A visually impaired Kapil Parmar became India’s first Paralympic medallist in judo with a bronze in the men’s 60kg (J1) category as the country’s inspirational paraathletes achieved their stated goal of 25 medals and remained on course for more here on Thursday.
The 24-year-old Parmar, who was making his Games debut, defeated Brazil’s Elielton de Oliveira 10-0 in the play-off, dominating his opponent throughout the contest to clinch a historic podium finish for himself and his country.
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