Aichi-Nagoya, Oct. 21 -- Indian para-athlete Ayush Verma clinched the gold medal in the men's shot put F53 event at the Asian Para Games 2026 on Wednesday, taking India's gold medal count to 10 and overall tally to 38.

Ayush recorded a best effort of 8.16 metres with his fifth attempt in the seated throwing event to secure the top spot on the podium. He had earlier won a bronze medal in the men's javelin F53/54 event on Tuesday.

With Ayush's gold, India remained sixth in the overall medal standings at the continental para-sporting event.

In para-badminton, Paralympic medallist Suhas Yathiraj advanced to the men's singles SL4 semifinals with a straight-game victory over South Korea's N. Cho. Suhas won 21-12, 21-16 to assure himself of a...