PM Modi congratulates Indian para athletes after Asian Para Games medals
The PM India archive listed congratulatory messages on 20 October for Himanshu Nandal and Baby Sahana Ravi after bronze-medal performances at the Asian Para Games.
The Prime Minister’s official news archive listed congratulatory messages dated 20 October 2026 for Himanshu Nandal, who won bronze in the men’s 400-metre freestyle S11 event, and Baby Sahana Ravi, who won bronze in women’s singles Class 9 table tennis at the Asian Para Games. The claims below are limited to those official entries.
The two entries
The official PM India archive says Nandal won bronze in the men’s 400m freestyle S11 event. A separate entry says Baby Sahana Ravi won bronze in women’s singles Class 9. Both entries are dated 20 October 2026.
These are separate events in different sports and classifications. The source page is a record of the Prime Minister’s congratulations; for complete results, readers should also consult the competition’s official results system.
Why classifications matter
Para sport uses sport-specific classifications intended to group athletes according to the impact of an eligible impairment on competition. S11 is a vision-impairment class in swimming, while table tennis Class 9 is a standing class for athletes with specified physical impairments.
A medal report should retain the sport, event and class instead of reducing a result to a name alone. This roundup does not add unverified claims about rankings, training history or medal-table totals.
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Frequently asked questions
Are the two bronze medals from the same sport?
No. Himanshu Nandal’s result was in swimming; Baby Sahana Ravi’s was in table tennis.