Paris Paralympics 2024: Sachin Khilari Adds To India's Medal Tally, Sets Asian Record Enroute To Silver In Men's Shot Put F46

Paris Paralympics 2024: Sachin Khilari added to India's medal tally which is their best-ever already, having surpassed the previous record set in Tokyo.

Sachin Khilari was briefly in the lead with a best throw of 16.32 metre in the Paris Paralympics but eventually won the silver.

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Paris Paralympics 2024: Sachin Khilari has won a silver medal for India in the Men's Shot Put- F46 event in the Paris Paralympics 2024. While Sachin was briefly in the lead with a best throw of 16.32 metres, a distance he recorded in his second attempt. However, Canada's Greg Stewart, who eventually won the Gold medal, had a best throw of 16.38 metres which came in the fifth attempt before taking the lead with a 16.34 metre throw in the third attempt.

India had other representation too in this event with Mohammed Yasser and Rohit Kumar also featuring in the final but they fell well short of the podium finish with best throws of 14.21 and 14.1 respectively. India's overall medal tally now stands at 21, which is already their best-ever, having overtaken their previous best pf 19 medals set in Tokyo three years ago.

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With India have already surpassed their best-ever tally, the Indian contingent would now be aimimg at the 25-mark as their immediate next target which seems pretty possible, given Indians continue to be in medal contention in quite a few of the remaining events.