Asian Para Games 2026: India’s full squad, sport-wise athlete list – all you need to know | Asian Para Games 2026 News

India will aim to improve on its performance at the 2023 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, where it won a record 111 medals. (Image credit: Agencies)

India will send 168 athletes to the Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from October 18 to 24. The Indian contingent includes 112 men and 56 women competing across 11 sports, with boccia added to the approved squad.The Indian team features several well-known para athletes, including javelin thrower Sumit Antil, archer Sheetal Devi, shooter Avani Lekhara and badminton player Pramod Bhagat. Other prominent names include table tennis player Bhavina Patel, badminton player Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj, high jumper Nishad Kumar and sprinter Preeti Pal.India will aim to improve on its performance at the 2023 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, where it won a record 111 medals. The tally included 29 gold, 31 silver and 51 bronze medals, making it the country’s best-ever performance at the event.

Asian Para Games 2026: All you need to know

Where will the Asian Para Games 2026 be held?The Asian Para Games 2026 will be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.When will the Asian Para Games 2026 take place?The Games will be held from October 18 to 24, 2026.How many athletes will represent India?India will send 168 athletes to the Games.How many male and female athletes are part of the Indian squad?The Indian squad includes 112 male athletes and 56 female athletes.In how many sports will India compete?India will compete in 11 sports.How many members are part of the Indian contingent?The Indian delegation has 281 members, including athletes, team officials and support staff.Who is India’s Chef de Mission for the Asian Para Games 2026?Rahul Swami is India’s Chef de Mission.Who will be India’s flag-bearers at the Asian Para Games 2026?Pramod Bhagat and Bhavina Patel will be India’s flag-bearers.Around 3,000 athletes from 45 National Paralympic Committees across Asia are expected to take part in the Games. The competition will feature 18 para sports.

Asian Para Games 2026: India’s sport-wise athlete count

Asian Para Games 2026: Full Indian athlete list, sport by sport

The complete Indian squad is listed below, with athletes grouped by sport. Event categories are included as provided in the squad details.1. Blind football — 10 athletesAll 10 athletes are listed for the men’s blind football competition. Aditya Sajwan and Sujith Puthankattunikarath Sasi are the goalkeepers.Boje MarbomKlingson MarakPradeep PatelSahilShivam SinghSovendra SinghTushar KumarVishnubhatejuba VaghelaAditya SajwanSujith Puthankattunikarath Sasi2. Boccia — 2 athletesSachin Chamaria: Men’s individual BC3; mixed pairs BC3Anjali Devi: Women’s individual BC3; mixed pairs BC3Boccia is part of India’s final 11-sport contingent following an addition to the approved squad.3. Para archery — 11 athletesHarvinder Singh: Men’s recurve; men’s recurve doublesVijay Sundi: Men’s recurve; men’s recurve doublesToman Kumar: Men’s compound; men’s compound doublesShyam Sunder Swami: Men’s compound; men’s compound doublesAdil Mohamed Nazir Ansari: Men’s W1; men’s W1 doublesVinayak Amol Breed: Men’s W1; men’s W1 doublesSheetal Devi: Women’s compound; women’s compound doublesPayal Nag: Women’s compound; women’s compound doublesBhawna: Women’s recurve; women’s recurve doublesPooja: Women’s recurve; women’s recurve doublesSwati Chaudhary: Women’s W14. Para athletics — 62 athletesIndia’s largest contingent includes athletes competing in track events, throwing events and jumps. Several athletes are entered in more than one event.MenAjay Kumar — 400m T64Akira Nandan Banothu — 400m T38Devender Kumar — Discus throw F64Haney — Javelin F37/38; discus throw F37Dilip Mahadu Gavit — 100m and 400m T47Mahendra Gurjar — Javelin F64; long jump T63Manjeet — Javelin F13Mohammed Basil Morssinganakathi — 100m T47Nishad Kumar — Long jump and high jump T47Parveen — Shot put F46Pranav Soorma — Club throw F51; discus throw F51/52/53Rakeshbhai Bhatt — Long jump, 100m and 200m T37Ram Ratan Singh — Discus throw F51/52/53Rinku — Javelin F46Sachin Sarjerao Khilari — Shot put F46Shailesh Kumar — Long jump and high jump T63Sharath Makanahalli Shankarappa — 5000m and 1500m T13Sumit (Sumit Antil) — Javelin F64Ajeet Singh — Javelin F46Ayush Verma — Javelin F54; shot put F53Dharambir — Club throw F51Hokato Hotozhe Sema — Shot put F57Mohd Yasser — Shot put F46Navdeep — Javelin F41Parmod — 1500m T46Pranav Prashant Desai — 100m and 200m T64Praveen Kumar — High jump T64Rakesh — Discus throw F64Ravi Rongali — Javelin F41; shot put F40Solairaj Dharmaraj — Long jump T64Sujith Mandalamkunnath Sivadasan — Long jump and 100m T13Varun Singh Bhati — High jump T63Vishesh — Shot put F32Amit Kumar — Club throw F51Anubhav Choudhary — 100m and 200m T35Banti — High jump T64Bhavikkumar Dineshbhai Bharwad — 400m T47Pardeep Kumar — Discus throw F64Pradeep Kumar — Javelin F54Rahul — High jump T63Sandeep — 100m T44; 400m T64Sandip Sanjay Sargar — Javelin F64Soman Rana — Shot put F57Sukhchain — Javelin F55Parveen Kumar — Javelin and discus throw F57Praveen Sharma — Shot put and discus throw F11WomenAnjanaben Rohitbhai Bumbadiya — 400m T47Deepthi Jeevanji — 400m T20Nimisha Chakkungalparambil Suresh — Long jump T47Preeti Pal — 100m T35Simran — 100m T12Soumya — 1500m T13Jayanti Behera — 400m T47Tejalben Amraji Damor — 400m T12Radha Venkatesh — 1500m T13Amisha Rawat — Shot put F46Bhagyashri Madhavrao Jadhav — Shot put F34Karamjyoti — Discus throw F55Rakshitha Raju — 1500m T11Suchitra Parida — Javelin F56Suvarna Raj — Discus throw F54Ravanni Valasanaini — 1500m T115. Para badminton — 28 athletesWomenManisha Ramadass — Singles SU5; mixed doubles SL3-SU5Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan — Singles SH6; mixed doubles SH6Alphia James — Singles WH2; women’s doubles WH1-WH2; mixed doubles WH1-WH2Thulasimathi Murugesan — Singles SU5; women’s doubles SL3-SU5; mixed doubles SL3-SU5Mandeep Kaur — Singles SL3; women’s doubles SL3-SU5Neeraj — Singles SL3Shanthiya Vishwanathan — Singles SU5; women’s doubles SL3-SU5Kanak Singh Jadaun — Singles SL4Manasi Girishchandra Joshi — Singles SL3; women’s doubles SL3-SU5; mixed doubles SL3-SU5Pallavi Kaluvehalli Manjunathareddy — Singles WH1; women’s doubles WH1-WH2; mixed doubles WH1-WH2Sanjana Kumari — Singles SL3MenNaveen Sivakumar — Singles SL4Nitesh Kumar — Singles SL3; mixed doubles SL3-SU5Krishna Nagar — Singles SH6; men’s doubles SH6; mixed doubles SH6Pramod Bhagat — Singles SL3; men’s doubles SL3-SU5; mixed doubles SL3-SU5Sukant Kadam — Singles SL4; men’s doubles SL3-SU5Surya Kant Yadav — Singles SL4Ruthick Ragupathi — Singles SU5; mixed doubles SL3-SU5Sivarajan Solaimalai — Singles SH6; men’s doubles SH6Abu Hubaida — Singles WH2; men’s doubles WH1-WH2; mixed doubles WH1-WH2Prem Kumar Ale — Singles WH1; men’s doubles WH1-WH2; mixed doubles WH1-WH2Sudarsan Muthusamy Saravanakumar — Singles SH6Umesh Vikram Kumar — Singles SL3Haris Mythili Srikumar — Singles WH2Hardik Makkar — Singles SU5Abhijeet Sakhuja — Singles SL4Rakesh Pandey — Singles SU5Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj — Singles SL46. Para cycling — 1 athleteArshad Shaik: Men’s C1-3 1000m time trial; C1-2 3000m individual pursuit; C1-3 road race; C1-5 time trialShaik is India’s only para-cycling athlete in the approved squad.7. Para judo — 7 athletesMenKapil Parmar: Men’s -70kg J1Bijender: Men’s -95kg J2WomenRenuka Narayan Salave: Women’s -70kg J1Kokila: Women’s -52kg J2Gulshan: Women’s -70kg J2Vrushali Ashok More: Women’s -70kg J2Dimple: Women’s +70kg J28. Para powerlifting — 8 athletesMenAshok: Up to 65kgJhandu Kumar: Up to 72kgManish Kumar: Up to 59kgParmjeet Kumar: Up to 59kgWomenSuman Devi: Up to 61kg; women’s team eventKasthuri Rajamani: Up to 67kg; women’s team eventJaspreet Kaur: Up to 45kg; women’s team eventSeema Rani: Up to 61kg9. Para shooting — 13 athletesMenAnandha Krishnan H — R1 men’s 10m air rifle standing SH1Amir Ahmad Bhat — P3 open 25m pistol SH1Manish Narwal — P1 men’s 10m air pistol SH1Nihal Singh — P1 men’s 10m air pistol SH1; P3 open 25m pistol SH1Rakesh Nidagundi — R1 men’s 10m air rifle standing SH1Rudransh Khandelwal — P1 men’s 10m air pistol SH1; P4 open 50m pistol SH1Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar — R1 men’s 10m air rifle standing SH1WomenAvani Lekhara — R2 women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1; R8 women’s 50m rifle three positions SH1Mona Agarwal — R2 women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1; R8 women’s 50m rifle three positions SH1Bhakti Sharma — P2 women’s 10m air pistol SH1Rubina Francis — P2 women’s 10m air pistol SH1Shrishti Arora — P2 women’s 10m air pistol SH1Sumedha Pathak — P2 women’s 10m air pistol SH110. Para swimming — 16 athletesMenKapil Kumar — 100m and 400m freestyle S10; mixed 4x100m freestyle 34 pointsAjay Hindurao Bhosale — 50m and 100m freestyle S10Ravi Veera Venkata Bhavani Budigina — 50m, 100m and 400m freestyle; 100m backstroke; 100m breaststroke SB13Abdul Quadir Indori — 50m backstroke and 50m butterfly S5Suyash Narayan Jadhav — 50m freestyle and 50m butterfly S7Chaitanya Vishwas Kulkarni — 50m, 100m and 400m freestyle S6; 100m breaststroke SB5; mixed 4x100m freestyle 34 pointsRohit Kumar — 100m breaststroke SB4Gopichand Linguta — 400m freestyle and 100m backstroke S7Vanga Niranjan Mukundan — 400m freestyle and 50m butterfly S7Tejas Nandakumar — 50m freestyle and 100m backstroke S7; mixed 4x100m medley 34 pointsHimanshu Nandal — 50m, 100m and 400m freestyle; 100m backstroke; 100m breaststroke SB11Swatik Patil — 100m breaststroke SB9; mixed 4x100m medley 34 pointsMohammad Shams Aalam Shaikh — 100m breaststroke SB4Jahangir Molla — 100m breaststroke SB13; 100m butterfly S12WomenVaishnavi Vinod Jagtap — 50m, 100m and 400m freestyle S8; mixed 4x100m freestyle and medley 34 pointsDevanshi Satija — 50m freestyle S10; 100m backstroke and butterfly S10; mixed 4x100m freestyle and medley 34 points11. Para table tennis — 10 athletesWomenBhavinaben Hasmukhbhai Patel — Singles Class 4-5; women’s doubles WD5; mixed doubles XD7Sonalben Manubhai Patel — Singles Class 3Baby Sahana Ravi — Singles Class 9Ekta Bhyan — Singles Class 1; women’s doubles WD5Prachi Pandey — Singles Class 6Savita Vittal Ajjanakatti — Singles Class 8; mixed doubles XD17MenDattaprasad Jotiram Chougule — Singles Class 9; mixed doubles XD17Sandeep Dangi — Singles Class 1Jehan Dorab Madan — Singles Class 1; men’s doubles MD4Shubham Wadhwa — Singles Class 3; men’s doubles MD4; mixed doubles XD7