The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games are nearing their grand finale, as athletes give their all in the final days leading up to the Closing Ceremony on 8 September. On 6 and 7 September, the Paralympic action intensifies, with 13 sports awarding medals over these two days. The Para canoe competitions will begin on 6 September, while the blind football tournament concludes on 7 September with the bronze and gold medal matches. Iconic venues will set the stage for these remarkable performances, with wheelchair tennis medal matches at Stade Roland-Garros and the Château de Versailles hosting the freestyle and team event finals in Para equestrian.Paris 2024 Paralympics — Medals Tally (Top 10 Countries and India) China continues to dominate the medal tally. Meanwhile, India is on a record-breaking run as they have accumulated 25 medals so far with 5 of them being gold, 9 Silver and 11 bronze medals, Here is the medal table:Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 People's Republic of China 72 55 37 164 2 Great Britain 35 28 19 82 3 USA 27 33 17 77 4 Netherlands 21 10 5 36 5 France 17 22 22 61 6 Italy 16 11 27 54 7 Ukraine 15 20 26 61 8 Brazil 15 18 29 62 9 Australia 14 12 19 45 10 Germany 9 9 15 33 16 India 5 9 11 25 India has participated in 12 Paralympic Games since the event's debut in 1960, earning a total of 56 medals: 15 gold, 21 silver, and 21 bronze. The Paris 2024 Paralympics stands as India's most successful edition to date.Paris 2024 Paralympics - India Day 9 Preview All eyes today are on Yash Kumar, Simran, Dipesh Kumar, Dilip Mahadu Gavit, Praveen Kumar, Prachi Yadav, Pooja Ojha, and Kasthuri Rajamaninas as they head into the finals of their respective events. Here is the complete schedule:Time Event Athlete(s) Category 1:30 PM Para Canoe Yash Kumar Men's KL1 200M Heats 1:38 PM Para Athletics Simran Women's 200M T12 Round 1 1:50 PM Para Canoe Prachi Yadav Women's VL2 200M Heats 2:07 PM Para Athletics Dipesh Kumar Men's Javelin Throw F54 Finals 2:50 PM Para Athletics Dilip Gavit Men's 400M T45, T46, T47 Round 1 2:55 PM Para Canoe Pooja Ojha Women's KL1 200M Heats 3:21 PM Para Athletics Praveen Kumar Men's High Jump T44, T62, T64 Final 8:30 PM Para Powerlifting Kasthuri Rajamani Women's Up To 67 KG Final 10:30 PM Para Athletics Bhavanaben Chaudhary Women's Javelin Throw F46 Final 10:34 PM Para Athletics Soman Rana, Hokato Sema Men's Shot Put F56, F57 Final Which countries are leading the overall medal count? As of 6 September, China is leading the medal count with 72 golds and a total of 164 medals. Great Britain and the United States follow in second and third places, with 35 and 27 total medals, respectively. Netherlands and France round out the top five, with strong performances as well accumulating 21 and 17 golds respectively.
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