Simran Sharma wins 100m and 200m T12 gold at Asian Para Games in Japan

Indian athletes continued their strong showing at the Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. India won gold medals in several events today. The biggest success was that of star para sprinter Simran Sharma, who won her second gold medal of the Games.

Simran won the women's 100m T12 final in a record time of 12.02 seconds. Earlier, she had won the 200m T12 gold in 24.80 seconds. She now holds gold in both the 100m and 200m.

Her journey has moved forward from the previous Asian Para Games. At the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, she won silver with a time of 12.68 seconds. This time she went straight to gold.

India has so far won a total of 47 medals at the Games in Japan. Other athletes also won medals. In the men's 100m T64, Pranav Desai won bronze in 11.96 seconds.

In the men's 100m T47, India finished first and second. Dilip Gavit Mahadu won gold in 10.69 seconds, while Mohammad Basil Morsingnakathi took silver in 10.72 seconds.

India also won medals in the javelin throw. In the men's javelin throw F55, Sukhchain won bronze with a personal best. In the men's javelin throw F12/13, Manjeet Vyas won silver with a best throw of 61.03 metres in his second attempt.

India also took silver and bronze in the men's javelin throw F53. Pradeep Kumar won silver with a best throw of 27.45 metres in his final attempt. Ayush Verma won bronze with a best throw of 17.88 metres in his fifth attempt.