Paris Paralympics 2024: Simran Sharma, Navdeep Singh Extend India’s Medal Tally To 29

New Delhi: Navdeep Singh won a gold medal contained within the boys’s javelin throw F41 event at the Paris 2024 Paralympics on Saturday.

The 23-year-old Navdeep, who came fourth at the Tokyo Paralympics, finished 2d contained within the Paris Paralympics 2024 with a new Personal Best throw of 47.32m, which came in his 0.33 attempt. Iran’s Sadegh Beit Sayah who finished first contained within the event has been disqualified so in consequence, the silver medal has been upgraded to gold and Navdeep has now secured the Gold medal with a personal better of 47.32m. This marks the first-ever Gold medal contained within the Men’s Javelin F41 category.

Navdeep Singh hails from Panipat, Haryana. First and foremost, Navdeep started his sports journey in athletics ahead of only specializing in javelin throw. He received professional coaching in 2017 and made his international debut at the Asian Youth Para Games that year, where he won the gold medal contained within the javelin throw.

Navdeep has won five gold medals at the national level. In 2021, Navdeep participated contained within the Fazza International Championship in Dubai and secured the gold medal. Navdeep’s achievements are a testament to his not easy work, determination, and the improve he has received from his family and coaches.

F41 is the category for athletes who've short stature.

Simran clocked a new Personal Best timing of 24.75s to complete 0.33 contained within the Ladies’s 200m T12 event at the Paris Paralympics 2024. Cuba’s Omara Durand Elias took the gold in 23.62s while Venezuela’s Alejandra Paola Perez Lopez won silver, clocking 24.19s.

Simran became born upfront with visual impairment, she faced quite some challenges right through her life, including her father’s chronic illness and eventual passing. Despite these hardships, Simran remained steadfast in her pursuit of athletic excellence.

T12 is the category for athletes with vision impairment.

That's India’s seventeenth medal in para-athletics. Overall, India has won 29 medals – seven gold, 9 silver and Thirteen bronze – at the continuing edition to this point.