PM Modi to interact with Asian Para Games medallists on November 5 after India's record 114 medals

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact on Thursday, November 5, with the athletes who raised the country's stature with a superb showing at the Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. The event will be held at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi at 4.30 pm. Besides the interaction, the Prime Minister will also address those present.

Indian para athletes and their coaches will take part. Officials of the Paralympic Committee of India and the Indian Olympic Association, representatives of national sports federations, and officials of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports will also be present.

India put up its best-ever performance at the Asian Para Games this time. Indian athletes won 114 medals in all, including 30 gold, 35 silver and 49 bronze. At the 2023 edition in Hangzhou, China, India had won 111 medals. India thus won three more medals this time and broke its own earlier record.

Following this success, Modi has earlier praised the Indian para athletes. He had said India had delivered its best-ever performance at the Games with 114 medals and that he was proud of it. He lauded the athletes' determination and hard work, and said their victories had inspired countless people across the country.

India finished fourth in the medal table. The most medals came in para athletics, where Indian athletes won 65, made up of 22 gold, 19 silver and 24 bronze. India won three gold each in para archery and para badminton. In shooting, India won five medals in all, including two gold.

China topped the table with 435 medals. Japan was second with 186 medals and Uzbekistan third with 145. India was fourth with 114 medals, while South Korea was fifth with 100.