Golden glory
- POSTED ON: 11 Sep, 2024
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- POSTED BY: Madhuvanti S. Krishnan
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In the Paris Paralympics 2024, India made it big with a record 29 medals, including seven gold, nine silver, and 13 bronze. In the overall medal rankings, India landed itself the 18th position.
The silver medalists were: Manish Narwal in Men’s 10m air pistol SH1 (Shooting); Nishad Kumar in Men’s high jump T47 (Athletics); Yogesh Kathuniya in Men’s discus throw F56 (Athletics); Thulasimathi Murugesan in Women’s singles SU5 (Badminton); Suhas Yathiraj in Men’s singles SL4 (Badminton); Sharad Kumar in Men’s high jump T63 (Athletics); Ajeet Singh in Men’s javelin throw F46 (Athletics); Sachin Khilari in Men’s shot put F46 (Athletics), and Pranav Soorma in Men’s club throw 51 (Athletics).
The bronze medalists included: Mona Agarwal in Shooting (Women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1); Preethi Pal in Women’s 100m T35 (Athletics); Rubina Francis in Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 (Shooting); Preethi Pal in Women’s 200m T35 (Athletics); Manisha Ramadass in Women’s singles SU5 (Badminton); Rakesh Kumar / Sheetal Devi in Mixed team compound open (Archery); Nithya Sre Sivan in Women’s singles SH6 (Badminton); Deepthi Jeevanji in Women’s 400m T20 (Athletics); Mariyappan Thangavelu in Men’s high jump T63 (Athletics); Sundar Singh Gurjar in Men’s javelin throw F46 (Athletics); Kapil Parmar in Men’s -60kg J1 (Judo); Hokato Hotozhe Sema in Men’s shot put F57 (Athletics), and Simran in Women’s 200m T12 (Athletics).
Now, a look at all the gold medal winners and the sports they shone in, through this fun game.