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Thailand wins four of the eight boccia golds at the Asian Para Games

At Aichi-Nagoya 2026, Thai athletes dominated boccia, a Paralympic precision sport for people with severe physical impairments.

Thailand wins four of the eight boccia golds at the Asian Para Games
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Thailand won four of the eight boccia gold medals at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games in Japan. The champions were Witsanu Huadpradit, Withun Chanthakhat, Pornchok Larpuen and Ladamanee Kla-han.

The first boccia gold of the Games went to Indonesia’s Handayani, who came from behind to win the women’s individual BC1 final 5-4 against Malaysia’s Angeline Melissa.

Day 3 featured medal events in nine sports. In Para cycling, Uzbekistan’s Marjona Pardaboyeva won the women’s T1-2 time trial, with compatriot Odina Khamdamova taking silver for a one-two finish.

Original sourceComité Paralímpico Internacional (IPC) — read the full story

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