Preethi Pal Becomes First Indian Woman with Two Paralympic Medals

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Preethi Pal has become the first Indian woman to win two Paralympic medals in track and field events.

An Overview of the News

• At the Paris 2024 Paralympics, she won a bronze medal in the women’s 200m T35 class with a personal best time of 30.01 seconds.

• Earlier in the same Paralympics, she secured a bronze in the women’s 100m T35 class, marking India’s first-ever Paralympic medal in a track event.

Event Results and Background

• Xia Zhou of China won the gold medal in the 200m event with a time of 28.15 seconds, and Guo Qianqian won the silver with a personal best of 29.09 seconds.

• Xia Zhou and Guo Qianqian also claimed the top two spots in the 100m sprint, surpassing Preethi Pal.

• The T35 class is designated for athletes with coordination impairments such as hypertonia, ataxia, and athetosis.

• Preethi Pal qualified for the Paralympics by winning a bronze medal in the women’s 200m T35 event at the World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan, earlier this year.

India’s Medals at Paris Paralympics 2024:

• Sumit Antil: Gold in men’s javelin throw F64 with a Paralympic record of 70.59m.

• Nitesh Kumar: Gold in para badminton men’s singles SL3.

• Thulasimathi Murugesan: Silver in women’s singles SU5.

• Manisha Ramadass: Bronzein women’s singles SU5.

• Nithya Sre: Bronze in women’s singles SH6.

• Yogesh Kathuniya: Silver in men’s discus F56 final.

• Suhas Yathiraj: Silver in men’s singles SL4.

• Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar: Bronze in para archery mixed team.

• Nishad Kumar: Silver in men’s high jump T47.

• Preethi Pal: Bronze in women’s 200m T35.

• Shooting:

  • Avani Lekhara: Gold in women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1.

  • Mona Agarwal: Bronze in women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1.

  • Manish Narwal: Silver in men’s 10m air pistol SH1.

  • Rubina Francis: Bronze in women’s 10m air pistol SH1.