Sandeep won gold with a time of 52.28 seconds in men's 400m T64. (SAI Photo)

Sandeep broke the men’s 400m T64 world record to win gold at the 2026 Asian Para Games while fellow Indian Ajay Kumar took bronze, thus pushing the country’s tally at this year’s event past 100. It is the second consecutive Asian Para Games in which India have hit the century mark on the medal table, with the country’s best tally thus far being the 108 that was won at Hangzhou 2022.

Sandeep won gold with a run of 52.28 seconds in what is his first appearance at the Asian Para Games. Ajay, meanwhile, finished with a time of 53.61 seconds, which was itself better than the existing Games record.

Sandeep wasn’t the only Indian to break a world record on Friday. In the javelin throw F37/38 final at the same venue, Haney produced a world record throw of 60.49m for gold, scoring 1116 Raza points.…