In an absurd turn of events, India’s Navdeep was awarded the gold medal in the men’s F41 javelin at the Paris Paralympics, despite winning a silver only. Iranian thrower Sadageh Sayah Beit had initially won a gold medal, but he was disqualified, after showing unsportsmanlike behaviour. That meant, India had won their seventh gold in the ongoing competition.
Why Was Iran’s Sadageh Sayah Beit Disqualified?
As per the International Paralympic Committee’s code of conduct, Sadageh C had violated the rule 8.1, which addresses “unsporting or improper conduct”. The athlete in question, Beit was penalised for showing a non-state flag and also doing a ‘slit throat celebration, that cost him dear. He was first given two yellow cards, that resulted in him being shown the red, and eventually getting disqualified.
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Rule 8.1 says, “World Para Athletics (WPA) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and conduct in the sport of Para athletics. All participants in the sport, including athletes, coaches, officials, and administrators, have a responsibility to uphold these standards and ensure that the sport is conducted in a fair, honest, and transparent manner.”
What Does Navdeep’s Gold Mean for India?
A seventh gold medal at Paris Paralympics means that Team India would most likely finish in the top-15 of the medals table. Now we have 29 medals in all, in this edition, which is 10 more than Tokyo 2020. That also means, India has surpassed the likes of Iran, South Korea, Belgium, Turkey, Cuba, and Mexico in the tally. In short, this is the best ever performance by the Indian contingent at Paralympics.
India Medalists at Paris Paralympics
| Medal | Athlete | Event | Sport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Avani Lekhara | R2 Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 | Shooting |
| Gold | Nitesh Kumar | Men’s Singles SL3 | Badminton |
| Gold | Praveen Kumar | High Jump T64 | Athletics |
| Gold | Sumit Antil | Men’s Javelin Throw F64 | Athletics |
| Gold | Harvinder Singh | Men’s Individual Recurve Open | Archery |
| Gold | Dharambir | Men’s Club Throw – F51 | Athletics |
| Gold | Navdeep Singh | Men’s Javelin Throw F41 | Athletics |
| Silver | Manish Narwal | P1 Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 | Shooting |
| Silver | Nishad Kumar | Men’s High Jump T47 | Athletics |
| Silver | Yogesh Kathuniya | Men’s Discus Throw F56 | Athletics |
| Silver | Thulasimathi Murugesan | Women’s Singles SU5 | Badminton |
| Silver | Suhas Yathiraj | Men’s Singles SL4 | Badminton |
| Silver | Sharad Kumar | Men’s High Jump T63 | Athletics |
| Silver | Ajeet Singh Yadav | Men’s Javelin Throw F46 | Athletics |
| Silver | Sachin Khilari | Men’s Shot Put F46 | Athletics |
| Silver | Pranav Soorma | Men’s Club Throw – F51 | Athletics |
| Bronze | Mona Agarwal | R2 Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 | Shooting |
| Bronze | Preethi Pal | Women’s 100m T35 | Athletics |
| Bronze | Preethi Pal | Women’s 200m T35 | Athletics |
| Bronze | Rubina Francis | P2 Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 | Shooting |
| Bronze | Manisha Ramadass | Women’s Singles SU5 | Badminton |
| Bronze | Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar | Mixed Team Compound Open | Archery |
| Bronze | Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan | Women’s Singles SH6 | Badminton |
| Bronze | Deepthi Jeevanji | Women’s 400m T20 | Athletics |
| Bronze | Mariyappan Thangavelu | Men’s High Jump T63 | Athletics |
| Bronze | Sundar Singh Gurjar | Men’s Javelin Throw F46 | Athletics |
| Bronze | Kapil Parmar | Men -60 kg J1 | Judo |
| Bronze | Hokato Hotozhe Sema | Men’s Shot Put – F57 | Athletics |
| Bronze | Simran Sharma | Women’s 200m T12 | Athletics |
