– Rubina Francis won India’s 5th medal at the Paris Paralympics with a bronze in the 10m pistol event
– Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal won gold and bronze respectively in the 10m rifle event, opening India’s account in the Paralympics
– Preeti Pal won bronze in the Women’s 100m – T35 Final with a Personal Best time
– Manish Narwal won silver in the Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 Final, bringing India’s medal tally to 4
– India has sent 84 athletes competing in 12 sports, looking to surpass its medal tally from the Tokyo Paralympics where they won 19 medals
– India is currently 19th in the medal table with 5 medals, China leads with 34 followed by Great Britain, Australia, France and Italy in the top 5 positions
– Double paralympic medalist Devendra Jhajharia expressed confidence in India’s performance, aiming to create history in the tournament.