India’s visually impaired judoka Kokila has assured herself of a medal at the Asian Para Games in Nagoya after defeating China’s Yi Liu 1-0 in the women’s J2 -52kg semifinal. She will face Kyrgyzstan’s Aibike Ulanbek Kyzy in the final later in the day, with gold at stake.
Kokila, who won bronze in the -48kg category at the previous edition in Hangzhou, hails from Haryana’s Jind district and represented India at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.
In the men’s J1 -70kg category, Kapil Parmar will compete for bronze after losing 0-1 to Indonesia’s Junaedi in the semifinal. He will face Indonesia’s Ahnaf Rafli Shidqi in the bronze medal playoff.
