Aichi-Nagoya, Oct. 22 -- Indian para shuttler Sanjana Kumari won bronze in the women's singles SL3 badminton event at the Asian Para Games 2026 after losing to Japan's Shino Kawai 0-2 in the semifinal on Thursday. Her medal marked India's fifth bronze in para badminton on the day.

Making her debut at the Asian Para Games, Sanjana lost in straight games, going down 7-21, 9-21. Despite missing out on a place in the final, she secured a bronze medal in her maiden appearance at the continental event, adding to India's para badminton medal tally.

Earlier in the day, para shuttlers Krishna Nagar and Nithya Sre, along with Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj and Abhijeet Sakhuja, also clinched bronze medals after losing their respective semifinal matche...