Paris Paralympics, Day 10 Highlights: Navdeep Singh Wins Gold, Simran Settles For Bronze - India’s Medal Count Reaches 29

Today's action (from an Indian perspective) begins at 1pm IST, when para cyclist Arshad Shaik competes in the men's C1-3 road race final, which is a medal event. Read Outlook's interview with an aggrieved Shaik HERE. Soon after Shaik's race begins, compatriot Jyoti Gaderiya will be seen in the women's C1-3 road race final, also a medal event. You can check out the detailed India schedule for today HERE.

As of the ninth day of the Paris Paralympics 2024, India stand on the 17th place in the medal table with a tally of six gold, nine silver, and twelve bronze medals.

China remain in the lead by a massive margin with a total of 188 medals, including 83 golds and several podium sweeps. Great Britain is in second place with 42 gold medals and an overall count of 100 medals.

Check out all the medal winners of the Paris Paralympics Day 9 HERE.

India reside in the 17th place with 27 medals -- 6 Gold, 9 Silver and 12 Bronze.

Today, a record 75 medal events will take place at the Paris Paralympics 2024, including 22 in athletics, 15 in swimming, 5 in canoeing, 5 in cycling, and 6 in judo, among others. India will be participating in four of these sports, with eight athletes in action, fueling hopes for further success. These are the medal events with where India will hope for glory:

01:00 PM: Para Cycling - Arshad Shaik in men's C1-3 road race.

01:05 PM: Para Cycling - Jyoti Gaderia in women's C1-3 road race.

02:50 PM: Para Canoeing - Yash Kumar in men's kayak single 200m KL1 Final (if he qualifies).

03:22 PM: Para Canoeing - Prachi Yadav in women's Va'a single 200m VL2 Final (if she qualifies).

10:00 PM: Para Swimming - Suyash Jadhav in men's 50m butterfly S7 final (if he qualifies).

10:30 PM: Para Athletics - Navdeep in men's javelin throw F41 final

11:04 PM: Para Athletics - Simran in women's 200m T12 final

12:30 AM: Para Athletics - Dilip Mahadu Gavit in men's 400m T47 final

Arshad Shaik will begin India's action today participating in the Cycling Men's C1-3 road race starting at 1:00 PM. He previously participated in the Men's Road Time Trial C2, where he finished 11th with a time of 25:20.11.

Also in the para-cycling, Jyoti Gaderia will race in the Women’s C1-3 road race at 1:05 PM IST. She also competed in the Women’s 300m Individual Pursuit C1-3 on August 29, 2024, where she finished 10th with a time of 4:53.929.

Arshad and Jyoti have started their race in the Men's C1-3 road race and Women’s C1-3 road race, respectively. Catch the live score and updates from the event in our live blog HERE.

Yash Kumar of India could not make it to the finals as he finished fifth, the last, in the canoe men’s KL1 200m semifinal clocking 1:02.03.

1:55 PM IST – Para Swimming: Men’s 50m Butterfly S7 (Heat) – Suyash Jadhav

1:58 PM IST – Para Canoe: Women’s VL2 200m (Semi-finals) – Prachi Yadav

3:14 PM IST – Para Canoe: Women’s VL2 200m (Final A & B) – Prachi Yadav (If Qualified)

10:30 PM IST – Para Athletics: Men’s Javelin F40, F41 (Final) – Navdeep Singh

11:04 PM IST – Para Athletics: Simran Sharma in Women’s 200m – T12 (Final)

12:29 AM IST – Para Athletics: Dilip Gavit – Men’s 400m T47 (Final)

In para-swimming, Suyash Jadhav competing in the Men’s 50m Butterfly S7 heats has finished 5th with a timing of 33.47s. A total of 12 swimmers are swimming in the event and only the top 8 from the two heats will make it to the finals which will be held at10:00 PM.

Jadhav is a seasoned champion, has won two gold medals at the World Games and three silver medals at the German Swimming Championships.

Unfortunately, no, Suyash Jadhav could not make it to the finals. But, he is not disqualified yet, instead, has been placed as one of the two reserves who will get the chance to swim in the finals if a qualifier won't be able to swim for some reason. The Indian finished 10th overall in the standings after the two heats with a timing of 33.47 seconds.

India’s Prachi Yadav qualifies for Final A, the medal rounds of the para canoe women’s VL2 200m with an impressive third place in the semifinal of the event clocking 1:05.66. The final will take place at 3:22 PM IST.

Prachi Yadav, born on May 29, 1995, in Gwalior, is a notable Paracanoe athlete. She made history by becoming the first Indian to qualify for the Summer Paralympics at the 2020 Tokyo Games. In the 2022 Paralympic World Cup, she won a bronze medal.

Follow the live score, updates and stories coming from Prachi Yadav's Women’s VL2 200m Canoe Final A event HERE.

India's Prachi Yadav could not make it to the podium of the women’s Va’a Single 200m - VL2 Final as she finishes eighth with a timing of 1:08.55.

10:30 PM IST – Para Athletics: Men’s Javelin F40, F41 (Final) – Navdeep Singh

11:04 PM IST – Para Athletics: Simran Sharma in Women’s 200m – T12 (Final)

12:29 AM IST – Para Athletics: Dilip Gavit – Men’s 400m T47 (Final)

India's swimming campaign at the Paris Paralympics as the only swimmer particpating at Para Games 2024 Suyash Jadhav failed to enter the final of the men's 50m butterfly S7 today.

Competing in Heat 1, the 30-year-old finished in the fifth spot with a timing of 33.47, a 10th-spot finish overall. Only the top four swimmers from both the Heats in combine make it to the final.

India’s para-cyclists Arshad Shaik and Jyoti Gaderiya wrapped up their Paris Paralympics journey without any medals, finishing the men's and women's road race C1-3 events a lap behind the leaders on Saturday.

In the women's race, Jyoti Gaderiya finished 15th, one lap behind the leaders. Japan’s Keiko Sugiura claimed the gold, with Flurina Rigling of Switzerland taking silver, and Clara Brown of the United States securing bronze.

In the men’s race, Arshad Shaik finished 28th, also one lap behind. Great Britain's Finlay Graham won the gold, while French riders Thomas Peyroton-Dartet and Alexandre Léauté took silver and bronze, respectively.

Gold - Orkhan Aslanov (AZB)

Silver - Isaac Jean-Paul (USA)

Bronze - Paulo Henrique Andrade de Reis (BRA)

 India got three medal events tonight. 

TOP FOUR AND INDIA

Gold medalist para archer Harvinder Singh and Preethi Pal, the trailblazing Indian woman track and field athlete with two Paralympic bronze medals, will proudly carry India's flag at the closing ceremony on Sunday.

India got a chance to reach the 30-medal mark with four remaining Paralympic events, including three tonight and one tomorrow. Let's hope our para athletes can achieve this historic milestone. FINGERS CROSSED

A contingent of 15 players, including Dharambir, a gold medalist at the Paris Paralympics, will arrive in Delhi tomorrow morning at 8:30 AM on an Air India flight.

10:30 PM IST – Para Athletics: Men’s Javelin F40, F41 (Final) – Navdeep Singh

Gold - Nurkhon Kurbanova (UZK)

Silver - Flora Ugwunwa (NGR)

Bronze - Elham Salehi (IRI)

Navdeep Singh makes history with a silver medal and a personal best of 47.32m, marking the first-ever medal in the Men’s Javelin F41 category.

Simran wins bronze with a personal best of 24.75s, marking the first-ever medal in the Women’s 200m T12 category.

The tables turned dramatically -- just a few minutes ago, the silver became gold as Navdeep Singh was awarded the top spot with a personal best of 47.32m, following the disqualification of Iranian athlete Beit Sayah Sadegh. This marks the first-ever gold medal in the Men’s Javelin F41 category.

12:30 AM IST – Para Athletics: Dilip Gavit – Men’s 400m T47 (Final)

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Beit Sayah won gold with a Paralympic Record throw of 47.64m, while Navdeep Singh initially finished second with 47.32m. However, the Iranian athlete was later disqualified for violating rule 8.1 of the International Paralympic Committee’s code of conduct, which addresses “unsporting or improper conduct.”

As a result, Navdeep has been awarded the gold medal. India has now secured 29 medals at the ongoing edition, including seven gold, nine silver, and 13 bronze.

Iran's Sadegh Beit Sayah was disqualified for repeatedly displaying an objectionable flag following a dramatic men's javelin throw F41 final at the Paris Paralympics on Saturday.

Get all the details HERE.

India just got one more athlete participating in the Paralympics. Pooja Ojha will compete in the women's kayak single 200m KL1 semi-finals and, if she qualifies, the final later today. We will provide live coverage of that event, as well as the closing ceremony later on Sunday.

It was a dramatic yet joyous day for India, with one gold and one bronze medal. India's medal tally has now reached 29. With just one more event remaining, we will see if our athletes can achieve the 30-medal mark. While it may seem impossible, anything is possible for India's Paris Paralympic contingent. We'll see you all tomorrow.