Team Arunachal Wins Record 84 Medals in NE Para Games 2025
Arunachal Pradesh secures its highest-ever medal tally at the 2nd North East Para Games 2025 with 84 medals, finishing as Regional Runner-Up behind Assam.
GUWAHATI- The Paralympic Association of Arunachal (PAA) has announced Arunachal Pradesh’s strongest-ever competitive performance at the 2nd North East Para Games 2025, held in Guwahati from November 27 to 29. The event is the region’s largest classification-based multi-sport platform for Divyangjan (athletes with disabilities).
Arunachal Pradesh finished Overall 2nd (Regional Runner-Up), ranking behind champions Assam, while Tripura secured the third position. This marks the State’s highest competition-earned medal tally since the inception of the Games.
Official Medal Rankings
- Overall Champions – Assam
- Regional Runner-Up – Arunachal Pradesh
- 3rd Position – Tripura
Team Arunachal Medal Tally
- 🥇 Gold: 23
- 🥈 Silver: 31
- 🥉 Bronze: 30
Total: 84 Medals
This represents a significant leap compared to the previous edition.
- 1st Edition: 15 Gold, 21 Silver, 17 Bronze — Total: 53
- 2nd Edition: 23 Gold, 31 Silver, 30 Bronze — Total: 84
PAA attributes the improvement to broader classification access, strengthened coaching pipelines, higher finals conversions, increased athlete registration and greater competitive exposure across para disciplines.
Disciplines Represented
- Para Athletics: T11, T13, T20, T35, T40, T55, F11, F46, F57, F45, F44 and others
- Para Badminton: SL-3, SL-4, SU-5, SH-6
- Para Table Tennis: S6, S10
- Para Swimming: 50m & 100m Freestyle
- Para Chess: General & VI/VIB
- Para Boccia: BC-2, BC-3, BC-4
PAA stated that Arunachal has proved that “disability is a different starting line, not a finishing point.” With equal opportunity, para-athletes are excelling with professionalism and resilience, inspiring youth, strengthening governance, and shifting social perceptions around disability sport.
The Association expressed confidence that with sustained structured support, Arunachal’s para-athletes will continue rising to national and international podiums in future competitions.
