Nagoya, Japan, Oct. 21 -- Indonesian para-swimmer Maulana Rifky Yavianda clinched his second gold medal and set a new Asian record after winning the men's 100-meter backstroke S12 final at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games on Tuesday.

Competing at the Nagoya City General Gymnasium, Yavianda finished the race in 1 minute 3.07 seconds to deliver another gold for the Indonesian contingent.

The 24-year-old held off a spirited challenge from host-nation favorite Genki Saito, edging out the Japanese swimmer by 0.69 seconds and relegating Saito to silver with a time of 1:03.76.

Uzbekistan's Dmitriy Khorlin captured the bronze medal in 1:05.77. Further back, Iran's Abadi Karimi Jahan took fourth place in 1:11.32, followed by Chinese Taipe...