Haider Ali won a bronze medal for Pakistan in the Paris Paralympics. Haider Ali won the medal by covering a distance of 52.54 meters in discus throw. Haider Ali has created history by winning the bronze medal as he has become the player to win the first gold, first silver and first bronze medal for Pakistan in the Paralympics. Haider Ali has won a total of 4 medals in the Paralympics so far, which include one gold, one silver and 2 bronze medals. The interesting thing is that before winning the gold and bronze medals in discus throw, Haider Ali has also won two Paralympic medals in long jump.

Haider Ali's performance in Paralympics

Haider Ali is Pakistan's greatest Paralympian of all time. In the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, Haider Ali won the silver medal in long jump. This was Pakistan's first medal in the Paralympics. After this, Haider Ali won the bronze medal in the 2016 Rio Paralympics. In the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Haider Ali surprised everyone by participating in discus throw instead of long jump and he also won gold. This time Haider Ali has won the bronze medal in discus throw.

Won 11 medals for Pakistan

Haider Ali has won a total of 11 medals for Pakistan in his career. Apart from winning 4 medals in the Paralympics, this player has won a silver in the Para World Championship. Haider Ali has won 4 gold and 2 bronze medals in the Asian Para Games. Haider Ali is considered to be Pakistan's greatest para athlete of all time.

We are celebrating!

Congratulations Haider Ali @HaiderAthlete on winning the Bronze medal at the Paris #Paralympics 2024.

Your courage and determination are a source of inspiration for the entire nation.

Wishing you the very best! pic.twitter.com/wxIOnz7zGZ

— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) September 6, 2024

Pakistan's bad condition in Paris Paralympics

Pakistan is in a bad shape in Paris Paralympics. Pakistan's team is at 74th position, it has won only one bronze so far. On the other hand, India has won 26 medals in Paralympics so far. India has got 6 gold, 9 silver and 11 bronze medals. This is India's best performance in Paralympics. Avani Lekhara, Harvinder Singh, Praveen Kumar, Sumit Antil, Dharambir Nain and Nitesh Kumar have won gold medals for India.