Paris Paralympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: The Paris edition of the Paralympics is inching towards its swansong after nearly a fortnight of incredible feats of sporting action and displays of human determination. The closing ceremony of the event is set to be held on the 8th of September, Sunday.
The curtain call event is slated to be held at the Stade de Paris, the same venue as the Olympic closing ceremony, and is scheduled to get underway at 11:30 PM IST.
Team India enjoyed a historic campaigning in the French capital city as they bagged a record 29 medals to make it the nation’s most successful outing at the Paralympic games ever.
The Indian medal tally comprised a mouthwatering 7 gold, 9 silver and 13 bronze medals at the 17th edition of the Paralympic Games.
Indian archer Harvinder Singh, who claimed gold in the Men’s individual recurve open, and track athlete Preeti Pal, who claimed bronze in the Women’s 100m T35 and 200m T35 events, will represent the Indian tricolour as flagbearers at the traditional handover ceremony.
India’s gold medals came from shooter Avani Lekhara, shuttler Nitesh Kumar, javelin throw athletes Sumit Antil and Navdeep Singh, club throw athlete Dharambir, high jumper Praveen Kumar, and archer Harvinder.
Shooter Manish Narwal, high jumpers Sharad Kumar and Nishad Kumar, discus thrower Yogesh Khatuniya, shuttlers Thulasimathi Murugesan, Suhas Yathiraj, javelin throw athlete Ajeet Singh, club thrower Pranav Soorma and shot put athlete Sachin Khilari roped in silver medals for the nation’s cause.
Shooters Mona Agarwal, Rubina Francis, shuttlers Manisha Ramadass, Nitya Sre Shivan, archers Rakesh Kumar and Sheetal Devi, high jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu, javelin thrower Sundar Singh Gurjar, judoka Kapil Parmar, shot put athlete Hokato Hotozhe Sema, and sprinters Deepti Jeevanji, Simran and Preethi, who finished on the podium in two events, accounted for the nation’s bronze medals.