2024-09-07 05:09:15
Paris: India had won 6 medals in the Olympics. None of them was gold. Pakistan had only one medal. Arshad Nadeem had won gold. Because of this, Pakistan was above India in the ranking. After the Olympics are over, the Paralympics are being organized in Paris. There is a shower of medals for India in this. India is at the 17th position with 17 medals including 6 gold. But what is the situation of Pakistan?
Haider Ali won bronze
Only one athlete from Pakistan is participating in the Paralympics. The name of this athlete is Haider Ali. He has won the bronze medal in the men’s discus throw F37 event in the ongoing Paralympic Games in Paris. Haider threw a brilliant throw of 52.54 meters in the sixth and last attempt. In this competition held at the Stade de France in Paris, Haider threw the discus 52.28 meters in his first attempt. Then he could not do wonders in the next four attempts but in the last throw he made a strong comeback and secured the bronze medal. Pakistan is jointly at number 77 in the medal tally.
Haider’s fourth medal in Paralympics
Haider Ali has won his fourth medal in Paralympic history. He won the gold medal in the same event in Tokyo. He created history by winning the silver medal at the Beijing Paralympics in 2008. Haider is the only athlete to win a medal in the Paralympics for Pakistan. Pakistan has a total of 4 medals in Paralympic history. Haider directly qualified for the Paris Games on the basis of his excellent performance at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Para Games.
Tolibboy Yuldashev of Uzbekistan won the gold medal in this event. He threw 56.03 meters in his fifth attempt and 57.28 meters in his sixth attempt. Jesse Jessu of Canada won the silver medal with a throw of 53.24 meters.