Simran Shamra won her second gold medal in the Asian Games |courtesy – SAI
\n\nSimran Sharma won two gold medals in as many days for India in the 2026 Asian Para Games and became only the fourth Indian athlete in history to finish a single edition of the competition with two gold medals. She is only the second female to achieve the feat in history while also securing a Games record in both events.
\n\nFollowing her historic gold medal in the Women's 200m T12 race on Tuesday (October 20), she also secured a gold in the Women's 100m T12 race alongside her guide, Shivam. The ace Indian athlete set a Games record with an incredible time of just 12.02 seconds. She had also set a Games record in the 200m T12 race by finishing the race in just 24.80 seconds.
\n\nIn the 2023 edition at Hangzhou, Simran won the silver in both the 100m T12 and 200m T12 races with times of 12.68 seconds and 26.12 seconds
\n\nFor those unversed, the T12 category is for para athletes with visual impairments.
\n\nAlongside her four medals in the Asian Para Games, Simran also won the bronze medal in the 2024 Paris Paralympics…
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