Kapil Parmar and Harvinder Shine at Paris Paralympics 2024
Kapil Parmar, the world no. 1 para-judo player, lost in the semifinals of the Men’s J1 – 60 KG category at the Paris Paralympics. Kapil was defeated by Iran’s S. Banitaba Khorram Abadi with a score of 0-10. Earlier, he had won against Venezuela’s Marcos Dennis Blanco with a score of 10-0 in the quarterfinals.
In another event, Kokila lost her preliminary round in the J2 – 48 KG category against Ukraine’s Yuliia Ivanytska with a score of 0-10.
Harvinder made history by winning a gold medal in individual recurve para-archery, becoming the first Indian to win a medal in this sport at both the Olympics and Paralympics. He defeated Poland’s Lukasz Ciszek 6-0 in the final. Harvinder had also won a bronze medal in the Tokyo Paralympics 2020.
India’s second medal in archery at the Paris Paralympics was won by the pair of Rakesh Kumar and Sheetal Devi, who clinched bronze in the mixed team compound event.
In the Women’s Individual Recurve Open, Pooja lost in the quarterfinals to China’s Wu Chunyan with a score of 4-6.
Para-athlete Sachin Khilari won a silver medal in the men’s shot put F46 final with a throw of 16.32 meters, which is the area best (AB). He missed the gold by just 0.6 meters.
The Indian contingent has won a total of 24 medals so far, including five golds, nine silvers, and ten bronzes, and is ranked 15th in the medal tally. With more days left in the Paralympics, India has a chance to win more medals.
Doubts Revealed
Kapil Parmar -: Kapil Parmar is a top para-judo player from India. ‘Para’ means he competes in sports for athletes with disabilities.
Harvinder -: Harvinder is an Indian athlete who competes in para-archery, which is archery for athletes with disabilities.
Paris Paralympics 2024 -: The Paris Paralympics 2024 is a big sports event for athletes with disabilities, held in Paris, France.
Para-judo -: Para-judo is a form of judo adapted for athletes with disabilities, like those who are visually impaired.
Men’s J1 – 60 KG category -: This is a weight class in para-judo for men who weigh up to 60 kilograms and have certain types of visual impairments.
Individual recurve para-archery -: This is a type of archery where athletes with disabilities use a recurve bow to shoot arrows at a target.
Indian contingent -: The Indian contingent refers to the group of athletes and officials representing India at the Paralympics.
Medal tally -: The medal tally is a list showing how many medals each country has won in the competition.
