while India's Rudransh Khandelwal finished seventh.

History was made in para powerlifting as Ashok secured India's first-ever medal in the discipline at these Games, earning a silver with a 192kg lift behind China's Yi Zou. In table tennis, Tokyo 2020 medallist Bhavina Patel added a bronze in women's singles Class 4-5. Prachi Pandey secured another bronze in women's singles Class 6, and Baby Sahana claimed India's first-ever medal in the standing category of Para Table Tennis with a bronze in women's singles Class 9, marking the nation's third bronze in table tennis at the Games.

In archery, Sheetal Devi stormed into the final of the women's compound event, defeating Japan's Aya Shinohara 145-137 in the semi-finals, assuring herself of at least a medal. Swati Chaudhary, the first Indian wheelchair woman archer, also advanced to the women's W1 final, guaranteeing at least a silver after beating South Korea's Lee Eunhee 6-2. Praveen Sharma added a bronze in the men's shot put F11 event with a personal best throw of 13.86m. In badminton, Pramod Bhagat and Nitesh Kumar both reached the semi-finals of the Men's Singles SL3, assuring India of further medals.

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