Paris Paralympics 2024 Day 10 Live Updates: India's Navdeep Singh's silver medal was upgraded to gold after Iran's Beit Sayah Sade...
Paris Paralympics 2024 Day 10 Live Updates: India's Navdeep Singh's silver medal was upgraded to gold after Iran's Beit Sayah Sadegh was disqualified following a dramatic men's javelin throw F41 final at the Paris Paralympics on Saturday. This is India's first-ever gold medal in the men's javelin F41 category.Starting the competition with a foul, the 23-year-old para-athlete from Haryana, who had finished fourth at the Tokyo Games three years ago, came up with a throw of 46.39 metres in his second attempt, propelling him to the second place. But it was his third throw that electrified the stadium.With a monstrous throw of 47.32 metres, Navdeep shattered the Paralympic record and surged into lead, only for Sadegh to better the Indian's mark and clinch the gold with a record-breaking effort of 47.64 metres in his fifth attempt.However, the Iranian was disqualified some time after the end of the final, leading to the Indian athlete taking the top spot. The F41 category is for athletes, who are of short stature.Navdeep's gold brought India's medal tally at the Paralympics to 29, including seven gold, 9 silver, and 13 bronze, solidifying the country's position in the quadrennial extravaganza.Earlier, braving all odds with a steely resolve, India's Simran won the bronze medal in the women's 200m T12 final at the Paralympic Games. Reigning world champion Simran finished third on the podium with a personal best time of 24.75 seconds in what was a culmination of a journey that was fraught with obstacles right from the day she was born.The T12 classification in the Paralympics is for athletes with visual impairments.The 24-year-old Simran was born prematurely and spent the next 10 weeks in an incubator where it was discovered that she is visually impaired.The Indian, who became world champion this year in Kobe, Japan, faced numerous challenges throughout her life, including her father's chronic illness and eventual passing.She had earlier finished fourth in the 100m event.