The Paris 2024 Paralympics commenced on Thursday and will run until September 8. India marked its presence at the Games with remarkable performances, notably as Avani Lekhara secured a gold medal and Mona Agarwal achieved a bronze in the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 category on Friday. Additional accolades for India followed as Preethi Pal claimed bronze in the women’s 100m T35 event, while Manish Narwal earned a silver medal in the men’s 10m air pistol SH1 category. On Saturday, Rubina Frances joined the medal tally by winning bronze in the P2 Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 event.

As of now, China leads the medal table with a total of 34 medals, comprising 16 golds. Great Britain is positioned second, and the Netherlands stands third with a total of 18 medals, including 5 golds. The inaugural gold medal of the Games was awarded to Caroline Groot of the Netherlands in the Women’s C4-5 500m Time Trial Track Cycling event held on August 29, with silver going to French athlete Marie Patouillet and bronze to Canada’s Kate O’Brien.

The 2024 edition of the Paralympics features an impressive 4,400 athletes from across the globe competing for medals in 549 events spanning 22 sports.

The current medal standings are as follows:
– **Rank: 1 | Country: People’s Republic of China | Gold: 16 | Silver: 12 | Bronze: 6 | Total: 34**
– **Rank: 2 | Country: Great Britain | Gold: 7 | Silver: 7 | Bronze: 4 | Total: 18**
– **Rank: 3 | Country: Netherlands | Gold: 5 | Silver: 2 | Bronze: 1 | Total: 8**
– **Rank: 4 | Country: Brazil | Gold: 5 | Silver: 1 | Bronze: 9 | Total: 15**
– **Rank: 5 | Country: Australia | Gold: 4 | Silver: 3 | Bronze: 3 | Total: 10**
– **Rank: 6 | Country: France | Total: 7**
– **Rank: 7 | Country: Italy | Gold: 3 | Silver: 2 | Bronze: 8 | Total: 13**
– **Rank: 8 | Country: Uzbekistan | Gold: 3 | Silver: 2 | Bronze: 3 | Total: 8**
– **Rank: 9 | Country: South Korea | Gold: 2 | Silver: 2 | Bronze: 4 | Total: 8**
– **Rank: 10 | Country: Colombia | Gold: 2 | Silver: 1 | Bronze: 1 | Total: 4**

*The medal tally as of August 31, 21:12 IST indicates that India is currently in the 19th position with a total of 5 medals, comprising 1 gold, 1 silver, and 3 bronze.*

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