Nagoya: India's Anjanaben Bumbadiya clinched the women's 400m T47 gold at the Asian Para Games with compatriot Jayanti Behera grabbing the silver in the same event here on Thursday.

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DOUBLE DELIGHT FOR INDIA

Anjanaben and Jayanti clinched Gold and Silver, respectively in the Women’s 400m T47 event, adding two more medals to India’s tally. #Cheer4Bharat pic.twitter.com/9zG19hjFxz

— Doordarshan Sports (@ddsportschannel) October 22, 2026

Bumbadia clocked 59.97sec to be the only runner in the four-athlete race with a sub one minute performance. Behera ended with a timing of 1:00.65sec, while Thailand's Sasirawan Inthachot took the bronze with 1:02.58sec.

DOUBLE MEDAL ALERT FOR INDIA

Anjanaben - CHAMPION
Jayanti Behera

INCREDIBLE FINISH BY GIRLS IN WOMEN’S 400M T47 AT ASIAN PARA GAMES!!! pic.twitter.com/f4kbQ4CdUk

— The Khel India (@TheKhelIndia) October 22, 2026

In the women's 400m T12 event, visually impaired Tejalben Damor won her second medal of the Games by finishing with a silver after clocking 57.60sec. She had earlier won a bronze in the 200m T12 competition.

The T47 category covers athletes with a below-elbow amputation, wrist amputation, or similar upper-limb deficiency/impairment affecting one arm. 

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