Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:33pm on 05 Sep 2024,Thursday Sports
India achieved its best-ever Paralympics haul at Paris 2024, winning 25 medals—5 golds, 9 silvers, and 11 bronzes. Harvinder Singh secured India's first-ever para archery gold, while Dharambir set an Asian record of 34.92m in men's club throw F51. Sumit Antil broke the Paralympic record in men's javelin throw F64, and Nitesh Kumar clinched gold in para badminton. In shooting, Avani Lekhara added gold, while Mona Agarwal took bronze in women's 10m air rifle standing SH1. China continues to dominate with 146 medals, including 64 golds. India ranks 14th on the medal table as of September 5.
