India's medal tally in the ongoing Paralympics has gone up to 26, with six gold medals, nine silver medals and 11 bronze medals. This is the most gold India has ever won at a Paralympics Games event, outdoing the total of five gold in Tokyo 2020. Also, this is the most number of medals India
PM Modi called Paralympic Games medal winners Harvinder Singh, Kapil Parmar, Pranav Soorma, Sachin Sarjerao Khilari and Dharambir. He congratulated them on their victory.
Harvinder Singh got his hands on India's first-ever gold medal in para-archery at the Paralympics. In a one-sided final, Harvinder ousted Poland's Lukasz Ciszek with a straight-set win, 6-0. He had a heartfelt message for young aspiring para-athletes in India. He emphasized the importance
Paralympic bronze medallist Deepthi Jeevanji on Friday received a warm welcome at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad on her return home.
Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik said that it was the personal choice of wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat to join the Congress. She added that she had also received offers to join politics but she had no inclination towards it.
Asian Games silver medallist and Indian Navy athlete Ancy Sojan won the gold medal in the women's long jump event at the National Open Athletics Championship in Bengaluru.
India's Arvind ended the men's shot put F35 final at Stade de France empty-handed, even after setting a streak of his season's best throws at the ongoing Paris Paralympics.
India para-athletes Simran Sharma and Ashok failed to seal their spot at the podium and saw their Paris Paralympics campaign conclude on a heartbreaking note.