India Shines at Paris Paralympics
Harvinder Wins Gold, Sachin Grabs Silver
In the para shooting mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 qualification, India’s Sidhartha Babu and Mona Agarwal could not qualify for the next round at the Paris Paralympics. Sidhartha finished 22nd with 615.8 points, while Mona finished 30th with 610.5 points.
Earlier, Harvinder secured a historic gold medal in individual recurve para-archery, becoming the first Indian to win a medal in the sport at both the Olympics and Paralympics. He defeated Poland’s Lukasz Ciszek 6-0 in the final. Harvinder also won a bronze medal in the same event at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020.
The Indian archery pair of Rakesh Kumar and Sheetal Devi clinched a bronze medal in the mixed team compound event. Pooja narrowly lost 4-6 to China’s Wu Chunyan in the quarterfinals of the Women’s Individual Recurve Open.
Para-athlete Sachin Khilari won a silver medal in the men’s shot put F46 final with a 16.32-metre throw, setting a new area best (AB). He missed the gold by just 0.6m.
On Monday and Tuesday, the Indian contingent won 13 medals, bringing their total to 24 medals (five gold, nine silver, and ten bronze). India is currently ranked 15th in the medal tally and has a chance to win more medals in the remaining days of the Paralympics.
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Paralympics -: The Paralympics are a major international sports event where athletes with disabilities compete in various sports. It’s like the Olympics but for people with physical, visual, and intellectual impairments.
Harvinder -: Harvinder Singh is an Indian para-archer who competes in archery events. He made history by winning a gold medal in the individual recurve para-archery event at the Paris Paralympics.
Sachin -: Sachin Khilari is an Indian para-athlete who competes in shot put. He won a silver medal in the men’s shot put F46 event at the Paris Paralympics.
Sidhartha Babu -: Sidhartha Babu is an Indian para-shooter who competes in rifle shooting events. He participated in the mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 event at the Paris Paralympics but did not advance.
Mona Agarwal -: Mona Agarwal is an Indian para-shooter who also competed in the mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 event at the Paris Paralympics but did not advance.
Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 -: This is a shooting event where athletes lie down (prone position) and shoot at a target 50 meters away. SH1 indicates that the athletes have an impairment that affects their legs but they can support the weight of the rifle themselves.
Individual recurve para-archery -: This is an archery event where athletes use a recurve bow to shoot arrows at a target. ‘Para’ indicates that the athletes have physical disabilities.
Rakesh Kumar -: Rakesh Kumar is an Indian para-archer who competes in compound archery events. He, along with Sheetal Devi, won a bronze medal in the mixed team compound event at the Paris Paralympics.
Sheetal Devi -: Sheetal Devi is an Indian para-archer who competes in compound archery events. She, along with Rakesh Kumar, won a bronze medal in the mixed team compound event at the Paris Paralympics.
Mixed team compound event -: This is an archery event where a male and a female athlete form a team and use compound bows to shoot arrows at a target.
Pooja -: Pooja is an Indian para-archer who competed in the Women’s Individual Recurve Open event at the Paris Paralympics. She narrowly lost in the quarterfinals.
Women’s Individual Recurve Open -: This is an archery event for women where they use a recurve bow to shoot arrows at a target. ‘Open’ means it is open to athletes with different types of disabilities.
Shot put F46 -: This is a track and field event where athletes throw a heavy ball (shot) as far as they can. F46 indicates that the athletes have an impairment that affects their arms.
Medal tally -: The medal tally is a table that shows how many gold, silver, and bronze medals each country has won in a sports event like the Paralympics.
