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New Delhi: India achieved its best-ever medal haul at a single edition of the Paralympic Games in Paris on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Sharad Kumar\u2019s silver and Mariyappan Thangavelu\u2019s bronze medals in men\u2019s high jump T63 event took the country\u2019s tally to 20, going past the previous best mark of 19 set in Tokyo three years ago.<\/p>\n
India has won three gold, seven silver and 10 bronze medals so far in the French capital. In Tokyo, the country had finished with five gold, eight silver and six bronze medals.<\/p>\n
Avani Lekhara and Sumit Antil defended their gold medals in women\u2019s 10m air rifle standing SH1 and men\u2019s javelin throw F64 events, respectively while Nitesh Kumar grabbed a gold in men\u2019s singles SL3 category in para badminton.<\/p>\n
Apart from Sharad, Ajeet Singh (men\u2019s javelin throw F64), Yogesh Kathuniya (men\u2019s discus throw F56), Thulasimathi Murugesan (women\u2019s singles SU5 para badminton), Manish Narwal (men\u2019s 10m air pistol SH1), Nishad Kumar (men\u2019s high jump T47) and Suhas Yathiraj (men\u2019s singles SL4 para badminton) have also won silver medals.<\/p>\n
Other than Mariyappan, Preethi Pal (women\u2019s 100m T35, women\u2019s 200m T35), Mona Agarwal (women\u2019s 10m air rifle standing SH1), Rubina Francis (women\u2019s 10m air pistol SH1), Sundar Singh Gurjar (men\u2019s javelin throw F46), Deepthi Jeevanji (women\u2019s 400m T20), Manisha Ramadass (women\u2019s singles SU5 para badminton), Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan (women\u2019s singles SH6 para badminton), and the archery pair of Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar (mixed team compound open) are the bronze medallists so far.<\/p>\n
Paris Paralympics will conclude on September 8.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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