Deepthi Jeevanji wins 400m T20 gold with Asian Para Games record
Deepthi Jeevanji won the gold medal in the women's 400m T20 event at the Asian Para Games 2026 after producing a superb performance in the final. Deepthi clocked 56.36 seconds to finish on top of the podium.
Indian para table tennis player Bhavina Patel secured a bronze medal at the Asian Para Games 2026 after a loss in the women's singles Class 4-5 semifinal to China's Zhang Bian. Patel, a former Paralympic silver medallist, relinquished the match 7-11, 5-11, 7-11, marking her second successive bronze at the event. Zhang Bian, an eight-time Paralympic champion, emerged victorious in the semifinal with a score of 11-7, 11-5, 11-7.
Patel's bronze follows her silver medal from the 2018 Asian Para Games. The 40-year-old Indian athlete, hailing from Gujarat, is also a former Commonwealth Games gold winner. The Class 4-5 classification encompasses athletes with full upper body control but wheelchair-bound due to leg or lower-limb impairments.
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