New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- India enjoyed yet another terrific start to its Asian Para Games 2026 campaign on Wednesday (21 October) as Praveen Kumar and Banti struck gold and silver, respectively, in the men's T64 high jump event in Aichi-Nagoya.

The day turned out to be even more memorable for India's track and field athletes as the men completed a podium sweep in the shot put F46 category. Sachin Khilari won gold in that event with an attempt of 15.87m, whereas Mohammed Yasser won silver with an attempt of 15.06m. Parveen settled for bronze with an attempt of 14.94m.

In archery, Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag won the women's doubles silver in the compound archery event. The duo lost 141-150 to China's Xu Xueqing and Zhao Jing.

Ayush Verma add...