India has already delivered its all-time best performance at the Paralympics. India has won five gold, nine silver and 11 bronze medals and is 16th on the medal tally as of Thursday, September 5.
After claiming just one medal on Day 8 events at Paris Paralympics 2024, India is set for action-packed events on Day 9 with ace athlete Praveen Kumar featuring in the men's high jump final. Dipesh Kumar will also target a medal in the men’s javelin throw F54 final on Friday.
Kapil Parmar won India's first-ever medal in para-judo as he defeated Elielton Oliveira in the men's 60kg bronze medal match at the Paris Paralympics 2024. Kapil produced a brilliant ippon, the highest possible score in judo to beat Elielton 10-0.
As many as six medals are potentially on the radar for the Indian contingent on the eighth day of the Paris Paralympics on Thursday, September 5. India have already reached their best tally of 24 but given how Harvinder Singh played for his Gold, all eyes will be on him again in the mixed event.
Dharambir, Pranav Soorma and Amit Kumar featured in the men's club throw final with the former recording the longest throw of 34.92m to clinch the gold. Amit Kumar finished last with his best attempt of 23.96m throw in the final.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised India's Paralympic medal winners for their historic achievements in Paris, highlighting their role in motivating the country's youth and promoting sports. He encouraged the athletes to celebrate their victories, stating that they have made the nation proud.
Harvinder Singh displayed sensational form with five consecutive wins on Day 7 of the Paris Paralympics 2024 to clinch his second medal and India's first-ever gold in archery in tournament history. He defeated Poland's Lukasz Ciszek in the men's individual recurve open final to win historic gold.
India's remarkable performance at the Paris Paralympic Games continued today with Sachin Khilari winning the 21st medal for the country in the men's shot put F46 event. Sachin's best throw was 16.32 metres and finished 0.06 points behind the gold medallist Greg Stewart of Canada.
Ajeet Singh and Sundar Singh Gurjar won silver and bronze medals respectively in the men's javelin throw T46 final and officially took India past the Tokyo medal haul. India had won a total of 19 medals in the previous Games which was the best ever performance then.
September 3 turned out to be a delightful day for Indian track and field at the Paris Paralympics, Sharad Kumar won silver and Mariyappan Thangavelu won bronze to make it a double podium for the nation in the men's high jump T63.
Sharad Kumar had clinched a bronze medal in the previous edition of the Paralympics. He has now backed that with another medal, this time a silver in the Paris Paralympic Games.
Sundar Singh Gurjar and Ajeet Singh brought a double-medal joy for India in the men's javelin throw - F46 at the ongoing Paris Paralympic Games 2024. The duo won silver and bronze to add to the medal tally for India.
Deepthi Jeevanji won India's third-ever track medal at the Paralympics 2024. Deepthi clinched bronze in the women's 400m event in the ongoing Paris Paralympics.
Sumit Antil broke the Paralympics record with a historic throw of 70.59m in the men's javelin F64 event while Pakistan are on the brink of an embarrassing series defeat against Bangladesh with the visitors needing 143 runs to win the second Test. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on Sept 3.
It was a historic day for the Indian contingent on Monday, September 2 with as many as eight medals being won including two Gold. Four more potential medals will be up for grabs on Tuesday, September 3 with India's star para-shooter Avani Lekhara in action again in women's 50m rifle event.
Nithya Sre Sivan blew away Indonesia's Rina Marlina to clinch the bronze medal in the women's singles SH6 event at the ongoing Paris Paralympic Games 2024. Nithya won the medal match in straight games and gave no chance to her opponent in the 23-minute match.
Sumit Antil has set a new Paralympic record in the men's Javelin F64 event at the Paris Paralympics 2024. Sumit clinched his second gold medal in successive Paralympic Games. Two more Indians were in the fray but could not finish in the top three.
Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar became the first Indian pair to win an archery medal at the Paralympic Games. The Indian duo defeated an Italian pair to win the bronze medal in Paris.
Suhas Yathiraj lost his gold medal match to France's Lucas Mazur but took home a silver medal as he became the first Indian shuttler to win two medals at the Paralympic Games.
Paralympics 2024: The Indian shuttlers continue to shine at the ongoing Paralympic Games as Murugesan Thulasimathi won a silver medal in the women's singles SU5 event, while Manisha clinched a bronze in the same category.
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