Google Doodle today: The tech giant has unveiled a special doodle to honor the para-athletes competing in the equestrian event at the Paris 2024 Paralympics today. The animated doodle shows a small bird wearing a helmet, riding a horse, while a chicken acts as a referee for the competition.

“Galloping for gold! Time to saddle up for the Para Equestrian events at the Château de Versailles,” Google added in its description. Unlike the Olympics, which have three equestrian disciplines, the Para Games have just one, dressage. Both rider and horse are judged in this event.

According to the official website Olympics.com, equestrian events are judged based on the accuracy and quality of riding, the artistic finesse, and the horse’s gaits and halts.

Although Para-dressage started as a leisure activity, the first competitions were not held until the 1970s.

During the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, para-dressage gradually became part of the Paralympic Games.

India’s Victories at the Paris Paralympic Games

With the equestrian games scheduled for today, the Paralympics have entered their tenth day of spectacle. India currently sits at number 16 in the overall count with 25 medals, including five gold, nine silver and 11 bronze.

1. Avani Lekhara- Shooting (Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1)- Gold

2. Mona Agarwal-Shooting (Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1) – Bronze

3. Preethi Pal-Women 100m T35 (Athletics)-Bronze

4. Manish Narwal – Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 (Shooting) – Silver

5. Rubina Francis – Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 (Shooting) – Bronze

6. Preethi Pal – Women’s 200m T35 (Athletics) – Bronze

7. Nishad Kumar – Men’s High Jump T47 (Athletics) – Silver

8. Yogesh Kathuniya – Men’s Discus Throw F56 (Athletics) – Silver

9. Nitesh Kumar – Men’s Singles SL3 (Badminton) – Gold

10. Thulasimathi Murugesan – Women’s Single SU5 (Badminton) – Silver

11. Manisha Ramadass- Women’s singles SU5 (Badminton)- Bronze

12. Suhas Yathiraj – Men’s Singles SL4 (Badminton) – Silver

13. Rakesh Kumar / Sheetal Devi – Mixed Team Compound Open (Athletics) – Bronze

14. Sumit Antil- Javelin Throw F64 (Athletics)- Gold

15. Nithya Sre Sivan- Women’s single SH6 (Badminton)- Bronze

16. Deepthi Jeevanji – Women’s 400m T20 (Athletics) – Bronze

17. Sharad Kumar – Men’s High Jump T63 (Athletics) – Silver

18. Mariyappan Thangavelu – Men’s High Jump T63 (Athletics) – Bronze

19. Ajeet Singh – Men’s Javelin Throw F46 (Athletics) – Silver

20. Sundar Singh Gurjar – Men’s Javelin Throw F46 (Athletics) – Bronze

21. Sachin Khilari – Men’s Shot Put F46 (Athletics) – Silver

22. Harvinder Singh – Men’s Individual Recurve Open (Archery) – Gold

23. Dharambir- Men’s Club Throw 51 (Athletics)- Gold

24. Pranav Soorma – Men’s Club Throw 51 (Athletics) – Silver

25. Kapil Parmar – Judo category 60 kg (J1) men – Bronze

Paris 2024 is India’s most successful Paralympic Games since 1960, with a total of 12 editions in which the country has participated.