Indian para-athletes Ravi Budigina and Akira Banothu clinched silver medals in swimming and athletics, respectively, at the Asian Para Games 2026 on Wednesday, taking India’s medal tally to 58, including 14 gold, 21 silver and 23 bronze medals.
Budigina finished second in the men’s 100m backstroke S13 final, clocking 1:10.10 to claim his second silver medal of the Games. Uzbekistan’s Egor Bolotov won gold in an Asian Para Games record time of 58.43 seconds.
Banothu secured silver in the men’s 400m T35/T38 event with a performance that earned him 948 points under the classification system. Iraq’s Mohammed Khalaf, competing in the T35 category, claimed gold with 1,074 points after completing the race in 57.08 seconds.
India also celebrated a one-two finish in the men’s 100m T47 event, with Dilip Gavit Mahadu winning gold and Mohammed Basil taking silver.
Mahadu, competing in the T46 category, clocked 10.69 seconds to secure the top position. Basil finished in 10.72 seconds, setting a new Games record, to complete India’s double podium finish.
The latest results added to India’s growing medal haul across multiple disciplines, with the country’s para-athletes continuing to deliver strong performances at the continental event.
