After a two-week break, Paris is set to welcome the world’s top athletes once more as the 2024 Paralympic Games kick off on Wednesday.
India had secured 12 medals in all previous Paralympic Games combined. However, they made a historic leap at Tokyo 2020, winning 19 medals including five gold, eight silver and six bronze.
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On Thursday, the opening day of competition, India’s archers will take center stage, including Tokyo bronze medallist Harvinder Singh and Sarita, a two-time Hangzhou Asian Para Games medallist.
Para-archer Sheetal Devi, a gold medallist at the Hangzhou Asian Games, will also begin her journey in the women’s individual compound open event.
Krishna Nagar, who clinched gold in badminton at Tokyo 2020, is eyeing another gold in Paris as he competes in the first group stage match of the men’s singles SH6 category.
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