Simran Sharma Wins Bronze in Paris Paralympics 200m T12 Final
India para-athlete Simran Sharma delivered her personal best performance to win the bronze medal in the women’s 200m T12 final at the Paris Paralympics. She clocked a time of 24.75s to secure the third spot.
Simran had narrowly missed out on a bronze medal in the women’s 100m T12 final by just 0.05s. In the 200m T12 final, Cuba’s Omara Durand Elias won the gold medal with a time of 23.62s, and Venezuela’s Alejandra Perez Lopez took silver with a time of 24.19s.
In her previous event, Simran reached the women’s 100m T12 final but finished last among the four finalists with a time of 12.31s. Omara Durand Elias won gold in this event as well, with a time of 11.81s. Ukraine’s Oksana Boturchuk and Germany’s Katrin Mueller-Rottgardt won silver and bronze, respectively.
Meanwhile, India’s Dilip Mahadu Gavit finished eighth in the men’s 400m T46 final with a time of 49.99s. Morocco’s Aymane El Haddaoui won gold with a new World Record of 46.65s.
India’s Navdeep initially secured a silver medal in the men’s javelin F41 final, but it was upgraded to gold after Iran’s Sadegh Beit Sayah was disqualified. Navdeep’s best throw was 47.32m.
India has now won a total of 29 medals at the Paris Paralympics, including six gold, 10 silver, and 13 bronze.
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Simran Sharma -: Simran Sharma is an athlete from India who competes in sports events for people with disabilities.
Bronze -: A bronze medal is a prize given to the person who finishes third in a competition.
Paris Paralympics -: The Paris Paralympics is a big sports event held in Paris for athletes with disabilities.
200m T12 Final -: The 200m T12 final is a race for athletes with visual impairments, where they run 200 meters.
Personal best -: A personal best is the best time or score an athlete has ever achieved in their career.
24.75s -: 24.75s means 24.75 seconds, which is the time Simran took to finish the race.
Cuba’s Omara Durand Elias -: Omara Durand Elias is an athlete from Cuba who won the gold medal in the same events.
Navdeep -: Navdeep is another Indian athlete who won a gold medal in the javelin throw event.
Javelin -: Javelin is a sport where athletes throw a long spear as far as they can.
Sadegh Beit Sayah -: Sadegh Beit Sayah is an athlete from Iran who was disqualified in the javelin event.
Disqualified -: Disqualified means that someone is not allowed to continue in the competition because they broke a rule.
29 medals -: India has won a total of 29 medals in the Paris Paralympics, which includes gold, silver, and bronze medals.
Gold -: A gold medal is a prize given to the person who finishes first in a competition.
Silver -: A silver medal is a prize given to the person who finishes second in a competition.