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India's premier <keyword id="23622717" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="recurve-archer" source="keywords">recurve archer</keyword> <keyword id="20724017" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Deepika-Kumari" source="keywords">Deepika Kumari</keyword> won her fifth <keyword id="19920397" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="silver-medal" source="keywords">silver medal</keyword> at the World Cup Final after losing the summit clash 0-6 to China's <keyword id="23622718" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Li-Jiaman" source="keywords">Li Jiaman</keyword>, here. Returning to the World Cup Final after three years following the birth of her daughter in December 2022, four-time Olympian Deepika was seeded third in the eight-archer field. She had a smooth run through the semifinals but probably the pressure of gold medal match got to her against fourth-seed Li Jiaman, a team silver medalist from the Paris Olympics. It was Deepika's ninth appearance at the World Cup Final where she has also bagged a bronze. Dola Banerjee is the only Indian archer to have won a gold in the World Cup Final, having topped the podium in Dubai 2007. In the men's recurve section, <keyword id="21003812" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dhiraj-Bommadevara" source="keywords">Dhiraj Bommadevara</keyword>, despite leading 4-2, could not hold off the challenge from South Korea's Paris Olympics bronze medallist, Lee Woo Seok in the opening round and made an early exit . The pressure once again seemed to affect the Indian archers, who have often struggled in high-stakes matches. The five-member Indian contingent, comprising three compound and two recurve archers, thus concluded their season-ending World Cup Final campaign with just one medal. After a stellar semifinal win against Mexico's Alejandra Valencia, Deepika couldn't maintain momentum. She dropped the first set by a single point (26-27). Despite improving in the second set, Li's flawless 30, including an X-ring shot, gave the Chinese archer a commanding a 2-0 lead (30-28). The third set proved decisive as Deepika's second arrow landed in the red 7-ring, allowing Li to claim victory with three solid 9s, taking the set 27-25 and sealing the gold on her debut World Cup Final appearance. In the semifinals, Deepika triumphed over home favourite and Paris Olympics bronze medalist Valencia, edging her out 6-4 (29-28, 26-26, 26-29, 28-28, 28-27). It also avenged Deepika's bronze medal loss to Valencia from the Yecheon World Cup earlier this year. Deepika's campaign had begun with a dominant 6-0 victory over China's Yang Xiaolei (27-23, 29-22, 29-27). In the men's recurve, third-seeded Dhiraj was India's sole qualifier. Facing second seed Lee Woo Seok, Dhiraj started strongly, drawing the first set and winning the second. However, he missed the opportunity to close out the match in the third by just one point with the South Korean drawing level before delivering flawless performances in the fourth and fifth sets. Dhiraj eventually lost 4-6 (28-28, 29-26, 28-28, 26-30, 28-29). On the compound side, the three-member Indian contingent returned empty-handed ending their campaign on Saturday. Prathamesh Fuge finished fourth after a tense semifinal loss, while Priyansh and Jyothi Surekha Vennam failed to reach the medal rounds.

Deepika Kumari bags her fifth silver at Archery World Cup Final

<keyword id="22645026" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="India-archers" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="India archers" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="India archers">India archers</keyword> <keyword id="22054721" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ankita-Bhakat" source="keywords">Ankita Bhakat</keyword> and <keyword id="21003812" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dhiraj-Bommadevara" source="keywords">Dhiraj Bommadevara</keyword> are set to play for a medal after dominating <keyword id="19947962" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Spain" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Spain" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Spain">Spain</keyword>'s Elia Canales and Pablo Acha in the quarter-finals of the archery <keyword id="22645027" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="recurve-mixed-team" source="keywords">recurve mixed team</keyword> event. The Indian duo wrapped the quarter-finals in four sets with a 5-3 win over the Spanish archers. In the opening set, the Indian duo managed to lead in the quarter-finals after Dhiraj struck back-to-back ten in his first two shots, while Ankita hit nine twice to accumulate 38 points. In reply, the Spanish duo struck nine thrice and a single ten to bag 37 points. All archers struck a ten and a nine to take away 38 points and end the second set on level terms. Spain tied the score line at 3-3 after Pablo and Elia sent an arrow each to the 10-point mark. For India, only Dhiraj was able to hit a ten in his second shot, which marked India's downfall in the third set. Spain won the third set by a single point after picking up 37 points, and in reply, India managed to put in 36 points. In the fourth set, Ankita fluffed her second shot and hit an eight. Dhiraj compensated by hitting back-to-back ten to put 37 points on the board. In reply, Pablo and Elia didn't get off to an ideal start in their first shots. Pablo struck nine while Elia could only manage an eight. They could have taken away a point by hitting the ten-point region twice, but only Elia could pull off the feat out of the two Spanish archers. The Spanish archers failed to keep the quarter-finals clash alive, which allowed the Indian duo to move into the semi-finals to play for a medal match. Earlier in the day, Ankita-Dhiraj defeated the Indonesian archers duo <keyword id="22645028" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="diananda-choirunisa" source="keywords">Diananda Choirunisa</keyword> and Arif Pangestu 5-1 in the Round of 16 match at the <keyword id="22641171" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Les-Invalides" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Les Invalides" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Les Invalides">Les Invalides</keyword>. The Indian archers took the first and third sets with scores of 37-36 and 38-37, respectively. Meanwhile, the second set was tied at 38-38. The fifth set hit five 10s during their pre-quarterfinal victory.

Paris Olympics: India archers Ankita, Dhiraj set to play for medal, storm into recurve mixed team semi-finals

Indian para-archers <keyword id="20036346" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Harvinder-Singh" source="keywords">Harvinder Singh</keyword> and Pooja Jatyan advanced to the <keyword id="20288129" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="quarterfinals" source="keywords">quarterfinals</keyword> of the Mixed Team Recurve Open at the ongoing <keyword id="19916613" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Paris" source="keywords">Paris</keyword> <keyword id="20396851" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Paralympics" source="keywords">Paralympics</keyword> 2024 on Thursday. The Indian pair defeated Amanda Jennings and Taymon Kenton-Smith of Australia in a shoot-off. They will either face hosts (France) or Poland in the last eight. Earlier on Wednesday, Harvinder secured a historic gold <keyword id="20619512" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="medal" source="keywords">medal</keyword> for the country at the ongoing marquee event becoming the first-ever Indian to have won a medal in the sport across both the Olympics and Paralympics. In the gold medal clash of the individual recurve para-archery against Poland's Lukasz Ciszek, Harvinder won 6-0. He also secured a medal in two successive Paralympics, having won a <keyword id="19934350" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bronze" source="keywords">bronze</keyword> medal in the recurve para-archery at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020. Harvinder's success marked <keyword id="19895063" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="India" source="keywords">India</keyword>'s second medal in <keyword id="20417950" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="archery" source="keywords">archery</keyword> at the ongoing Paris Paralympics. The Indian archery pair of Rakesh Kumar and Sheetal Devi clinched the bronze medal in the mixed team compound event. On the other hand, Pooja went down fighting against China's Wu Chunyan in the quarterfinals of the Women's Individual Recurve Open at the ongoing Paris Paralympics 2024. She lost the quarterfinal clash 4-6 against the Chinese opponent on Tuesday. Para-athlete Sachin Khilari clinched the <keyword id="19934349" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="silver" source="keywords">silver</keyword> medal in the men's shot put F46 final at the ongoing Paris Paralympics. Sachin secured the second spot with a 16.32-metre throw, which is also the area best (AB). However, the Indian athlete was unlucky to miss the top spot after getting short of a 0.6m. On Monday and Tuesday, the Indian contingent won 13 medals for the country, jumping the medal tally to a record 20 consisting of three gold, seven silver and 10 bronze medals. The Indian contingent has now added 24 medals to its growing tally (five gold, nine silver, and ten bronze) and will have an opportunity to further extend its record medal haul in a single edition of the Paralympics. India is ranked 15th in the medal tally and with more days left, they have a chance to add plenty more. In the Tokyo edition (August 24 - September 5, 2021), India recorded its best-ever medal haul with a tally of 19, including five gold, eight silver and six bronze medals. (ANI)

Paris Paralympics: Para-archers Harvinder Singh, Pooja Jatya advance to QFs of Mixed Team Recurve Open

<keyword id="19916613" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Paris" source="keywords">Paris</keyword>: <keyword id="19895063" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="India" source="keywords">India</keyword>'s Pooja Jatyan went down fighting against China's Wu Chunyan in the quarterfinals of the Women's Individual Recurve Open at the ongoing Paris <keyword id="20396851" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Paralympics" source="keywords">Paralympics</keyword> 2024. Pooja lost the quarterfinal clash 4-6 against the Chinese opponent on Tuesday. Earlier on Monday, the Indian archery pair of Rakesh Kumar and Sheetal Devi clinched the <keyword id="20257145" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bronze-medal" source="keywords">bronze medal</keyword> in the Mixed Team Compound event with a win over Eleonora Sarti and Matteo Bonnacina of Italy at the ongoing Paris Paralympics. They defeated the Italian pair with a scoreline of 156-155 in the bronze medal match of the ongoing marquee event on Monday. With this win, they bagged a bronze medal for their country. India have clinched 20 medals in the ongoing marquee event so far. Let's take a look at the medal winners from India. Indian para-shuttler <keyword id="20474682" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nithya-Sre-Sivan" source="keywords">Nithya Sre Sivan</keyword> clinched a bronze medal in the women's SH6 category at the ongoing Paris Paralympics 2024. She defeated Indonesia's Rina Marlina 21-14 and 21-6 on Monday and got her first-ever medal at the Paralympics. 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 and win a silver. Para-shooter AvLekhara 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. Francis finished third and bagged a bronze medal in the P2 - Women's 10m Air Pistol SH-1 final. Preeti 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. India javelin thrower Sumit Antil reigned supreme and successfully defended his gold at the Paris Paralympics with a record-breaking throw on Monday. In the men's javelin throw F64 final, the defending champion broke his record at the Paralympics twice to clinch India's third gold in the ongoing marquee event in Paris. Indian para-sprinter Deepthi Jeevanji bagged the 16th medal for India as she won the bronze on Tuesday in the women's 400m T20 final at the ongoing Paris Paralympics 2024.

Paris Paralympics: India's para-archer Pooja Jatyan bows out of Women's Individual Recurve Open quaterfinals

Indian archers Ankita Bhakat and <keyword id="21003812" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dhiraj-Bommadevara" source="keywords">Dhiraj Bommadevara</keyword> advanced to the <keyword id="20703762" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="quarterfinal" source="keywords">quarterfinal</keyword> in the <keyword id="22641170" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="archery-recurve-mixed-team-event" source="keywords">archery recurve mixed team event</keyword>, after beating Indonesia's Diananda Choirunisa and Arif Pangestu at the ongoing <keyword id="20006192" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Paris-Olympics" source="keywords">Paris Olympics</keyword> on Friday. <keyword id="22641169" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ankita-Dhiraj" source="keywords">Ankita-Dhiraj</keyword> defeated the Indonesian 5-1 in the Round of 16 match at the <keyword id="22641171" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Les-Invalides" source="keywords">Les Invalides</keyword>. The Indian archers took the first and third sets with scores of 37-36 and 38-37, respectively. Meanwhile, the second set was tied at 38-38. The fifth set hit five 10s during their pre-quarterfinal victory. Ankita-Dhiraj will take on <keyword id="19947962" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Spain" source="keywords">Spain</keyword> or the <keyword id="21268299" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Peoples-Republic-of-China" source="keywords">People's Republic of China</keyword> in the quarter-final of the archery recurve mixed team event on Friday. Earlier in the archery men's individual 1/16, the series of upsets in archery for India continued to unfold in the Paris Olympics after young archer Dhiraj Bommadevara suffered a heartbreak. Canada's Eric Peters and Dhiraj played a thrilling draw that kept the fans on the edge of their seats. It was raining 10s from the bows of both archers which led to a highly captivating contest between the two archers. Dhiraj came close but fell too far at the end which sealed his exit from the event. The first set began with a 10 from Dhiraj proving to be the difference between the two archers. Dhiraj took the lead but Peters relying on his accuracy fought back to level the match. The third set began with Peters hitting three 9s while Dhiraj struck two 10s to take away the third set. In the fourth set, both archers struck 10 on each shot to take away a point each. Dhiraj was one step away from sealing his place in the next round but a nine in his final shot allowed Peters to force the game into shoot-off. Both archers struck ten but Peters' arrow was closer to the centre which allowed him to move into the next round and end Dhiraj's run in the singles event.

Paris Olympics: Ankita-Dhiraj moves to quarterfinals in archery recurve mixed team event

Debutant <keyword id="22054721" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ankita-Bhakat" source="keywords">Ankita Bhakat</keyword> left behind seasoned campaigners like Deepika Kumar to emerge as the best-placed <keyword id="22484911" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-archer" source="keywords">Indian archer</keyword> at 11th in the <keyword id="20006192" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Paris-Olympics" source="keywords">Paris Olympics</keyword>' women's individual recurve qualifications as the country secured a quarterfinal spot in the <keyword id="20419180" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="team-event" source="keywords">team event</keyword> by finishing fourth here on Thursday. The 26-year-old Ankita was the top-ranked Indian woman with 666 points, followed by Bhajan Kaur (22nd with 559 points) and <keyword id="20724017" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Deepika-Kumari" source="keywords">Deepika Kumari</keyword> (23rd with 658 points). In the team event, India grabbed the fourth spot by scoring 1983 points. <keyword id="19916007" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="South-Korea" source="keywords">South Korea</keyword> topped the standings with 2046 points. China finished runners-up while Mexico grabbed the third spot. The top four in the team standings directly advance to the <keyword id="20288129" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="quarterfinals" source="keywords">quarterfinals</keyword>, while those ending between 5th to 12th play the Round of 16 fixtures. India will face the winner of the contest between France and Netherlands in the quarterfinals. If they clear the quarters, India could be headed for a semifinal showdown with heavyweights Korea. The Korean <keyword id="20930968" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="womens-team" source="keywords">women's team</keyword> has been invincible in the Olympics, winning a ninth straight medal in Tokyo three years ago. In the individual section, Korea's Lim Sihyeon smashed a world record score of 694 to top the standings, while her compatriot Suhyeon Nam scored 688 points to finish second. China's Yang Xiaolei was third with 673. Ankita, who hails from Bengal and represents <keyword id="22544683" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tata-Academy" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Tata Academy" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Tata Academy">Tata Academy</keyword>, was the surprise package on the day from the Indian perspective, even as four-time Olympian Deepika faltered to return her worst ever qualification result at the Games. Deepika will, for the first time, miss out on the mixed team berth as Ankita topped among the Indians. Ankita will partner the top Indian finisher in the men's qualification in the mixed team finals. The men's qualifiers get underway in the afternoon session.

Ankita Bhakat best-placed Indian at 11th in individual, women's team through to quarters

Starting today, August 29, India is ready to demonstrate its prowess and win its best-ever medal haul at the <keyword id="20396851" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Paralympics" source="keywords">Paralympics</keyword>. On the schedule for Thursday are preliminary rounds in at least 12 sports, including badminton, archery, taekwondo, and table tennis. For the women's individual compound open ranking round, the spotlight will be on the para-archer Sheetal Devi along with <keyword id="22963010" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sarita-Devi" source="keywords">Sarita Devi</keyword> for the same event. Sheetal came to the limelight after she won two gold and a silver medal in the <keyword id="20418133" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Asian-Para-Games" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Asian Para Games" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Asian Para Games">Asian Para Games</keyword> in 2023. In para-badminton, we will see in action Sukant Kadam, Manoj Sarkar, Suhas Yathiraj, Manasi Joshi, Tarun Dhillon, Nitesh Kumar, Thulasimathi Murugesan, Manish Ramdass and Palak Kohli in their respective group stage matches. Here is India’s full schedule for day 1: <h2>1. Para-Badminton </h2>Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 (Group Stage) Nitesh Kumar/Murugesan Thulasimathi vs Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj/Palak Kohli (12 PM) Mixed Doubles SH6 (Group Stage) Sivarajam Solaimalai/Nithye Sre Sumathy (12:40 PM) Women's Singles SL3 (Group Stage) Mandeep Kaur (2 PM) Manasi Joshi (2 PM) Men's Singles SL4 (Group Stage) Sukant Kadam (2:40 PM) Suhas Lalinakere Yathira (3:20 PM) Tarun (3:20 PM) Men's Singles SL3 (Group play) Nitesh Kumar vs Manoj Sarkar (4 PM) <h2>2. Para-Cycling</h2>Jyoti Gaderiya - Women's C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit Qualifying (4:25 PM) <h2>3. Para-Archery (From 4:30 PM)</h2>Harvinder Singh - Men's Individual Recurve Open (Ranking Round) Sarita, Sheetal Devi - Women's Individual Compound Open (Ranking Round by 4:30 PM) <h2>4. Para Badminton</h2>Palak Kohli - Women's Singles SL4 (Group play) - 4:40 PM onwards Murugesan Thulasimathi - Women's Singles SU5 (Group play) - 5:20 PM onwards Sivarajam Solaimalai - Men's Singles SH6 (Group play) - 7:30 PM onwards Manisha Ramadass - Women's Singles SU5 (Group play) - 7:30 PM onwards Nithya Sre Sumathy - Women's Singles SH6 (Group play) - 7:30 PM onwards Krishna Nagar - Men's Singles SH6 (Group play) - 7:30 PM onwards <h2>5. Para-Archery (8:30 onwards)</h2> Shyam Sundar Swami, Rakesh Kumar - 8:30 PM onwards Pooja - Women's Individual Recurve Open (Ranking Round) Sheetal Devi-Rakesh Kumar, Sarita-Shyam Sundar Swami - Mixed team Compound Open (Ranking Round) - 8:30 PM onwards Harvinder Singh-Pooja - Mixed team Recurve Open (Ranking Round) - 8:30 PM onwards <h2>6. Para-Taekwondo</h2>Aruna - Women K44 - 47kg - 8:30 PM onwards <h2>7. Para-badminton</h2>Nitesh Kumar/Murugesan Thulasimathi - Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 (Group play) - Not before 10:10 PM Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj/Palak Kohli - Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 (Group play) - Not before 10:50 PM Hopes are high as India is expecting that these performances could result in India's best-ever medal tally in Paralympics.

India's Schedule At Paris Paralympics 2024, August 29

The Indian <keyword id="20420017" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="paris-paralympics" source="keywords">Paris Paralympics</keyword> contingent touched down at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Tuesday. People gathered in large numbers to welcome them for their record-breaking performance at the multi-sport event. People also danced to the beats of dhols. Para javelin thrower <keyword id="20647010" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sumit-antil" source="keywords">Sumit Antil</keyword> and para archer <keyword id="20036346" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="harvinder-singh" source="keywords">Harvinder Singh</keyword> were among the others who returned to New Delhi on Tuesday. The Indian contingent concluded its <keyword id="20396851" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="paralympics" source="keywords">Paralympics</keyword> campaign in Paris on Sunday with a record haul of 29 medals, including seven golds, nine silvers, and 13 bronzes. The 29-medal tally is the most by <keyword id="19895063" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="india" source="keywords">India</keyword> in the history of the Paralympics. Following the conclusion of the landmark campaign, India surpassed its record medal tally of 19, which was achieved at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. India ended the marquee event in the 18th position. India rewrote several records and unlocked some new "firsts" at the Paralympic Games. Para-shooter AvLekhara became the first ever Indian woman to secure two Paralympic gold medals as she managed to defend her women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 shooting title with a world record score of 249.7 points. India recorded a one-two finish at a para-athletics competition for the first time, with <keyword id="20419803" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="dharambir" source="keywords">Dharambir</keyword> and <keyword id="23108096" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="parnav-soorma" source="keywords">Parnav Soorma</keyword> clinching gold and silver, respectively, in the men's club throw F51 event. This was among India's first-ever medals in this sport. Dharambir also set an Asian record of 34.92 m. In the T64 high jump event, <keyword id="20123196" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="praveen-kumar" source="keywords">Praveen Kumar</keyword> stood at the top of the podium with an Asian record-breaking jump of 2.08 m, landing India their sixth gold. India finished the competition with seven gold medals. India also found its first-ever archery champion across the Olympics and Paralympics, with Harvinder Singh getting the gold in the individual recurve para-archery against Poland's Lukasz Ciszek. Indian javelin throw ace Sumit Antil became the first Indian male to defend their Paralympics title, making it back-to-back gold in the F64 event with a stunning Paralympic record-breaking throw of 70.59 m. He broke his own previous record set during the Tokyo 2020 not once, but thrice.

Indian contingent of Paris Paralympics receives rousing welcome on return home

India's progress at the 2024 <keyword id="19916613" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Paris" source="keywords">Paris</keyword> Paralympics has been nothing short of historic, with the country achieving its best-ever performance so far. By early September, India had secured 24 <keyword id="19934348" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="medals" source="keywords">medals</keyword> — five <keyword id="19895579" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="gold" source="keywords">gold</keyword>, nine <keyword id="19934349" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="silver" source="keywords">silver</keyword>, and ten <keyword id="19934350" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bronze" source="keywords">bronze</keyword> — outperforming its previous record set during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. <h2>Five gold medals</h2><ul><li>22-year-old <keyword id="9458227" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="avani-lekhara" source="Orion">Avani Lekhara</keyword> continued her remarkable run in para-shooting by winning gold in the 10m air rifle standing SH1 category, solidifying her status as one of India’s top Paralympic <keyword id="24261" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="athletes" source="Orion">athletes</keyword>.</li><li>33-year-old <keyword id="115352" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="harvinder-singh" source="Orion">Harvinder Singh</keyword> made history in para-archery, becoming the first Indian archer to win a Paralympic gold medal. His performance in the individual recurve open event was outstanding.</li><li>35-year-old Dharambir set an Asian record in the seated F51 club throw event, clinching gold with a throw of 34.92 metres.</li><li>26-year-old Sumit Antil delivered an outstanding performance in the F64 javelin throw event, retaining his Tokyo title and securing another gold for India. His throw length of 70.59 metre broke all previous Paralympic records.</li><li>29-year-old Nitesh Kumar won gold in SL3 men’s singles para-badminton, continuing India's dominance in this sport since it debuted in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.</li></ul><div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="112943677" title="Technology has helped para athletes compete for decades. But it can also create an unfair advantage" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div><h2>Silver galore</h2>As for the second-place category, we have more than a few fabulous contenders. For starters, 24-year-old Nishad Kumar delivered a strong performance in the men’s T47 high jump, winning silver with a jump of 2.04 metres, improving on his bronze from Tokyo. Additionally, 27-year-old Yogesh Kathuniya claimed silver in the F56 men’s discus throw with a best attempt of 44.38 metres. 34-year-old Sachin Sarjerao Khilari added another silver to India’s tally in the men’s shot put F46 event. He achieved a throw of 16.32 metres, narrowly missing the gold but setting a new Asian record <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="112918221" title="How are the sport categories and training different for the Paralympics compared to the Olympics?" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div><h2>Bronze, but not the least</h2>20-year-old Deepthi Jeevanji made history by becoming the first intellectually impaired Indian athlete to win a Paralympic medal. She earned bronze in the women’s 400m T20 class. Furthermore, 29-year-old Mariyappan Thangavelu became the first Indian to secure medals at three consecutive Paralympic Games, winning a bronze in the men's high jump T42. Adding another feather to our bronze cap, 23-year-old Preethi Pal won bronze in the women’s 100m T35 race, marking India’s first-ever medal in a track event at the Paralympics. Preethi went on to win another bronze in the 200m T35 race, demonstrating her exceptional talent on the track <h2>Upcoming events and prospects</h2>At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, several Indian athletes are making waves and are definitely worth keeping an eye on. Harvinder Singh, who made history by becoming India’s first gold-medalist in Paralympic archery, is looking to add more medals to his tally. He is set to compete in the mixed team recurve event alongside Pooja Jatyan, a duo that could bring home another medal for India. In shooting, Mona Agarwal has already secured a bronze and is vying for more as she competes in the mixed R6 50m Rifle Prone SH1 event alongside Sidhartha Babu. Both have shown impressive form and are expected to perform strongly. On the track, Simran Singh has made it to the semifinals of the Women’s 100m T12 and is a strong contender to advance to the finals today. Meanwhile, in judo, Kapil Parmar and Kokila Kaushiklate are competing in the men's and women's categories, respectively. Both athletes have a real chance to progress far, with hopes of clinching a medal.

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Kolkata, Apr 25 () The Archery Association of India (AAI) on Saturday said it is in touch with the Sports Ministry to facilitate the treatment of ailing three-time Olympian Limba Ram, who is suffering from a neuro-degenerative condition. The 47-year-old has developed swelling in both his legs after his injections could not be administered due to the ongoing nationwide lockdown to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Limba and his wife Merian Jenny are staying at the residential hostel of Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi for more than a year. "I informed the AAI president (Arjun Munda) immediately after knowing about his condition. Our team has already got in touch with them and we are making the necessary arrangements," AAI secretary general Pramod Chandurkar told . Limba, who came close to winning a bronze medal at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, was being treated at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) before the lockdown. He has now been referred to the GB Pant Hospital. "But it's not feasible for them to go there and get him treated regularly so we have requested the sports ministry to make alternative arrangements for the treatment of Limba," he added. Limba was also a successful coach having guided India to three gold, one silver and four bronze medals at the New Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games. With him as coach, the Indian recurve archers including Deepika Kumari held the number one rankings. Limba's contract was not renewed after India's failure in London 2012 Olympics and it has been a downward spiral for him since then. TAP AHAH

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