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Paralympics 2024 Day 10, September 7 Highlights: Navdeep Wins Javelin Gold, Simran Bags Silver In 200m Race
Paralympics 2024 September 7 Highlights: Navdeep and Simran won a medal each in their respective disciplines to take India's overall tally of medals to 29.
Paris 2024 Paralympics Day 10 Highlights: Navdeep in action.© X/@RajavYadav2
Paralympics 2024 September 7 Highlights: Navdeep and Simran won a medal each in their respective disciplines to take India's overall tally of medals to 29 at Paris Paralympics 2024. Navdeep clinched a silver in the men's javelin F41 final with his personal best throw of 47.32m, and minutes later it was upgraded to gold as Iran's Sadegh Beit Sayah -- who took the top spot earlier -- was disqualified from the event for misconduct. Meanwhile, Simran won bronze in the women's 200m T12 race. (Medals Tally)
Here are the Highlights of Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Day 10:
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- 00:45 (IST)Paralympics 2024 LIVE: Gavit finishes at bottom spot!No medal for India in the men's 400m T47 final as Dilip Gavit has finished at the bottom spot in the 8-sprinter final. India will still be happy for the fact that it now has 29 medals to its credit that too with 7 gold in it.
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- 23:18 (IST)Paralympics 2024 LIVE: Silver for Navdeep!!!Navdeep has won a silver medal for India and that takes the nation's overall tally to 29. Navdeep has bagged the silver medal with his personal best throw of 47.32m, which was for some time the Paralympic record. However, Sadegh Beit Sayah of Iran eventually registered a new Para Games record of 47.64m to clinch the gold. China's Sun Pengxiang takes home a bronze with his best throw being 44.72m.
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- 21:31 (IST)Paralympics 2024 LIVE: Indian stars receive grand welcome!Indian Paralympic athletes received a grand welcome at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on their return home from Paris, after putting up a record-breaking show at the Paris Paralympics. On Saturday morning, half of the Indian contingent made their return home after taking part in the Paris Paralympics.
India's #ParisParalympics2024Para Shooting Para Archery and Para - Athletics stars Return Home!
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) September 7, 2024
The returning contingent included many medalists including Gold medalist Avani Lekhara, Silver medalist Manish Narwal, Pranav Soorma and Bronze medalists Rubina... pic.twitter.com/IkJeAle4Kh - 20:38 (IST)Paris Paralympics 2024 LIVE: A tournament to remember for India!India has already clinched 6 gold medals at the Paris Paralympics, the most in the country's Para Games history. The overall medals tally has reached to 27 for India, which is also their most in a single edition of the event. Three more events remain for the nation. Can India make it 30? Well, it's tough but not impossible, for sure!
- 18:24 (IST)Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Simran looking to bounce backSimran Sharma, along with her guide Abhay Singh, suffered the disappointment of coming 4th out of four finalists in the 100m T12 final. Today offers her a chance at redemption.Simran is also the reigning World Championships gold medalist in the 200m event.
- 18:18 (IST)Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Who is Hokato Sema?Landmine blast survivor Indian shot-putter Hokato Sema came up with his career-best throw of 14.65 metres to secure a bronze medal for the country in the men's F57 category final at the Paralympic Games in Paris on Friday. The 40-year-old Dimapur-born Army man, who had won the bronze medal at the Hangzhou Para Games last year, started with a mediocre throw of 13.88m before he hit a purple patch. Read in detail
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- 16:49 (IST)Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: A recap of India's six gold medalsWhile we wait for the athletics, let's recap our six gold medalists in Paralympics 2024:1. Avani Lekhara: Women's R2 10m air rifle SH1 - Shooting2. Nitesh Kumar: Men's Singles SL3 - Badminton3. Sumit Antil - Men's Javelin Throw F64 - Athletics4. Harvinder Singh - Men's Individual Recurve Open - Archery5. Dharambir Nain - Men's Club Throw F51 - Athletics6. Praveen Kumar - Men's High Jump T64 - Athletics
- 15:48 (IST)Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: What nextIndia will be looking at athletics next. Navdeep takes part in the Men's Javelin F41 final, while Simran Sharma will run the Women's 200m T12 final and Dilip Gavit the Men's 400m T47 final.If everything goes to plan, India can reach 30 medals tonight.
- 15:15 (IST)Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Prachi Yadav's disabilityPrachi was born paralysed from below her waist. That hasn't stopped her from being a trailblazer in para canoe in India. First she became the first Indian para-canoe athlete to make the Paralympics, and now she has the chance to win a medal.
- 14:43 (IST)Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: More on Prachi YadavPrachi Yadav also participated in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, but her best performance arguably came two years later, when she clinched bronze in the 2022 Paralympic World Cup.In 2020, she became the first Indian para-canoe athlete to make it to the Paralympic Games.
- 14:19 (IST)Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Another event to look forward toJust as it was looking like a disappointing morning for India, Prachi Yadav's result gives renewed hope as the nation aims for 30 Paralympic medals in 2024.This could be historic for India if Prachi manages to secure a medal.
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