Paris 2024 Paralympics Day 2, LIVE Medals Table: Avani wins gold as India takes its tally to four medals, China leads with 12 golds
The latest edition of the Paralympics in Paris will feature 4,400 athletes from around the world competing in 549 medal events across 22 sports.
Updated : Aug 31, 2024 10:57 IST , Chennai - 1 MIN READ
Gold medallist Avani Lekhara of Team India poses on the podium during the medal ceremony after the Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Final on day two of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games at Chateauroux Shooting Centre on August 30, 2024, in Chateauroux, France. | Photo Credit: Getty Images
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The Paris Paralympics 2024 officially got underway on Thursday and will conclude on September 8.
India opened its account in the Paris Paralympics as Avani Lekhara grabbed gold and Mona Agarwal won bronze in the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 category on Friday. Later, Preethi Pal also grabbed a bronze medal in women’s 100m T35 event while Manish Narwal clinched a silver medal in men’s 10m air pistol SH1.
China leads with five gold medals across para athletics, para track cycling and para swimming.
Great Britain is second in the standings while Italy is third.
Netherlands’ Caroline Groot grabbed the first gold medal of the Games in the Women’s C4-5 500m Time Trial Track Cycling event on August 29. Frenchwoman Marie Patouillet took silver while Canada’s Kate O’Brien won the bronze medal.
Here is the medal tally with the top 10 nations and India:
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | People's Republic of China | 12 | 9 | 4 | 25 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | Brazil | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 6 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | France | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Colombia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | India | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Last updated at 6:07PM IST on August 30, 2024