Thai duo win men’s compound archery gold at Asian Para Games
Komsan Singphirom and Teerasak Phianrakkani combined to score 150 points and win gold in the men’s team compound archery event at the 2026 Asian Para Games. At the fifth Asian Para Games, Aichi-Nagoya 2026, in Japan on Tuesday, the Thai national team archers beat Indonesia’s Ken Swagumilang and Arif Firmansyah, who scored 147 points. The […] The post Thai duo win men’s compound archery gold at…
Nagoya, October 21, 2026: Indian athlete Ayush Verma secured gold in the men's shot put F53 event at the Asian Para Games 2026, adding to his tally of two medals. Verma threw the ball 8.16 meters, narrowly beating the second-place finisher, Iran's Alireza Hemami, by 7 centimeters. Kazakhstan's Makhambet Serikkaliyev rounded out the podium with a third-place finish, tossing the shot 6.81 meters.
Verma had previously won a bronze in the men's javelin throw F53/F54 event on Tuesday. The F53 classification is for athletes with significant trunk and leg movement impairments and a low grip strength in their hands, requiring them to compete in a seated position.
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