India, Oct. 24 -- Indian para-athlete Simran Sharma delivered a standout performance at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games, securing two gold medals in Japan. The 28-year-old visually impaired sprinter won the women's 200m T12 event before setting a new Games record of 12.02 seconds in the 100m. Speaking to Hindustan Times in an exclusive interaction, Sharma said she had entered the competition targeting two gold medals and remained focused on her second event even after winning the first. She became the fourth Indian athlete to claim two golds at a single edition of the Para Asiad.

However, Sharma's account took a serious turn as she alleged that officials at Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium subjected her to mental harassment in the...