Asian Para Games: Superb Simran grabs second gold with record in 100m T12

Gold medalist Simran Sharma, centre, and bronze medalist Tejalben Damor, right, pose with the tricolour on October 21 2026 | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Indian sprinter Simran collected her second gold medal at the Asian Para Games by winning the women's 100m T12 competition with a Games record time of 12.02 seconds on Wednesday (October 21, 2026).Simran had also won the 200m gold with a new Games record on Tuesday (October 20).On Wednesday (October 21), she once again finished ahead of Iran's Hajar Safarzadeh, who clocked 12.30sec. Indonesia's Made Ni Putri finished third with a timing of 12.51sec.T12 classification covers athletes with moderate visual impairment.The 26-year-old Simran, who won a bronze in the 2024 Paris Paralympics, is on a comeback trail with her new guide Shivam after her previous guide Umar Saifi was banned for a doping violation.Simran had won silver medals in both her events in the 2023 Hangzhou edition of the Games. Published - October 21, 2026 05:18 pm IST