Indian para paddlers sign off with 16 medals in Finland

Story by  PTI | Posted by  Ashhar Alam | Date 31-08-2026
Shubham Wadhwa
Shubham Wadhwa

 

New Delhi

India signed off with a haul of 16 medals including six gold, four silver and six bronze, from the ITTF World Para Future Lahti tournament in Finland.

The singles events accounted for 10 medals, while India paratheletes added six more in doubles including two gold, one silver and three bronze.

Rameshbhai Chaudhary and Sumit Sehgal spearheaded the men's doubles campaign in Classes 4-8, claiming gold with a composed 3-0 victory over South Africa's Ibrahim Abdullaha and Rakan Abdulrahman in the final.

Sumit completed a memorable doubles' double, partnering with Deepikarani Ramanathan to the mixed doubles title. The duo overcame Finland’s Timo Kalavei and Aino Tapola 3-0 in the final.

Sonal Patel and Rameshbhai added a silver in mixed doubles after reaching the final, while three Indian combinations secured bronze.

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Shubham Wadhwa and JD Madan took the men's doubles bronze, Prachi Pandey and Savita Ajjanakatti claimed bronze in women’s doubles while Shivam Pal and Noorali Jamani completed the doubles tally with a mixed doubles bronze.