Sachin Khilari Sets Games Record as India Sweep Shot Put F46 Podium at Asian Para Games

India's para-athletes produced a second all-Indian podium in two days at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games on Wednesday, with Sachin Khilari leading a clean sweep of the men's shot put F46 final and breaking the Games record in the process.

Khilari, the Paris Paralympics silver medallist and a two-time world champion, was in control from the start. He opened with 15.79 metres, kept every throw beyond 15 metres, and then saved his best for last, launching 15.87m on his sixth attempt. That beat the previous Games record of 15.67m, set by China's Wei Enlong in Jakarta in 2018, and allowed Khilari to retain the title he won at the last edition in China.

Mohd Yasser took silver with a season-best 15.06m on his third attempt, and Praveen completed the sweep with 14.94m, also a season best.

A Morning of Gold

The F46 sweep headlined a strong morning for India in athletics. Praveen Kumar won the men's high jump T64 with a Games-record clearance of 2.05m, with Banti adding silver in the same event. In the men's shot put F53, Ayush Verma took gold with 8.16m on his fifth attempt, edging Iran's Alireza Hemami by just seven centimetres, a day after he collected bronze in the javelin.

There was a near miss too. Bhagyashri Jadhav threw a personal-best 8.19m in the women's shot put F34 but had to settle for silver behind China's Lijuan Zou, who set a Games record of 9.07m. It is Jadhav's second straight Asian Para Games silver in the event.

Where India Stand

The gold rush lifted India to 12 gold medals and 45 overall, made up of 12 gold, 15 silver and 18 bronze, placing the country fifth in the standings at the time of the latest update. South Korea, just above India with 13 golds, is the immediate target.

The breakdown also tells a clear story: 11 of India's 12 golds have come from athletics. Throwing events in particular have become a reliable source of medals, with Wednesday's sweep following Tuesday's clean sweep in the men's discus F43/F44/F62/F64, led by Devender Kumar. We covered Tuesday's results, including Nishad Kumar's second gold, in our earlier report.

Why the Sweep Matters

Clean sweeps are rare at a continental Games, and two in consecutive days point to depth rather than a single star. In the F46 class, which covers athletes with upper-limb impairments, India now has three throwers capable of beating the rest of Asia on the same day. That depth is what gives national selectors options heading into the next Paralympic cycle and the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

For Khilari, the record also underlines his form late in a long season. Consistency was the standout: six throws, all at a level that would have won most international meets.

With several days of competition still to come, India will be looking to its athletics squad and other disciplines to close the gap on South Korea and push for a top-four finish.

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