India secured a 1-2 finish in the women’s 1500m T12/T13 event at the 2026 Asian Para Games, with Soumya Kumar winning gold and Radha Venkatesh claiming silver on Monday.Soumya, running alongside her guide Bharath Kumar, clocked a personal best of 5:12.39 to finish on top with 621 points. Radha, who competed with guide Govind Solanki, secured the silver medal with 421 points after recording a time of 5:30.90.Japan’s Mana Sasaki took bronze with 336 points, despite clocking 5:12.15, faster than both Indian athletes. As the T12 and T13 classifications were combined for the event, the final standings were determined using a points-based system that accounted for the athletes’ classification and performance.The double podium finish added to India’s medal tally at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games, with Soumya and Radha delivering a memorable result in the middle-distance event.In the most severe category of T11 for the visually impaired, India’s Ravanni Valasanaini ended with a bronze after the original third-place finisher Rakshitha Raju was disqualified for a technical violation that covers non-compliance in relation to clothing, shoes, and bibs.
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