S. Korea’s Seo Hoon-tae Wins Gold in 10m Air Rifle at 2026 Asian Para Games

South Korean athlete Seo Hoon-tae won the first individual gold medal for his country at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games. Competing in the Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 final at the Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery in Toyota City, Japan, Seo finished with 254.6 points.

Deepthi Jeevanji secured the gold medal in the women’s 400m T20 event, clocking a time of 56.36 seconds. According to Free Press Journal, this performance set a new Games record and broke Jeevanji's previous record of 56.69 seconds from Hangzhou 2023. Times of India also reported that Jeevanji finished at the top of the podium with a time of 56.36 seconds.

In the same race, Japan's Niina Kanno took silver with a time of 58.92 seconds, while Akane Kato of Japan earned the bronze medal with a time of 1:00.26, according to Free Press Journal. Earlier in the competition, Free Press Journal reported that para table tennis player Bhavina Patel won a bronze medal following a 3-0 semi-final loss to China's Zhang Bian in the Women's Singles Class 4-5.

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