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Harvinder Singh Becomes First Indian Archer To Win Paralympic Gold

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Harvinder Singh has won India’s first-ever Paralympic gold medal in archery. He participated in the men’s individual recurve open event. This was his second medal at the Paralympics as he won bronze at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, which was India’s first ever medal in archery in Paralympics.

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Archers competing in the open category may have an impairment in the legs and use a wheelchair or have a balance impairment and shoot standing or resting on a stool.

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Gold For Navdeep Singh At Paris 2024 Paralympic

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Navdeep Singh won a gold in the men’s javelin throw F41 class with a new Paralympic record of 47.32m, to register India’s first-ever medal in the category.

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What is the F41 category? 

Athletes with short stature compete in the F41 sport class.

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Navdeep Singh had won a silver medal in this event. However, the winning athlete from the Islamic Republic of Iran was disqualified due to improper and unsporting conduct. Thus, Navdeep Singh was awarded the gold medal.

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Gold Medal For Praveen Kumar At Paris 2024 Paralympics

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Praveen Kumar won the gold medal in the men’s high jump T64 event, clearing 2.08m to claim his second consecutive Paralympic medal and creating an Asian record. He won a silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Praveen Kumar usually competes under the T44 class. Athletes under both T44 and T64 sports classes competed in the final.

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What is the T44 and T64 category?

These two classes are designated for athletes with limb deficiencies in the legs, such as amputations or missing or shortened limbs from birth.

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Meet India’s Historic Club Throw Medalists

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Dharambir and Pranav Soorma won gold and silver respectively in men’s club throw F51 event. Dharambir won the gold medal with an Asian record with a best throw of 34.92m in his fifth attempt.

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What is the F51 category?

The F51 event is for athletes whose movements in the trunk, legs and hands have been highly affected.

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Nitesh Kumar Wins Gold In Badminton

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Nitesh Kumar won a gold medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, as he defeated Daniel Bethell of Great Britain in men’s badminton singles SL3 final. This is India’s third Paralympic medal in badminton. Incidentally, all of India’s badminton medals at the Paralympics have been gold. In the 2020 Tokyo Games, Pramod Bhagat (SL3) and Krishna Nagar (SH6) clinched gold medals.

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What is the SL3 category?

SL3 is a classification for players who have moderate mobility challenges on one side of their body, both legs, or due to limb absence. 

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