India, Oct. 26 -- India's performance at the 2026 Asian Para Games was not merely another successful sporting campaign. It was further evidence of how dramatically the landscape of para-sport in the country has changed over the past decade. India finished fourth in Aichi-Nagoya with its best-ever Asian Para Games performance, winning 114 medals, including 30 gold, 35 silver and 49 bronze. It bettered the tally of 108 medals and 27 golds from the previous edition in Hangzhou. What made the achievement even more remarkable was that India competed with only 168 athletes, compared with more than 300 at the previous edition.

Para-athletics remained backbone of India's campaign, contributing 65 medals, including 22 golds. But there was encoura...