India’s star athlete Ravi Budigina won his third medal for his country at the Asian Para Games 2026Scroll down to read the full story.
Published: October 22, 2026, 7:56 PM IST
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Ravi Budigina wins third medal for India at the Asian Para Games 2026 (Image – X)
Indian swimmer Ravi Budigina won his third medal at the Asian Para Games on ThursdayHe won bronze in the men’s 50m freestyle S13 eventThree other Indian swimmers also won medals on the same dayTheir wins took India’s total medal count in swimming to 10However, India is still waiting to win its first gold medal in swimming.
The 18-year-old Ravi finished the men’s 50m freestyle race in 25.89 seconds and came thirdHe is from Andhra Pradesh and has a vision problemRavi had already won two silver medals earlier in the weekHe finished second in the men’s 100m backstroke and 100m freestyle eventsWith his bronze medal on Thursday, he won three medals at the Asian Para Games.
Kapil Kumar won a silver medal in the men’s 400m freestyle S10 eventThe 26-year-old finished the race in 4 minutes and 38.44 secondsJapan’s Akito Minai won gold after finishing in 4 minutes and 27.44 secondsHe also set a new Games recordIran’s Shahin Izadyar finished third and won bronze with a time of 4 minutes and 38.65 seconds.
Swatik Patil also won a bronze medal for IndiaHe finished third in the men’s 100m breaststroke SB9 event with a time of 1 minute and 13.77 secondsIran’s Sina Zeyghaminejad won gold after finishing in 1 minute and 9.47 secondsHis teammate Shahin Izadyar took silver with a time of 1 minute and 13.23 secondsSwatik’s medal added to India’s total in swimming.
Tejas Nandakumar also won bronze in the men’s 100m backstroke S7 eventHe finished the race in 1 minute and 18.58 secondsChina’s Jingsong Ruan won gold and set a new Games record with a time of 1 minute and 12.16 secondsSingapore’s Soong Wei Toh finished second and won silver after clocking 1 minute and 16.09 secondsTejas came third to win bronze for India.
Tejas is from Karnataka and was born with a condition that affects his legsHe competed against swimmers from other countries and finished among the top three in his eventHis bronze medal gave India another reason to celebrate at the Asian Para Games.
