Aichi-Nagoya, 21 October (H.S.): India’s Ravi Karthik Budigina won his second silver medal at the Asian Para Games 2026 on Wednesday, finishing second in the men’s 100m backstroke S13 event with a time of 1 minute 10.10 seconds.

Uzbekistan’s Egor Bolotov clinched the gold medal in an Asian record time of 58.43 seconds, finishing 11.67 seconds ahead of Ravi. Yeh Feng-yuan of Chinese Taipei secured the bronze medal with a time of 1 minute 12.05 seconds.

The silver medal marked Ravi Karthik Budigina’s second podium finish in swimming at the ongoing Games. He had earlier won silver in the men’s 100m freestyle S13 event on Monday, clocking 56.68 seconds to finish second. Bolotov claimed gold in that event after completing the race in 52.90 seconds.

Ravi’s two silver medals have added to India’s medal tally and strengthened the country’s campaign in para-swimming at the Asian Para Games 2026.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar