Tajik athlete Shokhrukh Nazarov won a silver medal at the fifth Asian Para Games, marking the first medal for Tajikistan at the Summer Asian Para Games.

Nazarov competed in para judo in the under-81-kilogram J1 category, designated for athletes who are blind, on Oct. 20, advancing to the final.

The fifth Asian Para Games are being held Oct. 18-24 in Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya, Japan. Ten athletes from Tajikistan — nine men and one woman — are competing in six sports.