US, Oct. 22 -- India continued its strong showing in para-athletics at the Asian Para Games 2026, with Simran claiming her second gold medal of the Games, Praveen Kumar defending his title, and Dilip Gavit Mahadu and Mohammed Basil Morssinganakathi securing a one-two finish in men's 100m T47 on Day 3 of the competitions in Aichi-Nagoya in Japan.

Simran set the ball rolling by winning the women's 100m T12 final in a Games-record time of 12.02 seconds.

Simran claimed her second gold medal of the Games by winning the women's 100m T12 final in a Games-record time of 12.02 seconds. She improved upon her previous record of 12.13 seconds, set in the heats, and upgraded her silver medal from the 2022 edition in Hangzhou to gold.

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