Paralympics 2024 September 6 Highlights: Two medals came for India in the day as Praveen Kumar bagged a gold in the long jump event and Hokato Hotozhe Sema won a bronze in the shot put final. 21-year-old Praveen, who was born with a short leg, smashed the Asian record with a best jump of 2.08m in the six-men field to finish on top of the podium. Meanwhile, Sema bagged the bronze medal with a best throw of 14.65m in the F57 class. With it, India's historic medal tally at Paris Paralympics rose to 27. (Medals Tally)
Here are the Highlights of Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Day 9:
- 23:48 (IST)Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Bhavanaben ends with a foul!Bhavanaben Ajabaji Chaudhary ends with a best throw of 39.70, and she is all out of medal contention as the Indian currently holds the 5th spot, which could not improve from this point, though it could get poorer if any other athlete, with throws remaining, surpasses her best throw.
- 19:06 (IST)Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Know About Praveen!Born in Govindgarh (Noida), Uttar Pradesh, Praveen Kumar achieved remarkable success on the international stage, notably becoming the youngest para-athlete to win a medal at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Born with a short leg, Praveen initially struggled with feelings of inferiority compared to his peers.
- 13:54 (IST)Paris Paralympics 2024 Live, Javelin: Dipesh in action soon!The Men's Javelin Throw - F54 Final will start soon. India Dipesh Kumar will be in action in it. He is currently ranked 5th in the world. However, he will have to better his personal best (27.90) in order to have any hopes of finishing on the podium.
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