India’s Ajeet Singh and Sundar Singh Gurjar claimed the silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the men’s javelin throw F46 category at the Paris 2024 Paralympics on Tuesday. Ajeet Singh, 30, secured the silver with his second-last attempt of the night, throwing an impressive 65.62m at the iconic Stade de France. Sundar Singh Gurjar had…
Indian para-athlete Sachin Sarjerao Khilari, a world champion in shot put, claimed the silver medal in the men’s F46 shot put event at the Paris 2024 Paralympics on Wednesday. The 34-year-old delivered an impressive throw of 16.32 meters, setting a new Asian record with his second attempt. Canada’s Greg Stewart retained his Paralympic title with…
India’s Sharad Kumar and Mariyappan Thangavelu secured silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the men’s high jump T63 category at the Paris 2024 Paralympics on Tuesday. Sharad, 32, cleared an impressive 1.88m in the final, but narrowly missed the gold to the USA’s Ezra Frech, who set a new Paralympic record with a jump of…
Three years after making history as the first Indian to win an archery medal at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, Harvinder Singh went on to claim India’s first-ever Paralympic gold in archery at the Paris 2024 Games on Wednesday. Competing in the men’s individual recurve open event at the historic Invalides, Harvinder secured a dominant 6-0…
Nithya Sre Sivan clinched the bronze medal for India in the newly-introduced women’s singles badminton SH6 class at the Paris 2024 Paralympics on Monday. This achievement added to India’s impressive tally, marking the country’s eighth medal of the day and fifth in badminton, all of which were secured on the same day. Notably, India had…
At the Paris 2024 Paralympics, Deepthi Jeevanji etched her name in history as the first Indian athlete with an intellectual impairment to secure a Paralympic medal. The 20-year-old earned a bronze in the women’s 400m T20 category on Tuesday, clocking a time of 55.82 seconds. She finished just behind Ukraine’s Yulia Shuliar, who recorded 55.16…
Suhas Yathiraj secured a silver medal in the men’s singles SL4 badminton category at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, but fell short in the final match, which took place on Monday. Yathiraj, a 41-year-old Indian para-badminton player with an impairment in one of his ankles, faced French opponent Lucas Mazur in a rematch of their Tokyo…
India’s Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar secured the bronze medal in the mixed compound open archery event at the Paris 2024 Paralympics on Monday. In a thrilling contest, they narrowly defeated Italy’s Eleonora Sarti and Matteo Bonacina with a final score of 156-155. The Indian team delivered four perfect 10s in the final set, staging…
Preethi Pal made history at the Paris 2024 Paralympics by becoming the first Indian woman to win two medals in track and field events. On Sunday, she secured her second bronze medal in the women’s 200m T35 category, recording a personal best time of 30.01 seconds. This remarkable achievement followed her earlier success on Friday,…
Rubina Francis secured a bronze medal in the women’s 10m air pistol SH1 event at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, delivering an impressive score of 211.1 in the final round on Saturday. The gold medal went to Sareh Javanmardi from the Islamic Republic of Iran, who dominated the event with a score of 236.8. Aysel Ozgan…