Paralympics 2024: Navdeep Singh Wins Silver In Men's Javelin Throw; India Record 2nd Medal On Day 10 In Paris
Navdeep Singh Wins Silver Medal: India's Saturday gets even better at Paris Paralympics Games, as the nation records two medals inside the space of an hour. Here are the details.
Navdeep Singh Wins Silver Medal: Just when India's Day 10 at Paris Paralympics 2024 became good in the aftermath of Simran Sharma's Bronze medal win, it got even better with Navdeen Singh's silver medal in Men's Javelin Throw - F41 Final, where the Indian Para athlete agonisingly missed out on a Gold medal with a valiant effort throughout the final.
Athletics, #ParisParalympics: NAVDEEP SINGH IS A PARALYMPICS SILVER MEDALIST..
— Vishank Razdan (@VishankRazdan) September 7, 2024
After so many disappointing 4th place finishes for the Southpaw, it is a stunning silver medal for the F41 Javelin thrower as he recorded a hugeeee PB of 47.32m!
Well done Navdeep..
👏🇮🇳🥈 pic.twitter.com/531Q9aReWP
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The Indian fans have flooded the social media with their tweets, as the nation erupts in joy and congratulates the Indian Para athlete on his achievement.
The Indian Prime Minister, Naredra Modi, too congratulated the 23-year-old on his historic achievement.
The incredible Navdeep has won a Silver in the Men’s Javelin F41 at the #Paralympics2024! His success is a reflection of his outstanding spirit. Congrats to him. India is delighted. #Cheer4Bharat pic.twitter.com/NfziEdoCbQ
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 7, 2024
Men's Javelin Throw - F41 Final | As It Happened
The following 6 Para athletes competed for supremacy in the Men's Javelin Throw - F41 Final:
- Navdeep Singh - India
- Pengxiang Sun - China
- Wildan Nukhailawi - Iraq
- Ever Rene Castro Martinez - Cuba
- Kah Michel Ye - Cote d'Ivore
- Sadegh Beit Sayah - Iran
The six contestants battled it out in an intense battle at Stade de France, but only three Para athletes could realise their dream of bagging a medal for their country.
Cuba's Ever Rene Castro Martinez finished last with an attempt of 34.34m, and the Gold medal was bagged by Iran's Sadegh Beit Sayah, followed by Silver medal from Navdeep Singh of India, and Bronze medal finish was bagged by Pengxiang Sun of China.
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