15-year-old Tanvi Patra becomes the first Indian woman to win a silver medal in Youth Olympic Badminton

Indian wrestler Manisha Bhanwala set a historical record by winning the gold medal at the 2026 World Wrestling Championships. In the final of the women's up to 59 kg category, she defeated Abigail Nett from the United States of America with a score of 8-6.

A special moment of the match was that Manisha was trailing her opponent by a score of 0-6 at one point, but she made an impressive comeback and turned the tide of the match to win the title.

Thanks to this victory, Manisha Bhanwala became the first Indian woman to win gold at the World Wrestling Championships. Before her, in the men's category, only Sushil Kumar had achieved a similar feat for India, winning the gold medal in the 66 kg category in 2010.

In the early stages of the final, American athlete Abigail Nett created an advantage and put pressure on Manisha Bhanwala. Despite the score reaching 0-6, the Indian wrestler did not give up, continued to score points, and ultimately won with a score of 8-6.

Before the final, Manisha Bhanwala passed through the semi-final, where she defeated Altin Shagayeva from Kazakhstan. Furthermore, at this championship, Indian women achieved significant success in the team standings: for the first time, three Indian women reached the final stage in one tournament.

Nilam Sirohi (50 kg) and Kajal Dhokach (76 kg) won silver medals after losing in their final matches, while Tanu Sharma received a bronze medal.

Indian Paralympians demonstrated impressive results at the Asian Para Games, exceeding all expectations. The Indian delegation concluded its participation by winning a total of 114 medals: 30 gold, 35 silver, and 49 bronze.

On the final day of the competition, Indian athletes added a record 9 gold medals to their tally. Previously, at the Asian Para Games in Hangzhou in 2023, India won 108 medals, which was its best result at that time. In the current tournament, India sent a delegation of 168 athletes, roughly double that of 2023.

India currently ranks fourth in the medal table. However, since finals for some disciplines involving India are scheduled for Saturday, the final position may change.

Athletics contributed the most to the total number of medals, where Indian athletes won 65 awards, which is 12 more than in 2023. Additionally, players in badminton, archery, and shooter Mona Agrawal made a significant contribution to winning gold medals.

India won three gold medals in badminton. Nitesh Kumar, a Paralympic champion from Paris, won gold in the men's singles SL3 category, defeating his compatriot and Tokyo Paralympic medalist Pramod Bhagat with a score of 21-18, 21-16. Nitesh also won a silver medal in the mixed doubles SL3-SU5 category with Tulasmati Murgesan.

Navin Shivkumar, participating in the Asian Para Games for the first time, won gold in the men's singles SL4 category, defeating Freddy Setiawan from Indonesia with a score of 21-9, 21-17.

Tulasmati Murgesan, a 24-year-old athlete, also showed outstanding results. The silver medalist from the Paris Paralympics, Tulasmati, won gold in the women's doubles SL3-SU5 category with Manasi Joshi. The Indian pair defeated Yang Qiusi and Xiao Juxiang from China in the final with a score of 21-16, 21-13. Furthermore, Tulasmati won a silver medal in the women's singles SU5 category, losing to Yang Qiusi from China with a score of 18-21, 11-21. Thus, she concluded her participation with one gold and two silver medals.

The Indian athletes achieved an impressive result on the last day, bringing the total number of medals to 114, which is India's best performance at the Asian Para Games to date.

Indian athletes demonstrated outstanding results at the Asian Para Games on Friday, winning gold medals in badminton, athletics, and archery.

Nitesh Kumar and Navin Shivkumar won the badminton match, while Sandeep secured gold in the men's T64 400-meter race, setting a world record. Additionally, para-archers Harvinder Singh and Vijay Sundi brought India a gold medal in the men's pair recurve event.

Indian athlete Nitesh Kumar won the gold medal in the men's SL3 badminton final, defeating his compatriot Pramod Bhagat in two sets. In the match between the two players who had already won gold at the Paralympic Games, Nitesh won with a score of 21-18, 21-16.

This victory is particularly significant for Nitesh as he overcame the disappointment experienced at the previous Asian Para Games. He stated that he is very happy to win the gold medal at the Asian Games, noting that last time he was close to victory but lost in the third set, leading by a score of 19-16. Therefore, this victory and the win over Pramod in two sets are extremely important to him.

Navin Shivkumar continued India's success by winning the gold medal in the men's SL4 category. Thus, Indian athletes secured gold medals in both men's badminton classes.

In athletics, Sandeep set a world record by running the 400-meter distance for men's T64 in 52.28 seconds, winning the gold medal. He beat Noor Alsan from Saudi Arabia by 0.85 seconds, who took silver with a time of 53.13 seconds. Indian athlete Ajay Kumar won the bronze medal with a time of 53.61 seconds, which also became a games record in this discipline.

In this race, Sandeep and Alsan belong to the T44 category, while Ajay Kumar competes in the T64 category. Both categories represent disability groups related to lower limb conditions, and their competitions are held simultaneously.

In archery, para-archers Harvinder Singh and Vijay Sundi won the gold medal in the men's pair recurve event, defeating China with a score of 5-1. In the first set of the final, held at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park, the team score was tied at 35-35. However, the Indian pair managed to take the second set 37-36 and the third set 38-36, thus winning the title.

In the last two sets, the Indian pair demonstrated more accurate shooting, giving Chinese opponents Yun Duo and Zhao Lishuai no chance for a comeback.