Aichi-Nagoya, Oct. 19 -- Indian sprinter Soumya clinched the gold medal while her compatriot Radha Venkatesh secured silver in the women's 1500m T12/T13 final at the Asian Para Games 2026, giving the country a double podium finish in para athletics on Monday.

Making her debut at the continental event, Soumya clocked a personal best of 5:12.39 seconds to win the title in the combined T12 and T13 category, earning 621 points.

Radha finished second with a timing of 5:30.90 seconds, accumulating 421 points to claim the silver medal.

The result was particularly significant for Radha, who had finished first in the same event at the 2022 Asian Para Games with a timing of 5:19.35. However, the event was held as a non-medal competition on that ...