Indian players’ excellent performance continues in the Paralympic Games. On Thursday, Indian Judo player Kapil Parmar won the bronze medal in the men’s 60kg J1 category. Kapil defeated Brazil’s Eliton de Oliveira with an ippon in 33 seconds in the bronze medal match. This is India’s 25th medal in the Paris Paralympics.
India’s First Medal In Judo
Before this, India had never won a medal in Judo in the Paralympic Games. Earlier, Kapil lost 0-10 in the semi-finals. Iran’s Banitaba defeated him. He defeated Venezuela’s Marcos Dennis Blanco 10-0 in the quarter-finals. Parmar received one yellow card in both matches. Players who either cannot see at all or can see very little participate in the J1 category. Their clothes have red circles. They can signal for help before and after the match to walk.
Lost His Eyesight In Childhood
Kapil received a yellow card in all four of his matches. Parmar won a silver medal in the Asian Games last year. Kapil is a resident of Shivor in Madhya Pradesh. His father is a taxi driver, and his sister runs a school. While playing in childhood, he touched a water pump, which caused him an electric shock. This electric shock caused him to go into a coma, and when he came out of the coma, he lost his eyesight.
Kokila Lost In Women’s Category
In the quarter-finals of the women’s 48 kg J2 category, India’s Kokila lost 0-10 to Akmaral Nauatbek of Kazakhstan. Then, in the J2 final of Repechage A, Kokila lost 0-10 to Yulia Ivanitska of Ukraine. She got three yellow cards, while her opponent got two yellow cards. In this way, India has taken its medal tally to 25 in the Paris Paralympics. India has won five gold, nine silver and 11 bronze medals in the Paris Games.
