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The number of medals won by India at the Paris Paralympic Games continues to grow, with another gold medal being added on the seventh day. Harvinder Singh performed brilliantly in archery and won the gold medal by defeating the Polish para athlete in three sets.
Indian para athletes are continuously performing brilliantly in the ongoing Paralympic Games in Paris, the capital of France. Now on the 7th day, India has got 2 medals, in which Harvinder Singh has been successful in winning the gold medal in archery. Harvinder won the medal by defeating Poland's para athlete Lukasz Ciszek in three consecutive sets in the men's individual recurve gold medal match. This is also India's first medal in archery at the Paris Olympics and Paralympics.
Bounced off a three set lead and lost 6-0
Harvinder Singh's brilliant performance was seen in the gold medal match where he won the first set by a score of 28-24 and scored 2 crucial points. After this, Harvinder again scored 28 runs in the second set and the Polish para athlete managed to score 27 runs, due to which the set also went to Harvinder and he took a 4-0 lead. In the third set, Harvinder won by a margin of 29-25, scored 2 points and won the gold medal by defeating 6-0. Earlier in the semi-final match, Harvinder made a brilliant comeback after trailing 1-3 against the Iranian para athlete and won 7-3 and confirmed his place in the gold medal match.
India has managed to win 22 medals so far
With Harvinder Singh winning the gold medal in archery, India also won 22 medals at the Paris Paralympics 2024. This is India's best performance so far in Paralympic history. India has so far won 4 gold, 8 silver and 10 bronze medals, which is sure to increase. So far in the Paralympics, India has won gold medals in shooting, athletics and badminton apart from archery.
