Paralympics 2024: Two silvers, three bronze; India breaks Tokyo record by clinching five medals in one day
In what will be written in history for Indian para sports, the track and field athletes showcased their might for the second consecutive day at the iconic Stade de France, bagging five medals — two silver and three bronze — as the country ended day six of the quadrennial showpiece at 17th place.
In thrilling matches that were held simultaneously on late Tuesday, India grabbed four medals--two in men's high jump T63 event and two in javelin throw T63 event. In the high jump event, Sharad Kumar won silver, Mariyappan Thangavelu clinched bronze while in men's javelin throw F46 final, Ajeet Singh won silver, Sundar Gurjar settled for bronze.
The medal rush of Monday and Tuesday contributed 13 medals for the country, jumping medal tally from seven in starting days to record 20.
Apart from highlight of the blockbuster day of winning four medals together, it is not to forget our India's world champion Deepthi Jeevanji who won a bronze medal in the women's 400m T20 category final race at the Paralympics on Tuesday. Deepthi, who turns 21 later this month, clocked 55.82 seconds to finish behind Yuliia Shuliar (55.16 seconds) of Ukraine and world record holder Aysel Onder (55.23) of Turkey.
Heartbreaking 5th positions and other highlights of Tuesday:
Ace Indian shooter Avani Lekhara missed out on a second medal at the Games as she finished fifth in the final of the women's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 competition in Chateauroux. While she started strong in kneeling position, her prone position turned out to be costly for
