Indian para athlete Simran Sharma won the bronze medal in the women's 200m T12 event at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. She set a Personal Best time of 24.75 seconds, while Cuba's Elias Omara Durand won gold and Venezuela's Alejandra Pérez took silver. Simran, who was born prematurely and later discovered to be visually impaired, struggled with numerous challenges throughout her life, but still managed to become world champion in 2019.
Indian para-athlete Navdeep Singh has been awarded the gold medal in the men's javelin throw F41 category at the Paris 2024 Paralympics. This upgrade comes after Iran's Sadegh Beit Sayah, who originally won the gold, was disqualified due to a classification issue. Singh, who initially won silver, is now the proud recipient of the gold medal, making India proud once again.
Indian para-athlete Navdeep Singh achieved his personal record to secure a gold medal in the men's javelin throw F41 category at the Paris Paralympics. After a strong comeback from a foul in his first attempt, Navdeep registered a career-best throw of 47.32m to bring India its 29th medal at the Games. Although initially awarded the silver, the Indian's medal was upgraded to gold after Iran's Sadegh Beit Sayah was disqualified for breaking the rules. Navdeep's success also boosted India's standing to the 15th position in the medal tally.
The Paris Paralympics 2024 saw India's Navdeep Singh win a Silver medal in the Men's Javelin Throw - F41 Final. However, after officials disqualified Iran's Sadageh Sayah Beit, who was initially declared the Gold medalist, Navdeep's Silver medal has been upgraded to Gold. This results in India's double delight, with Navdeep now being the first Indian to win a Gold medal in this classification.
Iran's Sadeq Beit Sayah has secured the seventh gold medal for the country at the 2024 Paralympic games in Paris, winning the men's javelin throw F41 class. Facing tough competition from various countries, Beit Sayah set a record of 47.64 meters to clinch the gold on Saturday. This adds to the Iranian caravan's overall tally of 10 silver and 7 bronze medals since the start of the games on August 28.
Hokato Hotozhe Sema, a 40-year-old Army Havildar from Nagaland, made his Paralympics debut remarkable by winning the country's 27th medal, a bronze in the shot put event with a personal best of 14.65 metres in his third attempt. Sema's inspiring journey includes losing his left leg in a landmine blast and taking up shot put at the age of 32. Yasin Khosravi from Iran set an all-time Paralympics record to claim the gold medal, while Sema's compatriot Soman Rana put up a solid performance but finished fifth.
After a long wait, India finally clinched a gold medal in the men's Javelin F41 category at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, as Navdeep Singh's silver was upgraded to gold due to the disqualification of Iran's Beit Sayah Sadegh. In addition, Simran Sharma's bronze in the women's 200m – T12 event brought the country's medal tally to 29, with seven gold, nine silver, and 13 bronze medals. This marks a significant achievement for India in the ongoing para-athletics competition.
India's Day 10 at Paris Paralympics 2024 got even better as Navdeep Singh, a southpaw Javelin thrower, clinched a Silver medal in the Men's F41 Final. Despite missing out on the Gold medal, Singh's valiant effort throughout the final and recording a personal best of 47.32m made it a proud moment for India. After several 4th place finishes, Singh finally achieved his long-awaited Paralympics medal.
Indian para-athlete Hokato Hotozhe Sema secured a bronze medal in the men's shot put F57 final event at the Paris Paralympics 2024. With a personal best throw of 14.65m, Sema finished third in the event held at the Stade de France. Another Indian athlete, Soman Rana, finished fifth with a best effort of 14.07m. The gold medal was won by world record holder Yasin Khosravi of Iran, while silver went to Thiago Paulino dos Santos of Brazil.
21-year-old Praveen Kumar from India has made his nation proud by winning the gold medal in the men's high jump T64 category at the ongoing Paris Paralympics 2024. His best jump of 2.08 meters not only secured him first place in the event but also set a new Asian record, surpassing his own personal best. This exceptional feat has brought glory to India and is a testament to the country's growing potential in sports.