It was a memorable day for India at the Paris Paralympics on Wednesday.
In a first, India achieved its first double podium finish in athletics at the Paralympics. Ajeet Singh claimed the silver medal with a personal best throw of 65.62m in the men's javelin throw F46 event with fellow Indian Sundar Singh Gurjar taking bronze with 64.96.
Sharad Kumar and Mariyappan Thangavelu repeated the feat in the men's high jump T63 event winning the silver and bronze respectively.
Deepthi Jeevanji won bronze in the women's 400m T20 race on her Paralympics debut to make it five medals in a day from athletics.
Images from Day 6 of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on Tuesday, September 3, 2024.
![Haiyan Gu of China in action against Kinga Drozdz of Poland during the wheelchair fencing - women's sabre category A gold medal bout Haiyan Gu of China in action against Kinga Drozdz of Poland during the wheelchair fencing - women's sabre category A gold medal bout](//im.rediff.com/sports/2024/sep/04para1.jpg?w=300&h=300)
IMAGE: Haiyan Gu of China in action against Kinga Drozdz of Poland during the wheelchair fencing - women's sabre category A gold medal bout. Photograph: Kacper Pempel/Reuters
![Pooja of India in action Pooja of India in action](//im.rediff.com/sports/2024/sep/04paris-2024-paralympics1.jpg?w=300&h=300)
IMAGE: India's Pooja in action during her match against Chunyan Wu of China in the archery women's individual recurve open - quarter-final event at the Paris Paralympics. Photograph: Maria Abranches/Reuters
![Bronze medallist Deepthi Jeevanji of India celebrates on the podium Bronze medallist Deepthi Jeevanji of India celebrates on the podium](//im.rediff.com/sports/2024/sep/04paris-2024-paralympics2.jpg?w=300&h=300)
IMAGE: Bronze medallist Deepthi Jeevanji celebrates on the podium. Photograph: Thomas Mukoya/Reuters
![Yuliia Shuliar of Ukraine, Deepthi Jeevanji of India and Breanna Clark of the United States in action during the final Yuliia Shuliar of Ukraine, Deepthi Jeevanji of India and Breanna Clark of the United States in action during the final](//im.rediff.com/sports/2024/sep/04paris-2024-paralympics3.jpg?w=300&h=300)
IMAGE: Deepthi Jeevanji, left, Yuliia Shuliar of Ukraine, centre, and Breanna Clark of the United States in action during the final of the women's 400m T20 race. Photograph: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters
![Sharad Kumar of India in action Sharad Kumar of India in action](//im.rediff.com/sports/2024/sep/04paris-2024-paralympics4.jpg?w=300&h=300)
IMAGE: Sharad Kumar won the silver medal with the best jump of 1.88m in the men's high jump - T63 final. Photograph: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters
![Ezra Frech of US celebrates winning gold with silver medallist Sharad Kumar of India and bronze medallist Mariyappan Thangavelu of India Ezra Frech of US celebrates winning gold with silver medallist Sharad Kumar of India and bronze medallist Mariyappan Thangavelu of India](//im.rediff.com/sports/2024/sep/04paris-2024-paralympics5.jpg?w=300&h=300)
IMAGE: Sharad Kumar, who won silver, with compatriot Mariyappan Thangavelu, who won bronze and gold medallist Ezra Frech of US. Photograph: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters
![Yuan Weiyi of China, Guo Jincheng of China and Wang Lichao of China in action during the men's 50m backstroke S5 final Yuan Weiyi of China, Guo Jincheng of China and Wang Lichao of China in action during the men's 50m backstroke S5 final](//im.rediff.com/sports/2024/sep/04paris-2024-paralympics6.jpg?w=300&h=300)
IMAGE: China's Yuan Weiyi, Guo Jincheng and Wang Lichao in action during the men's 50m backstroke S5 final in Nanterre. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Reuters
![Kinga Drozdz of Poland reacts during her bout against Eva Andrea Hajmasi of Hungary Kinga Drozdz of Poland reacts during her bout against Eva Andrea Hajmasi of Hungary](//im.rediff.com/sports/2024/sep/04paris-2024-paralympics7.jpg?w=300&h=300)
IMAGE: Kinga Drozdz of Poland reacts during her bout in the women's sabre category A semi-final. Photograph: Kacper Pempel/Reuters
![Ignacio Trevino Fuerte of Mexico in action during the championship test grade Ignacio Trevino Fuerte of Mexico in action during the championship test grade](//im.rediff.com/sports/2024/sep/04paris-2024-paralympics8.jpg?w=300&h=300)
IMAGE: Ignacio Trevino Fuerte of Mexico in action during the equestrian championship test grade III in Versailles. Photograph: Maria Abranches/Reuters
![Ezra Frech of United States in action during the men's T63 high jump final Ezra Frech of United States in action during the men's T63 high jump final](//im.rediff.com/sports/2024/sep/04paris-2024-paralympics10.jpg?w=300&h=300)
IMAGE: Gold medallist Ezra Frech of the US in action during the men's T63 high jump final. Photograph: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters