In the fifth edition of the Asian Youth Para Games held in Dubai, UAE, India’s campaign was a successful one. India finished at No. 7 on the medals table with 56 medals in the tally that included 19 gold, 15 silver, and 16 bronze.
Paralympic bronze medallist Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan brought honour to her country after securing two medals in the badminton sport. She won gold in the women’s singles and a bronze in the doubles event.
Born in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, Nithya is supported by her father, grandmother, and her brother, who lost her mother at the age of one. Her introduction to sports was done by her father, who was a sports enthusiast, as well as her brother, who used to play cricket at the district level. Her love for sports started with cricket, but then she found an interest in badminton after watching the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Soon her interest turned into passion. She started playing badminton on the streets along with her friends. From practicing twice a week, she then started training herself on a daily basis. After the Covid-19 outbreak, she got familiar with Para-Badminton and moved to Lucknow to train under Gaurav Khanna, Team India head coach.
Not long after, she started competing in international events from the year 2021. And this year, she got the chance to represent her country at the Asian Youth Para Games and brought success with two medal wins. Nithya, however, has set her aim to represent India at the World Championship 2026, followed by the 2028 LA Olympics.
Asian Youth Para Games 2025
The tournament was scheduled from December 10 to 13 and featured 11 different sports, including archery, athletics, badminton, boccia, goalball, powerlifting, swimming, taekwondo, table tennis, wheelchair basketball, and arm-wrestling.
India saw a 99-member contingent in participation. Among the 99, 61 were men, and the rest 38 were women who competed in only eight sports disciplines in the tournament. Athletics saw the highest number of participants from India, with over 50 athletes. In badminton, there were only 15 members. Meanwhile, in table tennis and archery, there were seven Indian players in each sport.
Indian Women winners at Asian Youth Para Games 2025
| ATHLETE | EVENT | SPORT | MEDAL | |
| 1. | Nithya Sre Sivan | Women’s Singles
Women’s Doubles |
Badminton
Badminton |
Gold
Bronze |
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2.
|
Devanshi Manoj Rana |
Girls 12-15 100 LC Meter Backstroke S1-2/S6-14 Multi-Class S10
100m Freestyle Girls 12-15 S10 Girls 12-15 50 LC Meter Freestyle S1 – 13 Multi-Class S10 |
Swimming Swimming Swimming |
Gold Silver Bronze |
|
3.
|
Bhuvi Agrawal |
Women’s Long Jump – T20 Women’s Shot Put – F20 |
Athletics Athletics |
Gold Gold |
|
4.
|
Anishmita Konwar |
Women’s Long Jump – T42, T43, T44, T45, T46, T47, T61, T62, T63, T64 |
Athletics | Gold |
|
5.
|
Baby Sahana Ravi | U23 Women’s Singles Class 9 | Table Tennis | Gold |
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6.
|
Jyoti |
Women’s Discus Throw – F51, F52, F53, F54, F55, F56, F57 |
Athletics |
Gold |
|
7.
|
Bharathi Bharathesh | Women’s Long Jump – T35, T36, T37, T38 | Athletics | Silver |
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8.
|
Manshiben Vasav |
Women’s Javelin Throw – F42, F43, F44, F45, F46, F47, F61, F62, F63, F64
|
Athletics | Silver |
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9.
|
Vijaya Deepika Gangapatnam
|
U23 Women’s Singles Classes 1-5
|
Table Tennis | Bronze |
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10.
|
Priya Sarman Kodiyatar |
Women’s Long Jump – T42, T43, T44, T45, T46, T47, T61, T62, T63, T64 |
Athletics |
Bronze |
|
11.
|
Gokila Kaliyappan |
Women’s Discus Throw – F51, F52, F53, F54, F55, F56, F57
|
Athletics |
Bronze
|
|
12.
|
Linciya Arockiadass |
Seniors Female-K44 +65 / Seniors +65 kg |
Taekwondo |
Bronze |
|
13.
|
Muskan | Seniors Female-K44 -52 / Seniors -52 kg | Taekwondo | Bronze |
Inputs sourced from [Olympics], [Sportstar]
