Paris Paralympics 2024, Sachin Sarjerao Khilari won silver medal: Indian athletes have created history by consistently performing brilliantly in the Paris Paralympics. Today Sachin Sarjerao Khilari won the silver medal in the men's shot put event in the F46 category. With this, India has won a historic 21 medals so far in the Paris Paralympics.
In the final match, Sachin threw 16.32 meters in his second attempt. Greg Stewart of Canada won the gold medal in this event. Stewart's best throw was 16.38 meters. While Bakovic Luka of Croatia managed to win the bronze medal by throwing 16.27 meters.
Sachin player's performance in the final
First throw – 14.72 meters
Second Throw – 16.32 meters
Third Throw – 16.15 meters
Fourth Throw – 16.31 meters
Fifth Throw – 16.03 meters
Sixth throw – 15.95 meters
India has performed the best ever in the history of Paralympic Games. In Tokyo Paralympics 2020, India won a total of 19 medals with 5 gold, 8 silver and 6 bronze medals. But in Paris Paralympics, India has so far won a total of 21 medals with 3 gold, 7 silver and 11 bronze medals. Muralikant Petkar won the first medal for India in the 1972 Paralympics. Muralikant Petkar is the same player whose biopic 'Chandu Champion' was released recently.