Judoka Kapil Parmar secured a bronze medal in the men’s -60kg J1 category at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, defeating Brazil’s Elielton de Oliveira by Ippon in just 33 seconds. India has now won 25 medals, including five gold, nine silver, and 11 bronze, in the ongoing Paralympics.
The 24-year-old Parmar was beaten 0-10 in semifinals A by his Iranian opponent here at the Champs-de-mart arena.
The J1 class in para judo is for the athletes who suffer from no to very low visual activity. Athletes in this category wear red circles to indicate that they may need guided support before, during and after a contest.
Parmar, who won the silver medal at the 2022 Asian Games in the same category, had earlier beaten Venezuela’s Marco Dennis Blanco 10-0 in the quarterfinal.