In the men’s events, Indonesia’s seasoned para archers Kholidin and Ken Swagumilang underlined their form ahead of the continental Games by reaching the recurve men’s and compound men’s individual finals, respectively.
Swagumilang, who topped the compound men’s qualification with a season-best 704, continued his steady run by defeating home favourite Toman Kumar on his way to the final. He will meet France’s third seed Maxime Guérin in the compound men’s individual gold medal match on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, world number seven and second seed Kholidin defeated 14th seed Gan Jun of China in the semifinals to book a recurve men’s individual final against Mexico’s fourth seed and Santiago 2023 Parapan American Games Champion Samuel Molina. The 36th-ranked Gan had shocked reigning Paralympic Champion Singh in the elimination round.
In the visually impaired final, Cyprus’ world number one Christos Misos defeated teenage home archer Tanvi Pravin Ingale, 6-4, to continue his winning run on the circuit.
“I am very happy with the result. My focus is always to give my best – I make sure my arrows always hit the target,” the 18-year-old said.
For Pravin Ingale, the silver marked her first international medal. Although she had targeted gold, the teenager was pleased with the result.
“I am very happy with the result,” the 18-year-old said. “My focus is always to give my best – I make sure my arrows always hit the target.”
Competition at Ahmedabad 2026 continues on Tuesday with the team finals.
