Asian Para Games 2026: Mona Agarwal Creates World Record as India Reaches 27 Gold Medals
Brief By Newsbrief / 10:55 AM on 23 Oct 2026
Nagoya: Indian shooter Mona Agarwal delivered a record-breaking performance at the Asian Para Games 2026, winning gold in the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 event with 357.5 points. She surpassed the previous world record of 356 points held by Sweden’s Anna Benson. China’s Zhang Cuiping won silver with 353.7 points, while South Korea’s Myong Kim claimed bronze with 344.4 points. India’s Avani Lekhara finished fourth with 333.2 points.
Mona’s victory took India’s gold medal tally to 27, matching the country’s gold-medal record from the previous edition.
India narrowly missed another medal in para archery. The mixed recurve pair of Harvinder Singh and Bhavana Chaudhary lost the bronze-medal contest against Iran 4–5 in a shoot-off after the match was tied following the regulation sets.
India also secured a bronze medal in men’s MD4 doubles table tennis through Jehan Dorab Madan and Shubham Wadhwa.
According to the earlier medal standings reported on October 23, India had 101 medals, including 26 gold, 32 silver and 43 bronze, placing fourth behind China, Japan and Uzbekistan. Mona’s gold subsequently increased India’s gold tally to 27.