Parmar defeated Elielton de Oliveira of Brazil by an Ippon within the Males’s 60kg J1 class in Paris, marking a historic achievement for India.
Within the bronze medal match, Parmar overcame Elielton of Brazil by an Ippon to safe the third place.
The achievement is important as it’s the first time an Indian has gained a medal in para-judo, following Parmar changing into the primary from the nation to qualify for the Paralympic Video games.
Parmar’s win has taken India’s medal tally within the Paralympic Video games in Paris to 25, with the nation at the moment holding the 14th place within the general medals tally.
India’s depend now consists of 5 gold, 9 silver, and 11 bronze medals.
Parmar, a 24-year-old from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, had beforehand confronted defeat in opposition to Iran’s Banitaba Anitaba Khoram Seyed Meysam within the semifinals. He was downed by an Ippon in a bout the place he additionally acquired a penalty.
Previous to that, Parmar had superior to the semifinals with a 10-Zero victory over Marcos Dennis Blanco of Venezuela within the quarterfinals.
