India’s javelin thrower, Navdeep Singh, wins a historic gold medal for India in the Men’s Javelin Throw F41 event at the ongoing Paris Paralympics. The event took place at Stade de France on Saturday. The athlete from Haryana achieved the best throw of 47.32m.
He had to settle for silver, but now, Iranian athlete Beit Sayah Sadegh has been disqualified, resulting in the silver medal being upgraded to gold. This is the first-ever gold medal in the Men’s Javelin F41 category.
First Paralympic medal for Navdeep Singh
This is Navdeep Singh’s first-ever Paralympic medal. Earlier, in the Tokyo Paralympics, he missed a medal by coming fourth in the javelin throw event. In his career, he won gold at the Asian Youth Para Games and the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in 2021.
India’s 29th medal at Paralympics
This is India’s 29th medal at the Paris Paralympics. India has now secured 7 gold, 9 silver, and 13 bronze medals at the event. In the Tokyo Paralympics, India won 19 medals, but this time, they made history by winning more than 25 medals.
India’s medallists so far at Paris Paralympics
Medal Athlete(s)Event SportGoldAvani LekharaR2 Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1ShootingGoldNitesh KumarMen’s Singles SL3BadmintonGoldSumit AntilMen’s Javelin Throw F64AthleticsGoldHarvinder SinghMen’s Individual Recurve OpenArcheryGoldDharambirMen’s Club Throw – F51AthleticsGold Navdeep SinghMen’s Javelin Throw F41AthleticsSilverManish NarwalP1 Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1ShootingSilverNishad KumarMen’s High Jump T47AthleticsSilverYogesh KathuniyaMen’s Discus Throw F56AthleticsSilverThulasimathi MurugesanWomen’s Singles SU5BadmintonSilverSuhas YathirajMen’s Singles SL4BadmintonSilverSharad KumarMen’s High Jump T63AthleticsSilverAjeet Singh YadavMen’s Javelin Throw F46AthleticsSilverSachin KhilariMen’s Shot Put F46AthleticsSilverPranav SoormaMen’s Club Throw – F51AthleticsBronzeMona AgarwalR2 Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1ShootingBronzePreethi PalWomen’s 100m T35AthleticsBronzePreethi PalWomen’s 200m T35AthleticsBronzeRubina FrancisP2 Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1ShootingBronzeManisha RamadassWomen’s Singles SU5BadmintonBronzeSheetal Devi and Rakesh KumarMixed Team Compound OpenArcheryBronzeNithya Sre Sumathy SivanWomen’s Singles SH6BadmintonBronzeDeepthi JeevanjiWomen’s 400m T20AthleticsBronzeMariyappan ThangaveluMen’s High Jump T63AthleticsBronzeSundar Singh GurjarMen’s Javelin Throw F46AthleticsBronzeKapil ParmarMen -60 kg J1JudoBronzeHokato Hotozhe SemaMen’s Shot Put – F57AthleticsBronzeSimran SharmaWomen’s 200m T12AthleticsTotal Medals: 6 Gold | 10 Silver | 13 Bronze
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