Nagoya. On the fourth day of the Asian Para Games, Indian athletes have brought glory to the country with their spectacular and historic performance. Till now, India has won a total of four new medals, which include one gold, one silver and two bronze medals. Due to this excellent performance, India’s total medal count has increased to 66 (15 gold, 22 silver and 29 bronze). India is currently firmly at fifth position in the medal table.

Suvarna Raj showed her strength in throwing, won gold medal for India.

India’s experienced para athlete Suvarna Raj achieved golden success in the women’s discus throw F54 event.

Suvarna won the gold medal with a best throw of 15.66 meters in her fifth attempt. At the beginning of the competition, he had covered a distance of 13.68 meters in the first attempt and 15.09 meters in the second attempt. In this event, Shahid Habibi of Iran (15.45 meters) got the silver medal, who was just 21 centimeters behind Suvarna. Whereas, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Thuy of Vietnam won the bronze medal with a throw of 14.65 meters.

Who is star para athlete Suvarna Raj?

Suvarna Raj, who uses a wheelchair, is India’s internationally renowned para athlete. She has represented India in three Asian Para Games and has been continuously hoisting the country’s tricolor on international platforms since 2017. Recently, in the Canberra Track Meet in January 2026, he won gold in discus throw and silver in shot put, after which he also won the bronze medal in the Dubai World Para Athletics Grand Prix. Apart from sports, Suvarna is also active as a social activist for the rights and accessibility of persons with disabilities.

She has conducted more than 1,000 accessibility audits so far and has been honored with the National Youth Award in 2015 for her contributions.

Archer Swati Choudhary created history, won first silver in W1 event

Swati Chaudhary has added a new chapter to the history of Indian archery. In the tough final match of the women’s W1 archery event, Swati had to face defeat by 4-6 against Sen Mengkan of China, but despite this she was successful in winning the silver medal. With this historic medal, Swati has become the first player to win a medal for India in the women’s W1 archery event of the Asian Para Games.

This performance of Swati at the Nagoya Sports Complex has proved to be a milestone for Indian archery.

Two bronze medals in badminton mixed doubles, Nitish-Thulasimathi reached the final

Indian players also won bronze medals in badminton events. In the mixed doubles SL3-SU5 category, the pair of Manisha Ramdas and Pramod Bhagat had to settle for the bronze medal. The Indian pair won the first game 21-16 against Indonesia’s Leani Ratri Octila and Hikmat Ramdani, but lost the next two games 13-21, 17-21.

At the same time, in the mixed doubles SH6 category, the pair of Krishna Nagar and Nitya Sri Sumati Sivan had to face defeat at the hands of Reena Marlina and Subhan of Indonesia in the semi-final match and got the bronze medal. On the other hand, the pair of Thulasimathi Murugesan and Nitish Kumar have raised hopes by entering the final and ensuring another medal for India.