Paralympics 2024: Indian athlete Kapil Parmar won bronze in men's judo in 60 kg J-1 category. In the medal match, world number one Kapil defeated Elliott of Brazil by 10-0. He defeated him in just 33 seconds. He made the opponent touch the mat tomorrow and emerged as the winner. To win this match, Kapil followed the Soto Maki Komi method. After that he lifted him up and dropped him at once so that he would hit the ground tomorrow. The organizers declared him the winner. And in the women's 48 kg J-2 quarters, Kokila lost by 0-10. Later, in Rapi Chase, she was defeated by Ukraine athlete Yulia with a margin of 0-10. In the archery category, Harvinder Singh-Pooja Jodi lost to Dejan-Ziva with a score of 4-5 in the shoot-off.
Target 25 completed..
India has won 25 medals in the current Paralympics. In this five gold, 9 silver and 11 bronze medals were won by Indian players. India continues to stand 16th in the medal table. China is at the first position with 163 medals. Britain took second place with 82 medals. America is in third place with 77 medals..India won 25 medals for the first time in the history of Paralympics. India won 19 medals in the previous Tokyo Paralympics. India is determined to win 25 medals at the Paralympics held in Paris this time. A plan was made accordingly. The coaches worked hard to train the players. Now their result is seen in Paris Paralympics. Medals are being reaped as the players excelled beyond expectations. With the target of 25 completed, sports analysts feel that every medal that comes hereafter is a bonus. It is said that if the players win more medals, India will be in the top-10 for sure. If the same is true then India has created a new history.
