Deepthi Jeevanji Wins 400m T20 Gold with an Asian Para Games Record of 56.36 Seconds at Aichi-Nagoya
Deepthi Jeevanji won the women's 400m T20 final at the 5th Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on 20 October 2026, clocking 56.36 seconds for a new Asian Para Games record and finishing more than two seconds clear of Niina Kanno of Japan (58.92s) and Akane Kato (1:00.26). It was India's fifth gold of the Games and the first on Day 2. The Paris 2024 Paralympic bronze medallist's win came a day after Sheetal Devi equalled the compound archery world record with 704 at the same Games. Bhavina Patel added a table tennis bronze in the Women's Singles Class 4-5.
The T20 classification in para athletics is for athletes with an intellectual impairment | The Asian Para Games began at Guangzhou in 2010; at the 2022 edition held at Hangzhou, China, India won 111 medals | The Paralympic Games are governed by the International Paralympic Committee, headquartered at Bonn, Germany