Carpena wins shot put bronze at Asian Para Games
A personal best of 11.39 metres brought the Philippines its second para athletics medal at the 2026 Games.
The Philippines’ Ma. Ravinia Carpena earned bronze with a personal-best 11.39-metre effort in the F20 women’s shot put final at the 2026 Asian Para Games.
Japan’s Reina Hori won gold after throwing 13.57 metres. The silver medal went to Malaysia’s Siti Noraidah Suherman, whose mark was 11.41 metres.
Carpena’s result gave the Philippines a second para athletics medal at the Games, following King James Reyes’ bronze in the T46 men’s 1,500-metre race.
The Philippine medal tally stood at seven overall, with two gold medals and two silvers among them.
