Asian Para Games 2026 India squad: Full list of 166 athletes across 10 sports

India's Sports Ministry has approved a 275-member contingent, including 166 athletes across 10 disciplines, for the 2026 Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. Taking place from October 18 to 24, the Indian squad features 111 male and 55 female competitors alongside 109 officials and staff. Leading figures in the team include archer Sheetal Devi, badminton stars Pramod Bhagat and Suhas Yathiraj, and table tennis player Bhavina Patel.

Para-athletics forms the largest portion of the squad with 62 athletes, followed by para-badminton with 28, para-swimming with 16, and para-shooting with 13. Other represented sports include para-archery, para-table tennis, blind football, para-powerlifting, para-judo, and para-cycling. Notable entrants also feature Tokyo Paralympic shooting gold medallist Avani Lekhara.