New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- India's gold medal rush at the Asian Para Games 2026 continued on Tuesday as Deepthi Jeevanji finished atop the podium in the women's 400m T20 event after clocking a Games record time of 56.36s in Aichi-Nagoya. The 23-year-old from Telangana is a two-time Para World Championships medallist, having won the gold in 2024. She is also a Paralympic bronze winner in the same event.

On Tuesday, Japan's Niina Kanno (58.92sec) won the silver and her compatriot Akane Kato (1:00.26sec) took bronze. The T20 classification covers athletes with intellectual impairments. Athletes in this category experience challenges with processing information, concentration, and executing race plans or tactical strategies.more to follow..

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