India's Dilip Gavit Mahadu signed off his campaign with a disappointing 8th place finish in men's 400m T47 final at the Paralympics on Saturday.
The 21-year-old from Maharashtra, who had won a gold medal at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian para Games, clocked 49.99 to finish last in the eight-man final.
In round 1, Dilip had finished third in his heat to reach the final.
Dilip's right arm is amputated from below the elbow, making him eligible to compete in classification T46, which is for track and field athletes who have a single amputation above or below the elbow.
Gavit, the gold medalist at the 2022 Asian Games, finished third in the qualification round to raise India's hopes for the medal. Gavit's final event will begin after midnight on Saturday but India has more medal matches lined up before that.
Navdeep will feature in the men's javelin throw F41 final while Simran will target success in the women's 200m final race on Saturday. India stays 16th in the medal table with record 26 medals, including six golds at the end of Day 9's events in Paris.
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