India Closes Para Asian Games in Fourth With a Record 114 Medals

India finished fourth at the Para Asian Games in Nagoya, winning 114 medals, the highest total the country has ever brought home from the continental multi-sport event. The haul included 30 gold, 35 silver and 49 bronze medals.

The Games closed on Saturday with a colourful parade. Para shooter Mona Agarwal, a double gold medallist, marched at the front of the Indian contingent as flag bearer, carrying the tricolour alongside athlete Nishad Kumar.

The final placing was not settled until the last day. South Korea, with 29 gold medals, pushed hard for fourth position. India held on, and its 30 golds gave it a narrow edge in the gold count over its rival.

A Record That Speaks for Itself

The 114-medal total is more than a good number on a scoreboard. It is a new benchmark in the history of the Para Asian Games, and it shows that Indian para athletes are competing across a wide range of events and bringing home podium finishes in volume.

Look at the breakdown and the depth becomes clear. Bronze medals made up the largest share of the haul with 49, while silver added 35. Those are the medals that come from consistent performances across many events, not from a single standout day.

India secured its fourth-place finish safely and set a new record with its best-ever performance in Para Asian Games history.

Where India Stands Against the Giants

China dominated the table as expected. The host-region powerhouse finished first with 217 gold medals and 435 medals overall, a total nearly four times India’s tally of 114.

Japan took second place with 64 gold medals and 186 medals in total. Uzbekistan completed the top three with 45 gold medals and 145 medals overall. India sat behind that trio but ahead of South Korea, which had pressed the Indian side all the way to the final day.

The gap at the top is wide, and no one in Indian sport is pretending otherwise. Still, the table shows a country that now sits among the continent’s leading forces in para sport, not one that is merely taking part.

Flag Bearers and a Fitting Finish

Choosing Mona Agarwal and Nishad Kumar as flag bearers put the spotlight on the athletes who carried the campaign. Agarwal’s double gold at these Games gave her the kind of standing that made her an obvious choice to lead the team out.

For a delegation that spent the final day watching the standings closely, the closing parade offered a moment to breathe. The tricolour went up, the medals were counted, and the result was a record that India can point to with real pride.

What the Result Signals

Every record in sport is a marker, and this one tells a clear story. India went into the final stretch of the Games with its place in the top four at stake and came out with the best haul it has produced at this event.

The message to the next generation of para athletes is simple. The podium is reachable, the depth is growing, and the country’s performance in Nagoya has raised the bar for the Games that follow.