Harvinder wins first gold medal for India in Archery at Paralympics

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Harvinder wins first gold medal for India in Archery at Paralympics

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Harvinder Singh became the first Indian para-athlete to win a gold medal in the para-archery event at the Paralympics Games. He won a gold medal in the men's individual recurve open event at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.

In the Men’s Club throw, Dharambir and Pranav Soorma won gold and silver medals, respectively.

So far, India has won 27 medals at the 2024 Paris Paralympics 2024, with six golds, nine silvers and 12 bronze.

It is the highest medal won by Indian para-athletes in a single edition of the Paralympic Games. India won 19 medals in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, with five gold, eight silver, and six bronze medals.

First Gold for India in Para Archery

2020 Tokyo Paralympics bronze medalist Harvinder Singh won the gold in the Paris Paralympics. He defeated Poland’s Lukasz Ciszek 6-0 in the final to clinch the gold medal in the men's individual recurve open event.

This was India's second medal in para archery after Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar won the bronze medal in the mixed compound open archery event.

Dharambir and Pranav Soorma make 1-2 in Club Throw

Dharambir and Pranav Soorma won the gold and silver medals in the men’s club throw F51 class event, respectively. This was the first time India had bagged the first and second spot in any athletic event at a Paralympics Games.

Praveen Kumar wins Gold in High Jump

Praveen Kumar won India's sixth gold medal in the High Jump T 64 event. Parveen had won a silver medal in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

In the Paris Paralympics, he set an Asian record of 2.08 meters to clinch the gold medal. Praveen Kumar is the third Indian jumper to win a medal at the Paris Games after Sharad won a silver and Mariyappan won a bronze medal in the high jump T63.

Kapil Parmar wins first Medal in Judo

Kapil Parmar became the first Indian to win a medal in the judo event at the Paralympics. He won a bronze medal in the men’s 60 kg J1 Class by defeating Brazil’s Elielton de Oliveira. It was the 25th medal for India at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.

Medal Tally

China leads the medal tally at the 2024 Paris Paralympics with 166 medals- 74 golds,55 silvers and 55 bronzes.
Great Britain is second with 84 medals- 36 gold,28 silver and 19 bronze.
USA is at the third spot with 77 medals-27 gold,33 silver and 17 bronze
India is at the 16th spot with 27 medals, 6 gold,9 silver, and 12 bronze.

The 17th Paralympic Games, which started in Paris, France on 28 August, will end on 8 September.

Indian Medal winners at the 2024 Paris Paralympics

So far, the Indian contingent has won 27 medals- 6 gold,9 silver and 12 bronze.

Serial number	Para-Athletes	Sporting Event	Medal
1	Avani Lakhera	Women's 10m air rifle standing SH1	Gold
2	Nitesh Kumar	Men’s singles Badminton SL3 class	Gold
3	Sumit Antil	Javelin throw F64	Gold
4	Harvinder Singh	Men's individual recurve open	Gold
5.	Dharambir	Men’s club throw F51 class	Gold
6	Praveen Kumar	Men’s high jump T 64	Gold
7	Manish Narwal	Men's 10m air pistol SH1	Silver
8	Nishad Kumar	Men's high jump T47	Silver
9	Yogesh Kathuniya	Men's discus throw F56	Silver
10	Thulasimathi Murugesan	Women’s singles Badminton SU5	Silver
11	Suhas Yathiraj	Men’s singles BadmintonSL4	Silver
12	Sharad Kumar	Men's high jump T63	Silver
13	Ajeet Singh	Men's javelin throw F46	Silver
14	Sachin Khilari	Men's shot put F46	Silver
15	Pranav Soorma	Men’s club throw F51 class	Silver
16	Mona Agarwal	Women's 10m air rifle standing SH1	Bronze
17	Preethi Pal	Women's 100m T35	Bronze
18	Rubina Francis	Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1	Bronze
19	Preethi Pal	Women's 200m T35	Bronze
20	Manisha Ramadass	Women’s singles Badminton SU5	Bronze
21	Rakesh Kumar / Sheetal Devi	Archery, Mixed team compound open	Bronze
22	Nithya Sre Sivan	Badminton, Women's singles SH6	Bronze
23	Deepthi Jeevanji	Women's 400m T20	Bronze
24	Mariyappan Thangavelu	Men's high jump T63	Bronze
25	Sundar Singh Gurjar	Men's javelin throw F46	Bronze
26	Kapil Parmar	Men’s Judo -60kg J1 Class	Bronze
27	Hokato Hotozhe Sema	Men’s shot put F57	Bronze