India, Oct. 19 -- Jaspreet Kaur is set to represent India in the women's 45kg para powerlifting final at the Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on October 19. The 32-year-old from Punjab holds India's national record in the category with a personal best lift of 101kg, achieved at the Khelo India Para Games. She arrives at the continental competition with international experience, having finished sixth on her Commonwealth Games debut in Glasgow earlier this year and secured bronze at the 2026 Asia-Oceania Open Championships in Bangkok. Jaspreet trains under Rajinder Singh Rahelu, a bronze medallist at the Athens 2004 Paralympics, at the National Centre of Excellence in Gandhinagar.

Her journey into elite sport began with a pers...