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India's Preeti Pal made a historic performance at the Paralympics. Preeti won the bronze medal in the women's 200m T35 category on Sunday with a personal best time of 30.01 seconds. This is her second medal at the Paris Paralympics. Preeti (23) has also won the second para athletics medal for India in Paris.
Preeti Pal's historic performance
On Friday, she won the first athletics medal for India in a Paralympic track event. She won the bronze medal in the women's T35 100m event with a personal best time of 14.21 seconds. Most of the athletics medals India has won since the 1984 edition of the Paralympics have come from field events. Let us tell you that Preeti Pal has become the seventh Indian to win multiple Paralympic medals.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated and praised Preeti Pal for winning another bronze medal. PM Modi tweeted on Twitter, 'Historic achievement by Preeti Pal. She won her second medal with a bronze medal in the women's 200m T35 event at the Paris Paralympics 2024. She is a source of inspiration for the people of India. Her dedication is truly remarkable.
Let us tell you that India has won a total of 6 medals so far in Paris Paralympics 2024. India has so far won 1 gold medal, 1 silver medal and 4 bronze medals in Paris Paralympics. The only gold medal for India in this Paralympics so far has been won by Avani Lekhara. Meanwhile, Indian shuttlers Nitish Kumar and Suhas Yathiraj have confirmed medals for India. Nitesh has reached the final of the men's singles SL3 category while Suhas has reached the final of the men's singles badminton SL4 category. He defeated his compatriot Sukant Kadam in the semi-finals.