Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel: Athletes from Gujarat won eight medals, including one gold, two silver and five bronze, at the Asian Para Games 2026 held in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya, with Sabarkantha’s Anjana Bumbadiya's top-of-the-podium finish in the women’s 400m T47 event, with a time of 59.97 seconds, being the highlight.
Tejalben Damor, also from Sabarkantha, won silver in the women’s 400m T12 event with a time of 57.60 seconds and bronze in the women’s 200m T12 event, finishing in 25.23 seconds.
Nimisha from Gandhinagar secured silver in the T47 long jump at the continental event, recording a distance of 5.37 metres. Rakesh Bhatt of Bhavnagar won two bronze medals in the men’s T37 sprint events. While he finished third in the 100m in 11.50 seconds and the 200m in 23.64 seconds.
