In the F64 final at Paralympics 2024 SumitAntil took India’s gold medal tally to three, as he broke the Paralympics javelin record twice with a best throw of 70.59m. Meanwhile, NithyaSre Sivan won the bronze medal in the SH6 women’s singles badminton event. Earlier, para badminton star Nitesh Kumar brought home the second gold medal of India by winning the finals of Men’s Singles SL3 para badminton. He was not the only badminton medalist, as Suhas Yathiraj (SL4) and ThulasimathiMurugesan (SU5) bagged silver, while Manisha Ramadass (SU5) clinched bronze.
Armless archery wonder Sheetal Devi, alongside veteran Rakesh Kumar, brought home bronze in para archery Mixed Team Compound Event. YogeshKathuniya had brought India the first medal of Day 5 in Paris Paralympics, clinching a silver in the Men's Discus Throw F56 Final.