India Secures 8 Medals in One Day at Paris Paralympics 2024: Sumit Antil and Nitesh Kumar Strike Gold

Tags: Sports

India shone at the Paris Paralympics on September 2, as Sumit Antil and Nitesh Kumar secured gold medals, contributing to a total haul of 8 medals for the day.

An Overview of the News

• Gold Medals

  • Javelin: Sumit Antil defended his gold medal with a record-breaking throw of 70.59 meters in his second attempt.

  • Para-Badminton Badminton (Men's Singles SL3): Nitesh Kumar won gold in the Men’s Singles SL3 event.

  • Shooting Para Sport: Avani Lekhara (R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1)

• Silver Medals

  • Para Athletics:

    • Nishad Kumar (Men's High Jump - T47)

    • Sharad Kumar (Men's High Jump - T63)

    • Sachin Sarjerao Khilari (Men's Shot Put - F46)

    • Yogesh Kathuniya (Men's Discus Throw - F56)

    • Ajeet Singh (Men's Javelin Throw - F46)

  • Para-Badminton: Suhas L.Y. (Men's Singles SL4), Thulasimathi MURUGESAN (Women's Singles SU5)

  • Shooting Para Sport: Manish Narwal (P1 - Men's 10m Air Pistol SH1)

• Bronze Medals

  • Para Athletics:

    • Mariyappan Thangavelu (Men's High Jump - T63)

    • Sundar Singh Gurjar (Men's Javelin Throw - F46)

    • Preethi Pal (Women's 100m - T35)

    • Preethi Pal (Women's 200m - T35)

    • Deepthi Jeevanji (Women's 400m - T20)

  • Para-Badminton:

    • Manisha Ramadass (Women's Singles SU5)

    • Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan (Women's Singles SH6)

  • Shooting Para Sport:

    • Rubina Francis (P2 - Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1)

    • Mona Agarwal (R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1)    

• Para Archery (Mixed Team Compound Event): Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar won the bronze medal.