Rina and Subhan defend Asian Para Games title for Indonesia's 12th gold
The SH6 mixed doubles pair beat China's Shuangbao Lin and Qingtao Zeng in three games as Indonesia moved to eighth in the medal standings.
Indonesia claimed its 12th gold medal at the 2026 Asian Para Games when Rina Marlina and Subhan retained their SH6 mixed doubles badminton title on 23 October. They defeated China's Shuangbao Lin and Qingtao Zeng 21-16, 11-21, 21-15 at Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium in Aichi.
The Indonesian pair also won the event at the 2022 Asian Para Games and took bronze at the 2024 Paralympics.
Leani Ratri Oktila and Hikmat Ramdani had earlier delivered Indonesia's first para badminton gold of the Games. In the SL3-SU5 mixed doubles final, they overcame India's Thulasimathi and Kumar Nitesh 11-21, 21-19, 21-14.
Ratri also earned silver in SL3 women's singles, losing 21-23, 21-13, 17-21 to China's Cheng Hefang. Fredy Setiawan finished with silver in SL4 men's singles after India's Naveen Sivakumar beat him 21-9, 21-17.
Another Indonesian pair, Suryo Nugroho and Imran Muh Al, were due to face South Korea's Shin Kyung Hwan and Cho Nadan in the SL3-SU5 men's doubles final on 23 October.
Indonesia's tally stood at 12 gold, 16 silver and 36 bronze medals, placing it eighth in the provisional standings. Indonesian athletes were also set to compete in sports including para archery and boccia on 24 October, the final day of competition.
