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Sachin Chamaria to Represent India in Boccia at Para Asian Games 2026
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News18•16-10-2026, 16:45
Sachin Chamaria to Represent India in Boccia at Para Asian Games 2026
- •Sachin Chamaria has been approved by the Sports Ministry to represent India in the BC3 Individual and Pairs events at the Aichi-Nagoya Para Asian Games 2026.
- •After a severe spinal cord injury in 2008 left him paralysed in all four limbs, Sachin discovered Boccia in 2021 and became a six-time consecutive National Gold Medallist.
- •Ranked 19th in the world, Sachin holds the highest world ranking among Indian Boccia players and has won multiple international medals including gold in Bahrain and silver and bronze in Cairo.
- •As a disability inclusion advocate, he hopes his participation will bring greater visibility to Boccia in India and encourage more athletes with disabilities to take up sports.
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Sachin Chamaria will represent India in both the BC3 Individual and Pairs events at the Aichi-Nagoya Para Asian Games 2026 following approval by the Sports Ministry.
After experiencing a severe spinal cord injury in 2008 that left him paralysed in all four limbs, Sachin Chamaria discovered Boccia in 2021 as a way to return to competitive sport.
Sachin Chamaria won a gold medal at the World Boccia Challenger in Bahrain in 2024, becoming the first Indian male BC3 athlete to win international gold, and earned a silver in BC3 Pairs and bronze in BC3 Individual at the 2026 World Boccia Challenger in Cairo.
