Paralympics 2024: Indian athletes have already won 25 medals in the Paralympics held in Paris. As the competition draws to a close, a few more players have come close to winning medals. Praveen Kumar won a medal in men's high jump. Simran reached semi-final in women's 200m T12 category. India has already won 25 Paralympics medals. She won only 19 medals in Tokyo. This time the number has increased to 65. Silver medalist Praveen Kumar will compete for a medal in the men's high jump T64 category final in Tokyo on Friday. Track and field athlete Simran, who finished fourth in the women's 100m T12 category, Ami Tumi has settled for a medal in the women's 200m T12 category. Simran completed her race in 12.31 seconds in the 100m final. If she enters the round-1, semi-final on Friday, it will be another medal for the Indian team.
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Dipesh Kumar excelled in the F54 final in men's javelin throw. On the other hand, Ajabaji Chaudhuri entered the final in women's F46 category. Soman Rana will compete in the men's shot foot F57 final. Soman finished fourth in the world shot foot competition earlier this year. And in powerlifting, Kasturi Rajamani reached the final in the women's 67 kg category. On Thursday, Kapil gave the first medal to the Indian team in the para judo category. With his bronze, India's medal tally has reached 25. But this number reaches 27. India's tally of medals reached 25 as two medals were narrowly missed. Harvinder Singh, who won gold for the first time in archery, won another medal along with Pooja in the mixed category. But they lost in the final and settled for bronze. However, this time, with the increase in the number of medals, the players are seen with a new enthusiasm. Social media is also getting appreciation for the performance of para players.
