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Indian para-athletes are continuously giving a great performance in the Paralympic Games being held in Paris, the capital of France. India has now got 2 medals on the 7th day, in which Harvinder Singh has succeeded in winning the gold medal in archery. Harvinder succeeded in winning the medal by defeating Poland's para athlete Lukasz Ciszek in three consecutive sets in the final match of the men's individual recurve gold medal match. This is also India's first medal in archery in the Paris Olympics and Paralympics.

Took the lead in three sets and was defeated by 6-0

Harvinder Singh's brilliant performance was seen in the gold medal match in which he won the first set with a score of 28-24 and scored 2 important points. After this, Harvinder again scored 28 in the second set and the para-athlete from Poland managed to score 27, so this set also went to Harvinder and took the lead of 4-0. In the third set, Harvinder won by a margin of 2, collected 2 points, and succeeded in winning the gold medal by defeating 6-0. Earlier, Harvinder made a brilliant comeback after trailing 1-3 against the para-athlete from Iran in the semi-final match and won 7-3, and confirming his place in the gold medal match.

So far India has succeeded in winning 22 medals

With Harvinder Singh winning the gold medal in archery, India has also won 22 medals in Paris Paralympics 2024. This is India's best performance in the history of the Paralympics so far. So far, India has won 4 gold, 8 silver, and 10 bronze, which is sure to increase further. Apart from archery, India has won gold medals in shooting, athletics, and badminton in the Paralympics.

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