Aichi-Nagoya, Oct. 19 -- Indian para-table tennis player Sonalben Patel assured herself of a medal at the 2026 Asian Para Games after defeating Thailand's Dararat Asayut 3-1 in the women's singles Class 3 quarterfinals on Monday.

Sonalben won the match 11-7, 8-11, 11-5, 11-5 to book her place in the semifinals, where she will face top seed Jiyu Yoon of South Korea on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Indian para-powerlifter Jaspreet Kaur narrowly missed out on a podium finish in the women's 45kg final, finishing fourth with a best lift of 100kg.

The reigning Asian medallist began with a successful 100kg lift to finish the first round in third place. However, she failed to lift 102kg in her second attempt and was subsequently overtaken by Kazakhstan'...