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Sports Top 10: The sixth day of Paris Paralympics 2024 was great for India. India won 5 medals in a single day and took the total number of medals to 20. With this, India created a new record of winning the most medals in a Paralympics. On the sixth day, Deepti Jeevanji, Sharad Kumar, Mariyappan Thangavelu, Ajit Singh and Sundar Gurjar won medals for India. In cricket, Bangladesh created new history by defeating Pakistan in the Test series in its own home. Before the series against Bangladesh, the Cricket Advisory Committee of BCCI has named Ajay Ratra as the new member of the selection committee.
Tokyo’s great record broken in Paris
In the Paris Paralympics, Indian para-athletes have achieved a feat within 6 days that had never happened before. In fact, India has created a new history of winning the most medals in a Paralympic Games by touching the figure of 20 medals in Paris. India now has a total of 20 medals in its account. These include 3 gold medals, 7 silver medals and 10 bronze medals. Before Paris, India had created a record of winning the most medals in the Paralympic Games in Tokyo 2020.
Great news in high jump
In Paris Paralympics 2024, Indian athletes Sharad Kumar and Mariyappan Thangavelu won silver and bronze medals in the T63 category in high jump. These players performed brilliantly and put medals in India’s bag. Sharad Kumar had also won a bronze medal for India in the last Paralympics. This time he has changed the color of his medal. Sharad was once winning the gold medal in the T63 category in high jump, but the American athlete dashed his dreams.
India got 2 medals in javelin
Sundar Singh Gurjar and Ajeet Singh won medals for India in the F46 event of javelin throw at Paris Paralympics 2024. India got two medals from the same event. Ajeet Singh won the silver medal with an individual throw of 65.62 meters, while Sundar Singh won the bronze medal with a throw of 64.96 meters. The gold medal of this event was won by Varona Gonzalo of Cuba. He threw a throw of 66.14 meters and won the gold medal directly.
Deepti did wonders in athletics
World Championship gold medallist Deepti Jeevanji of India won the bronze medal in the women’s 400m T20 athletics event at the Paris Paralympics with a time of 55.82 seconds. She finished third in the final. Deepti, who turns 21 this month, finished third behind Yulia Shuliar of Ukraine (55.16 seconds) and world record holder Aysel Onder of Turkey (55.23 seconds). 20-year-old Deepti came to Paris after winning the World Championships in Kobe earlier this year with a world record of 55.07 seconds.
Ajay Ratra’s entry in the selection committee
Before the Test series against Bangladesh, the Cricket Advisory Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has named Ajay Ratra as the new member of the selection committee. Ajay Ratra will replace Salil Ankola in the committee. The chief of the selection committee is Ajit Agarkar. Former Indian wicketkeeper batsman Ajay Ratra has experience of domestic and international cricket and his record is impressive. He has worked as the head coach of Assam, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.
Big announcement regarding WTC Final
The date of the final of the World Test Championship has been revealed. The final to be played in the year 2025 will be played at the historic ground of Lord’s in England. The Indian team is once again staking its claim to play the final. The final of WTC 2025 will be played at the historic ground of Lord’s. The final match will be held from 11 to 15 June. Along with this, June 16 has been kept as a reserve day. That is, if it rains on the first five days of the match, then the match will continue on the sixth day as well.
Shameful defeat for Pakistan
A small team like Bangladesh defeated Pakistan badly in its own home. Bangladesh dominated the Test series against Pakistan and won the series 2-0. Pakistan’s team looked completely weak during both the matches played in this Test series. In the first Test, Bangladesh defeated Pakistan by 10 wickets and in the second Test by 6 wickets.
2 new faces in New Zealand’s central contract
After Devon Conway and Finn Allen refused the central contract, New Zealand Cricket added 2 players to its team. The names of these players are all-rounder Nathan Smith and Josh Clarkson. 27-year-old middle order batsman and medium pacer Clarkson has played three ODIs and T20Is, while 26-year-old Smith has not yet made his international debut. Last month, Devon Conway and Finn Allen rejected the central contract to play in franchise cricket.
Smith’s big statement before BGT
Steve Smith made a big statement regarding the Border-Gavaskar series. Steve Smith has said in a conversation with Star Sports that he is very excited about the Border-Gavaskar series 2024-25. He said that this is going to be a great series. Team India has played amazing cricket on Australian soil. The Australian team has also shown great performance in the last few years.
Big change in WTC points table
This is the first time in the history of Pakistan’s Test cricket that it had to face defeat in a Test series at the hands of Bangladesh. After this series, a lot of changes were seen in the World Test Championship i.e. WTC points table. Bangladesh team took a big leap and directly occupied the number four position. On the other hand, Pakistan’s team has now slipped to number eight.
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