India extended its medal tally to 27 with the 6th gold and 12th bronze medal on the 9th day of the Paris Paralympics.
High jumper Praveen Kumar clinched a gold medal.
Praveen’s victory took India’s tally to a sixth gold medal.
Praveen also scripted a new Asian record of 2.08m in the T64 category.
Hokato Hotozhe Sema from Nagaland bagged a bronze medal in men’s shot put F57.
The 40-year-old won the medal with a personal best throw of 14.65 meters.
Soman Rana registered a fifth-place finish in the Men’s Shot Put.
In the para canoe, Pooja Ojha qualified for the semis after finishing 5th in Heat 2.
Para-athlete Dilip Gavit reached the Final with a season-best time of 49.54 seconds.
Another para-athlete Simran Sharma qualified for the final after finishing 1st in the women’s 200 M T12 Semifinal.