Aichi-Nagoya, October 22 (H.S.): India’s medal-winning run continued at the 2026 Asian Para Games, with Anjanaben Bumbadiya clinching gold in the women’s 400m T47 event and compatriot Jayanti Behera securing silver in the same race. Tejalben Damor also claimed a silver medal in the women’s 400m T12 event, while India’s Thulasimathi Murugesan advanced to the final of the women’s singles SU5 badminton event. Manisha Ramadass, meanwhile, had to settle for a bronze medal.

In the women’s 400m T47 event, Anjana Bumbadiya clocked 59.97 seconds to secure the gold medal. India’s Jayanti Behera finished second in 1 minute 0.65 seconds to claim silver. The result gave India a one-two finish in the event, with both athletes occupying the top two positions on the podium.

In the final of the women’s 400m T12 event, Tejalben Damor secured the silver medal with a time of 57.60 seconds. She concluded her campaign at the 2026 Asian Para Games with a total of two medals — one silver and one bronze.

At the 2022 Asian Para Games, Radha Venkatesh had finished fourth in the same event, clocking 1 minute 7.16 seconds.

Meanwhile, in the women’s singles SU5 badminton semi-final, Thulasimathi Murugesan defeated compatriot Manisha Ramadass 19-21, 21-15, 21-13 to book her place in the final.

Manisha won the opening game to take an early lead, but Thulasimathi fought back strongly, winning the next two games to seal the victory. With the win, Thulasimathi advanced to the final, where she will face China’s Qiuxia Yang, while Manisha secured the bronze medal.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar