Paris Paralympics 2024: India's medal tally at 29 with Navdeep's gold medal in men's javelin throw

-, Sep 08, 2024, India Blooms News Service18

New Delhi/IBNS: Indias medal tally at present stands at 29 with Navdeep Singh and Simran winning a medal each in their respective disciplines at Paris Paralympics 2024.

Navdeep clinched a silver in the mens javelin F41 final with his personal best throw of 47.32m.

However, minutes later his medal was upgraded to gold as Irans Sadegh Beit Sayah, who bagged the top spot earlier, was disqualified from the event for misconduct.

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Meanwhile, Simran won bronze in the womens 200m T12 race.

Of the 29 medals in Indias kitty, seven are gold.

India is presently in 16th position with its best-ever performance in the Paralympics.