China made a strong impression at the Asian Para Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026, topping the para archery medal table with nine gold, four silver and six bronze medals and winning medals across every event.
The compound men’s final delivered one of the week’s closest contests.
China’s Xinliang Ai and Iran’s Amirmohammad Barani finished level at 144 points after a tight match, with Ai taking gold in the shoot-off.
Ai Xinliang, the 2018 Asian Para Games gold medallist, took an early lead with 29 to Barani’s 27, but the Iranian hit a perfect 30 in the second set to keep the contest tight. Both archers scored 29 in each of the next two sets, before Barani’s 29 to Ai’s 28 in the final set forced a 144-144 tie. With gold on the line, Ai held his nerve in the shoot-off, hitting a 10 to Barani’s nine to claim the title.
China’s Yicheng Zhang took bronze after defeating India’s Toman Kumar.
In the women’s compound final, defending champion Sheetal Devi recovered from a difficult second set to defeat Singapore’s Nur Syahidah Alim 142-139.
After opening with 29 points apiece, Devi scored 26 as Alim shot a perfect 30. The Indian responded with a perfect 30 in the next set, then held her advantage through the final two sets to retain her title. China’s Xueqing Xu won bronze.
Devi returned to the podium in the compound mixed team event, where she and fellow world number one Toman Kumar defeated Indonesia 151-148 for gold.
India took an early lead with 38 points to Indonesia’s 37, then extended the advantage with a 39-36 second set. Indonesia fought back in the third, scoring 37 to India’s 36, but both teams finished with 38 in the final set as India secured a 151-148 victory.
