India thus remained on top of the medals tally with eight medals, while China is in second with two gold, two silver, one bronze.
Sachin Sarjerao Khilari defended his gold medal in the men's shot put F46 category with an Asian record at the World Para Athletics Championship.
Suruchi Inder Singh produced yet another sterling performance in the 10m air pistol event in Lima, Peru, to win her second consecutive ISSF World Cup gold medal.
Parul Chaudhary won her maiden 3000m steeplechase title in a major international event to swell India's gold tally to five
At 22, Manu Bhaker has already become one of India's greatest athletes by winning two medals in the same Olympics.
Check out how India's athletes fared on Day 12, Tuesday, August 7, 2024:
Check out how India's athletes fared on Day 6, Thursday, August 1, 2024:
Abhishek Verma added a gold medal to India's tally by clinching the top prize in the men's compound individual final
History was made on Thursday when Ashish Kumar clinched the bronze medal in the men's floor exercise to earn India its first Commonwealth gymnastics medal. It is the country's first medal in gymnastics since the beginning of the Commonwealth Games in 1930.
Indian shooter Sift Kaur Samra won her first individual ISSF World Cup gold in the women's 50m rifle 3-positions final, while Esha Singh bagged a second individual World Cup silver in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The country has so far won five gold and four bronze medals, moving back up to second position on the medal tally behind China, who leads with 24 podium finishes, 13 of them being gold.
Commonwealth Games medallist Jaismine Lamboria and two-time Asian Champion Pooja Rani secured gold medals at the Elite Women's National Boxing Championships
The men's team, who qualified as the fourth seed, put up a near flawless show to defeat their Dutch opponents.
Check out how India's athletes fared on Day 8, Saturday, August 3, 2024:
Indian contingent cross 50-medal mark at Special Olympics World Summer Games
A look at how India's athletes fared on Day 3, Monday, July 29, 2024:
Kenya's Amos Serem won the race in 8:06.90 seconds, while Morrocos's Soufiane El Bakkali (8:08.60s) and Kenya's Amin Jhinaoui Mohammed (8:09.68s) were second and third respectively.
India thus finished a fantastic badminton campaign with three gold, one silver and two bronze.
Javelin thrower Shivpal Singh makes cut for World Championships
Indian clinches mixed team air pistol gold at World Championship
The likes of Antil, who is bidding to become the first Indian to defend his Paralympics gold, will train at facilities near the French capital to acclimatise with the weather conditions there.
Reetika Hooda blew away a 6-2 lead, conceding four points in the last 10 seconds of the women's 76kg final, to settle for a silver medal at the the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship 2025.
Track and field athletes led India's gold rush on the third day of competitions at the 13th South Asian Games as the country added a whopping 29 medals to jump to the top of the medals tally, in Kathmandu, on Wednesday.
It was double delight for Parth Rakesh Mane as he was crowned junior world champion in 10m air rifle and also claimed a team gold to lead India's impressive performance at the ongoing ISSF Junior World Championship in Lima, Peru.
The medal tally at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Top seed Saina Nehwal and the doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa scripted history by becoming the first Indian women shuttlers to win gold medals in the Commonwealth Games at the Siri Fort Complex in New Delhi on Thursday.
India won the team gold in men's and women's 10m air pistol events at the ISSF Junior World Championship.
Ministry mulls graded funding for sports federations
Out of the 10 gold on offer on the opening day of athletics competitions, Maharashtra and Services picked up two each, while Odisha, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Tamil Nadu claimed one each.
Devanshi, Lakshita secure another double podium for India in 10M World Cup
Indian javelin star Neeraj Chopra admitted to falling short of his full potential in the Paris Olympics final, where he secured a silver medal with a throw of 89.45 meters.
The national shooting federation NRAI chose current form over pedigree to pick the squad for the mega event and it will be hoping they hit the bullseye at the National Shooting Centre in Chateauroux.
Mehuli Ghosh's effort will, however, not be considered as a world record, as the South Asian Games' results are not recognised by the international body (ISSF) for the purpose of records.
Asian chess: Srija Seshadri in joint lead
Following is India's schedule on Wednesday, Day 12 of competition at the Paris Olympics.
A summary of Indian athletes' showing at the Paralympics in Paris on Saturday.
In a year marred by disappointments, shooter Akhil Sheoran redeemed himself by winning the men's 50m rifle 3-positions bronze medal even as the other Indian participants failed to make a mark in the ISSF World Cup Final in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Weightlifter Sanket Sargar won India's first medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games when he claimed the silver medal in the men's 55kg event in Birmingham on Saturday.
'We need more support from states to back budding talents from not-so-affluent families.'
India claimed four medals, including two gold, on the final day of the competition to end the third Asian Indoor Games on a high in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Saturday.
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