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New Delhi, September 4 (HS). India on Tuesday recorded its best medal record in a single edition of the Paralympic Games in Paris.
Sharad Kumar's silver and Mariyappan Thangavelu's bronze in the men's high jump T63 event took the country's medal tally to 20. India had won 19 medals in Tokyo three years ago.
India has so far won three gold, seven silver and 10 bronze medals in the French capital. In Tokyo, the country had won five gold, eight silver and six bronze medals.
Avani Lekhara and Sumit Antil defended their gold medals in the women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 and men's javelin throw F64 events respectively, while Nitesh Kumar won gold in the men's singles SL3 category in para badminton.
Apart from Sharad, Ajeet Singh (men's javelin throw F64), Yogesh Kathuniya (men's discus throw F56), Thulasimathi Murugesan (women's singles SU5 para badminton), Manish Narwal (men's 10m air pistol SH1), Nishad Kumar (men's high jump T47) and Suhas Yathiraj (men's singles SL4 para badminton) also won silver medals.
Apart from Mariyappan, Preeti Pal (women's 100m T35, women's 200m T35), Mona Agarwal (women's 10m air rifle standing SH1), Rubina Francis (women's 10m air pistol SH1), Sundar Singh Gurjar (men's javelin throw F46), Deepti Jeevanjee (women's 400m T20), Manisha Ramdas (women's singles SU5 para badminton), Nitya Shri Sumathi Sivan (women's singles SH6 para badminton), archery pair of Shithal Devi and Rakesh Kumar (mixed team compound open) are the bronze medallists so far.
The Paris Paralympics will conclude on September 8.