Paris Paralympics 2024: Kapil Parmar wins historic judo bronze as India's medal tally touches 25

India’s medal count in the Paralympic Games in Paris touched 25 on Thursday after Kapil Parmar won bronze in the judo men’s 60kg J1 category on Thursday.

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Parmar thus won the first judo medal for India not just in the ongoing Paris Games but in the Paralympics till date.

The 24-year-old judoka from Madhya Pradesh, who had won silver in the Asian Para-Games in Hangzhou last year, had lost his semi-final clash against S. Banitaba Khorram Abadi, suffering a 0-10 loss at the hands of the Iranian.

This was after he had defeated Venezuela’s Marco Dennis Blanco by a similar margin in the quarter-finals.

Parmar, however, bounced back in style to defeat Brazil’s Elielton de Oliveira 10-0 in the bronze medal playoff, achieving an ‘Ippon’ in the process.

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Defeating WR 2 Elielton De Oliveira, Kapil Parmar secures India's first-ever Paralympic medal in Judo! 🔥
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The J1 category is for athletes who suffer from no to very low visual activity, in which participants wear red circles to indicate they may need guided support, before, during or after a contest.

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It was also the first medal of the day for the Indian contingent, which had won 17 of its 25 medals in the last three days.