In a historic achievement, Preethi Pal of India secured a bronze medal in the 200m T35 category at the Paralympics in Paris, becoming the first Indian woman track and field athlete to win two medals at the event. She set a personal best time of 30.01 seconds. This makes her the second Indian woman to claim two medals in a single Paralympics, following shooter Avani Lekhara's success in Tokyo. Preethi's performance marks India's second para-athletics medal at the Paris Paralympics. Competing against world record holder Zhou Xia and Guo Qianqian of China, who secured gold and silver respectively, Preethi showcased remarkable determination. Earlier, she had won bronze in the women's T35 100m event with a personal best time of 14.21 seconds, marking India's first athletics medal in a Paralympic track event. Preethi's journey began with challenges due to coordination impairments, but she found inspiration in the Paralympic Games and was mentored by Fatima Khatoon, leading her to excel in para-athletics.The athlete's training led to her winning bronze medals in the 100m and 200m events at the World Para Athletics Championships. She received financial support from the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS). India's Ravi Rongali achieved a personal best of 10.63m in the men's F40 shot put final, finishing fifth. The gold went to Miguel Montero of Portugal with a distance of 11.21m, followed by silver medalist Battulga Tsegmid of Mongolia with 11.09m, and bronze medalist Garrah Tnaiash from Iraq with 11.03m. Denis Gnezdilov, the Russian Tokyo Paralympics gold medalist competing as a Neutral Paralympic Athlete, finished fourth with 10.80m. In the women's 1500m T11 race, Rakshita Raju was eliminated in the heats, finishing last in her heat with a time of 5:29.92s. Shanshan He of China topped the heat with a time of 4:44.66s, followed by Louzanne Coetzee of South Africa with a season-best time of 4:45.25s.