Simran Sharma wins double gold at Asian Para Games 2026 with 100m record
Synopsis
Simran Sharma made history at Nagoya — not once but twice. Within 24 hours she set Games records in both the 100m and 200m T12, converting a Hangzhou 2022 silver in each into gold. Backed by TOPS and already a Paris Paralympic medallist and world champion, she is now the defining face of Indian para sprinting at a Games where India's depth across sprints and javelin is impossible to ignore.
Key Takeaways
Simran Sharma won gold in the women's 100m T12 at Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games with a Games-record 12.02 seconds on 21 October 2026 .
She also won gold in the women's 200m T12 on 20 October with a Games-record 24.80 seconds , completing a double-gold haul.
Dilip Gavit Mahadu and Mohammed Basil Morssinganakathi delivered a 1-2 finish in the men's 100m T47 , with Basil's 10.72 seconds setting a new Games record .
India won medals in three javelin throw events — F55, F12/13, and F53 — on Day 6, including a silver by Manjeet Vyas with a personal best of 61.03m .
Debutante Tejalben Damor from Gujarat secured bronze in the women's 200m T12 with a personal best of 25.23 seconds .
Simran is a Paris Paralympic 2024 bronze medallist and 100m world champion , supported by TOPS .
Indian para sprinter Simran Sharma claimed her second gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games on Wednesday, 21 October, storming to victory in the women's 100m T12 final with a Games-record time of 12.02 seconds — bettering her own mark of 12.13 seconds set in the heats earlier the same day. The performance capped a dominant double-gold showing for the 24-year-old across the sprint events.
A Double Gold and a Games Record
Simran had already lit up the track on Tuesday, 20 October, winning the women's 200m T12 gold with a Games-record time of 24.80 seconds, improving her Hangzhou 2022 silver-medal mark of 26.12 seconds by a remarkable 1.32 seconds. In the 100m, her journey from silver at Hangzhou 2022 (12.68 seconds) to gold in 2026 represents a personal improvement of 0.66 seconds — a significant margin in elite para sprinting.
A Paris Paralympic 2024 bronze medallist in the T12 category and a world champion in the 100m, Simran is supported by the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS). Her double-gold haul at Nagoya underlines the return on India's structured para-athlete investment programme. Notably, she improved in both events from silver to gold compared to the previous edition, making this the clearest evidence yet of her upward trajectory.
India's Sprint Dominance Continues
The Indian team extended its footprint beyond Simran's headline performances. In the men's 100m T47, India recorded a remarkable one-two finish: Dilip Gavit Mahadu won gold in 10.69 seconds while Mohammed Basil Morssinganakathi took silver in 10.72 seconds, a time that set a new Games record. The duo replicated their podium order from the Commonwealth Games 2026, signalling consistent dominance in the classification.
In the men's 100m T64, Pranav Desai of Thane earned bronze with a timing of 11.96 seconds, improving from a fourth-place finish at Hangzhou 2022 where he had clocked 11.91 seconds. Meanwhile, debutante Tejalben Damor, a visually impaired T12 para-athlete from Gujarat, secured bronze in the women's 200m T12 with a personal best of 25.23 seconds — a strong first showing on the Asian Para Games stage.
Javelin Throw Adds to India's Medal Haul
India also gathered multiple podium finishes in the javelin throw disciplines on Day 6 of competition. In the men's javelin throw F55, Sukhchain claimed bronze with a personal best of 29.94 metres, produced on his third attempt, bettering his opening throw of 27.35m. He had won bronze in the same event at Hangzhou 2022 with 30.36m. China's Feifei Zhou dominated with a world-record throw of 37.63m for gold, while Iran's Zafar Zaker took silver with a personal best of 36.00m.
In the men's javelin throw F12/13, Manjeet Vyas secured silver with a personal best of 61.03m, recording his best effort on his second attempt. The men's javelin throw F53 — which uses a points-based system across classifications — yielded two more medals for India: Pradeep Kumar took silver with a personal best of 27.45m on his final attempt, and Ayush Verma secured bronze with a personal best of 17.88m on his fifth attempt.
India's Broader Para Athletics Campaign
The results on Day 6 collectively strengthened India's position in the para athletics medal table at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games. With golds, silvers, and bronzes spread across sprint and field events, the performance reflects the depth India has built at the para sports level. This comes amid growing institutional support through TOPS and a pipeline of athletes now competing successfully at back-to-back major Games cycles.
With further athletics and field events remaining, India's para contingent will look to build on this momentum in the coming days at Nagoya.
Point of View
While simultaneously climbing from Paralympic bronze to the summit of the world rankings. What makes Day 6 more significant than a single headline is the depth: a 1-2 in the men's 100m T47 that mirrors a Commonwealth Games result, a Gujarat debutante on the podium, and medals scattered across three javelin classifications. Indian para athletics is no longer dependent on one name — and that structural shift rarely gets the coverage it deserves.
NationPress
21 Oct 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
What records did Simran Sharma set at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games?
Simran Sharma set two Games records at Nagoya 2026 — 24.80 seconds in the women's 200m T12 on 20 October and 12.02 seconds in the women's 100m T12 on 21 October, both improving marks she had set earlier in the same Games.
How has Simran Sharma's performance improved since the 2022 Asian Para Games?
At the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games, Simran won silver in both the 100m T12 (12.68 seconds) and 200m T12 (26.12 seconds). At Nagoya 2026 she won gold in both, improving by 0.66 seconds in the 100m and 1.32 seconds in the 200m — an exceptional progression by elite para-sprint standards.
Which other Indian athletes won medals in para athletics at Nagoya 2026 on Day 6?
On Day 6, Dilip Gavit Mahadu won gold and Mohammed Basil Morssinganakathi took silver in the men's 100m T47, with Basil's time of 10.72 seconds setting a Games record. Pranav Desai claimed bronze in the men's 100m T64. In javelin, Sukhchain (F55 bronze), Manjeet Vyas (F12/13 silver), Pradeep Kumar (F53 silver), and Ayush Verma (F53 bronze) all medalled. Debutante Tejalben Damor won bronze in the women's 200m T12.
What is the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) and how is it linked to Simran Sharma?
The Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) is a Government of India programme that provides financial and logistical support to elite athletes with Olympic and Paralympic medal potential. Simran Sharma is a TOPS beneficiary, and her progression from Hangzhou silver to Nagoya gold and a Paris Paralympic bronze has been cited as evidence of the scheme's effectiveness.
What was India's overall Day 6 performance at the 2026 Asian Para Games?
India had a strong Day 6 at Aichi-Nagoya 2026, picking up medals across sprint and javelin events — including two golds, multiple silvers, and bronzes. The performances spanned T12, T47, T64, T64, F55, F12/13, and F53 classifications, reflecting growing depth in India's para athletics contingent.
