## Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Day 10: India Climbs to 18th in Medal Table India had a successful day at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, winning a gold and a bronze medal to move up to 18th place in the medal table. India’s total medal count now stands at 31 medals, including nine golds, 12 silvers and 10 bronze medals. Praveen Kumar won India's only gold medal on day 10 in the men's high jump T64 event. He cleared a height of 2.05 meters to win the gold medal. Devendra Jhajharia, a two-time Paralympic champion, narrowly missed out on a medal after finishing fourth in the men's javelin throw F46 event. India remains in 18th position in the medal table, behind China, Great Britain, Ukraine, the United States and Brazil. China continues to lead the medal table with 85 gold medals, followed by Great Britain with 40 gold medals and Ukraine with 35 gold medals. **India's Medal Tally on Day 10:** * Gold: 1 (Praveen Kumar in men's high jump T64) * Silver: 0 * Bronze: 1 (Hokato in women's shot put F57) **Other Notable Performances from Day 10:** * Mariyappan Thangavelu finished fifth in the men's high jump T63 event. * Nishad Kumar finished sixth in the men's discus throw F52 event. * Deepthi M. finished seventh in the women's javelin throw F46 event. **Upcoming Events for Indian Athletes:** * August 30: Sumit Antil will compete in the men's javelin throw F64 event. * August 30: Bhagat P.K. will compete in the men's badminton singles SL3 event. * August 31: Singhraj Adhana will compete in the men's shot put F46 event.
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