India has achieved historic success at the Paris Paralympics, concluding the competition with a total of 29 medals, including 7 gold, 9 silver, and 13 bronze. This marks India’s best performance to date, surpassing the 19 medals won at the Tokyo Paralympics, which included 5 gold medals.
On the 10th day, India earned two medals. In the men’s F41 javelin throw event, Navdeep secured a gold medal, adding another to India’s tally. Additionally, Simran won a bronze medal in the women’s T-12 200 meters race.
Paris Paralympics: India’s Gold Medal Winners
1. Shooting: Avani Lekhara
2. Badminton: Nitesh Kumar
3. Athletics: Sumit Antil
4. Archery: Harvinder Singh
5. Athletics: Dharmveer Singh
6. High Jump: Praveen Kumar
7. Javelin Throw: Navdeep
Paris Paralympics: Bronze Indian Medal Winners
1. Shooting: Manish Narwal
2. Athletics: Nishad Kumar
3. Athletics: Yogesh Kathuniya
4. Badminton: Thulasimathi Murugesan
5. Badminton: Suhas Yathiraj
6. Athletics: Ajit Singh Yadav
7. Athletics: Sharad Kumar
8. Athletics: Sachin Khilari
9. Athletics: Pranav Surma
Paris Paralympics: Silver Medal Winners
1. Shooting: Mona Agarwal
2. Athletics: Preeti Pal
3. Shooting: Rubina Francis
4. Athletics: Preeti Pal
5. Badminton: Manisha Ramdas
6. Archery: Sheetal Devi, Ramesh Kumar
7. Badminton: Nithya Sri Sivan
8. Athletics: Deepti Jeevanshi
9. Athletics: Mariyappan Thangavelu
10. Athletics: Sudhir Gurjar
11. Judo: Kapil Parmar
12. Shot Put: Hokato Sema
13. Athletics: Simran
Notable Achievements and Events:
- Athletics: India won 17 medals in athletics, comprising 4 gold, 6 silver, and 7 bronze, matching the number of medals won in Tokyo.
- Badminton: In badminton, India secured 1 gold, 2 silver, and 2 bronze medals.
- Para Archery: For the first time, India won a gold medal in para archery, achieved by Harvinder Singh. Additionally, Rakesh Kumar and Sheetal Devi won a bronze medal in archery.
- Shooting: India earned 1 gold, 1 silver, and 2 bronze medals in shooting.
- Judo: India secured its first-ever bronze medal in judo.
Special Highlights:
- Navdeep’s Gold: In the men’s F41 javelin final, Navdeep initially won a silver medal. However, following the disqualification of an Iranian athlete for displaying flags associated with a terrorist organization, Navdeep was awarded the gold medal.
- Simran’s 200 Meters Race: In the women’s T-12 category, Simran claimed a bronze medal in the 200 meters race with a time of 24.75 seconds, securing third place in the final.
Highlights from the 9th Day:
- Praveen Kumar’s Gold: In the men’s high jump T-64 final, Praveen Kumar set an Asian record by clearing 2.08 meters, winning gold. This was India’s sixth gold medal at these Paralympics.
- Hokato and Sema’s Bronze: In the shot put F-57 final, Hokato Hottoje Sema achieved a personal best throw of 14.65 meters to win a bronze medal.
Sports Update:
The finalists for the US Open 2024 have been decided. In men’s singles, Italy’s Jannik Sinner will face America’s Taylor Fritz. In women’s singles, the match will be between America’s Jessica Pegula and Belarus’s Aryna Sabalenka.
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