India's Kokila Wins Silver and Kapil Parmar Bronze in Judo at Asian Para Games 2026
At the 2026 Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, India's visually impaired judoka Kokila secured a silver medal in the women's J2 -52kg category after defeating reigning world champion Yi Liu of China in the semifinals. Kokila lost the final to Kyrgyzstan's Aibike Ulanbek Kyzy by ippon in 21 seconds. Meanwhile, Kapil Parmar won bronze in the men's J1 -70kg category, defeating Indonesia's Ahnaf Rafli Shidqi. Both athletes added to India's medal tally, marking significant achievements in para-judo.
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news18 broke this story on 19 Oct, 04:45 am. Other outlets followed.