Indian President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended wishes to one of the country’s prime javelin throwers, Sumit Antil, following his gold medal triumph in the men's javelin throw F64 event at the Paris Paralympics.
Meanwhile Indian para-shuttler Nithya Sre Sivan clinched a bronze medal in the women's para badminton SH6 category at the ongoing Paris Paralympics 2024.
Earlier India tasted gold medal success in para-badminton after shuttler Nitesh outplayed Great Britain's second-seeded Daniel Bethell to clinch a gold medal in the men's singles SL3 category at the ongoing Paralympics. In a game that went right down to the wire, Nitesh ousted Daniel with a 21-14, 18-21, 23-21 win to claim his place at the top of the podium. Murugesan lost the first set to China's Yang Qiu Xia 21-17. In the second set, the Indian player struggled and lost the match with a scoreline of 21-10, securing a silver medal.
In the bronze medal match of the same category, Manisha outclassed Denmark's Cathrine Rosengren 21-12, 21-8. The Indian player dominated throughout the match, securing another medal for the nation. In the men's singles SL4 category, France's Lucas Mazur completely ousted the Indian Suhas with a straight-set win. The para-shuttler went down against the French player after enduring a 9-21, 13-21 defeat.
At the end of Day 5 of the ongoing marquee event, India is at 15th position in the medal's tally with three gold, five silver, and seven bronze.
Para-shooter Avani Lekhara clinched India's first gold at the Paris Paralympics after dominating the final of the women's 10m air rifle. She ensured her place at the top of the podium with 249.7 points, which also marked her personal best performance in the event. Mona Agarwal snatched the bronze medal in the same event.
Manish Narwal clinched the silver medal after securing 234.9 points in the men's 10m air pistol SH1 pistol. He started the match on a good note, but in the middle, the Indian shooter dropped to the sixth. However, he didn't lose hope and ended the event with a silver medal around his neck.
Rubina Francis finished third and bagged a bronze medal in the P2 – Women's 10m Air Pistol SH-1 final.
Preeti Pal secured third place and won the bronze medal after clocking 14.21 seconds in the 100m T35 event at the Paris Paralympics. She got her hands on her second medal in the ongoing Paralympics in the 200m T-35 race. Preeti delivered an eye-catching performance that saw her take away the bronze medal. Athlete Nishad Kumar won the silver medal in the men's high jump T47 event with a leap of 2.04m.
Yogesh Kathuniya bagged the eighth medal for team India following his silver medal triumph in the men's Discus Throw F56 final.
Indian archery pair of Rakesh Kumar and Sheetal Devi clinched the bronze medal in the Mixed Team Compound event with a 156-155 win over Eleonora Sarti and Matteo Bonnacina of Italy.
(ANI)