India’s javelin thrower, Navdeep Singh, wins a historic gold medal for India in the Men’s Javelin Throw F41 event at the ongoing Paris Paralympics. The event took place at Stade de France on Saturday. The athlete from Haryana achieved the best throw of 47.32m.
He had to settle for silver, but now, Iranian athlete Beit Sayah Sadegh has been disqualified, resulting in the silver medal being upgraded to gold. This is the first-ever gold medal in the Men’s Javelin F41 category.
Why was the Iranian disqualified?
The Iranian athlete was disqualified for violating rule 8.1 of the International Paralympic Committee’s code of conduct, which addresses “unsporting or improper conduct”. He received two yellow cards, resulting his disqualification with the red card.
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.”
First Paralympic medal for Navdeep Singh
This is Navdeep Singh’s first-ever Paralympic medal. Earlier, in the Tokyo Paralympics, he missed a medal by coming fourth in the javelin throw event. In his career, he won gold at the Asian Youth Para Games and the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in 2021.
India’s 29th medal at Paralympics 2024
This is India’s 29th medal at the Paris Paralympics. India has now secured 7 gold, 9 silver, and 13 bronze medals at the event. In the Tokyo Paralympics, India won 19 medals, but this time, they made history by winning more than 25 medals.
India’s medallists so far at Paris Paralympics
| Medal | Athlete(s) | Event | Sport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Avani Lekhara | R2 Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 | Shooting |
| Gold | Nitesh Kumar | Men’s Singles SL3 | Badminton |
| 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 |
