India secured a 1-2 finish in the women’s 1500m T12/T13 event at the 2026 Asian Para Games, with Soumya Kumar winning gold and Radha Venkatesh claiming silver on Monday.Soumya, running alongside her guide Bharath Kumar, clocked a personal best of 5:12.39 to finish on top with 621 points. Radha, who competed with guide Govind Solanki, secured the silver medal with 421 points after recording a time of 5:30.90.Japan’s Mana Sasaki took bronze with 336 points, despite clocking 5:12.15, faster than both Indian athletes. As the T12 and T13 classifications were combined for the event, the final standings were determined using a points-based system that accounted for the athletes’ classification and performance.The double podium finish added to India’s medal tally at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games, with Soumya and Radha delivering a memorable result in the middle-distance event.
Bronze for Raju in 1500M T11
Meanwhile, India’s Rakshitha Raju clinched bronze in the women’s 1500m T11 event at the Asian Para Games, clocking 5:31.45 to finish third.Her compatriot Ravanni Valasanaini narrowly missed out on a podium finish, placing fourth with a personal-best time of 5:41.85. China’s Shanshan He and Zengli Huang claimed gold and silver, respectively.
