India had a strong day in early competition at the Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya on 17 October 2026, The Bridge’s live blog reported, with the formal opening set for 18 October.
Badminton
- Manasi Joshi (women’s doubles, SL3-SU5): she and her partner beat a Chinese pair 21-14, 22-20 to finish in the top two of their group, which guarantees a medal.
- Manasi Joshi (women’s singles, SL3): she lost her consecutive group matches and finished third in her group, so she is out.
- Krishna Nagar (men’s singles, SH6): he beat Indonesia’s Subhan 21-13, 21-15 for a second straight win and is in the quarter-finals.
- Pramod Bhagat: he also moved into the quarter-finals; match details were not given in the blog.
Several Indian pairs in doubles and mixed events did not get past the group stage.
Table tennis
- Bhavina Patel (women’s singles, classes 4-5): she topped her group, beating Faten Eleimat 11-8, 11-7, 11-4, and moves into the round of 16.
- Dattaprasad Chougule (men’s singles, class 9): he was eliminated in the group stage after losing to Kazakhstan’s Marat Surtubayev.
The context
India sent 166 athletes to Aichi-Nagoya with a target of 90 to 100 medals, against the 111 they won at the previous edition.
Results are as reported by The Bridge’s live blog.
Image: Mizuho Athletic Stadium in Nagoya at the 2026 Asian Games (file photo). Photo by Aspere, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.