Paris Paralympics 2024: Preethi Pal wins India's third medal with bronze in 100m T35 race

Paris Paralympics 2024: Preethi Pal wins India's third medal with bronze in 100m T35 race

FP Sports August 30, 2024, 17:04:39 IST

Preethi Pal won India’s first Paralympic medal in track events on Friday in 100m T35 race with a personal best timing of 14.21.

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Paris Paralympics 2024: Preethi Pal wins India's third medal with bronze in 100m T35 race
Preethi Pal celebrates after winnning the bronze medal in womn's 100m T35 race.

Preethi Pal won India’s third medal at the Paris Paralympics 2024 on Friday as she clinched the bronze in the Women’s 100m - T35 race. The Indian sprinter won her first Summer Games medal with a timing of 14.21. This is also India’s first Paralympic medal in track events.

The first two medals at the ongoing Games were won by shooters Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal in R2 Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1. While Avani won gold, Mona clinched the bronze.

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In the Women’s 100m - T35 race, China’s Xia Zhou and Qianqian Guo won the gold and silver medals with a timing of 13.58 and 13.74 respectively.

The T35 classification is for athletes with coordination impairments, including conditions such as hypertonia, ataxia, athetosis, and cerebral palsy.

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