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Indonesia claims 15th gold with boccia team victory at Asian Para Games

An 11-3 win over Thailand lifted Indonesia's medal haul to 72 and put the team eighth in the provisional standings.

By Sari Wulandari

Boccia balls grouped near a white target ball on an indoor court
Photo: CNN Indonesia

Felix Ardi Yudha, Gischa Zayana and Muhammad Afrizal Syafa delivered Indonesia's 15th gold medal at the 2026 Asian Para Games by beating Thailand 11-3 in the mixed BC1/BC2 boccia team final on 24 October. The match took place at Nagoya City General Gymnasium in Nagoya, Japan.

The result brought Indonesia's tally to 15 golds, 20 silvers and 37 bronzes, placing it eighth in the provisional medal table. Indonesia had the second-highest gold medal count among ASEAN countries, with the Games due to finish on 24 October.

The boccia victory followed three Indonesian para badminton golds on 23 October, in SL3-SU5 mixed doubles, SH6 mixed doubles and SL3-SU5 men's doubles.

Leani Ratri Oktila and Hikmat Ramdani secured the first of those badminton titles, defeating India's Thulasimathi and Kumar Nitesh 11-21, 21-19, 21-14 in the SL3-SU5 mixed doubles final. Rina Marlina and Subhan then took SH6 mixed doubles gold against China's Shuangbao Lin and Qingtao Zeng, winning 21-16, 11-21, 21-15.

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