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Paralympics: India Concludes Historic Run With Record 29 Medals In Paris

Continuing the great tradition of para-athletes from this country, India's performance in the Paralympics held in Paris this time broke all previous records

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The performance of India’s Para-contingent at the ongoing Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will be remembered for ages. The contingent finished with a total medal tally of 29, comprising seven gold, nine silver, and 13 bronze medals. This took India to 18th place on the overall medal tally, way higher than ever before, as the country now emerges as a force to be reckoned with in para-sports.

Final Medal and Near Misses

Navdeep Singh won the last medal of this campaign, clinching gold in the men’s javelin throw F41. He actually took silver initially but got his medal upgraded to gold after the Iranian athlete was found positive for dope. Only Pooja Ojha failed to reach the finals in the women’s kayak 200m, but performance by India widely applauded.

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Track-and-Field Success

The track-and-field athletes of India accounted for a total of 17 medals, and Preethi Pal became the first Indian woman to win athletics medals. Simran Sharma added a bronze in the women’s 200m T12, while Navdeep Singh redeemed himself after missing out in Tokyo.

Historic Moments in Other Sports

Avani Lekhara defended her Tokyo gold in the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1, while Thulasimathi Murugesan took home a historic silver in para-badminton in the women’s singles SU5 to become India’s first woman medallist in the sport.

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Sumit Antil defended his title in javelin, breaking the world record multiple times, while archery bronze medallist Sheetal Devi, 17, became India’s youngest Paralympic medallist.

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A Bright Future Ahead

Continuing the great tradition of para-athletes from this country, India’s performance in the Paralympics held in Paris this time broke all previous records. With powerful performances in athletics, archery, badminton, and shooting, these Indian para-athletes are looking toward repeating and bettering their success story in Los Angeles in 2028.

Medal List

NameSportMedal
Avani LekharaShooting (Women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1)Gold
Mona AgarwalShooting (Women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1)Bronze
Preethi PalWomen’s 100m T35 (Athletics)Bronze
Manish NarwalMen’s 10m air pistol SH1 (Shooting)Silver
Rubina FrancisWomen’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 (Shooting)Bronze
Preethi PalWomen’s 200m T35 (Athletics)Bronze
Nishad KumarMen’s high jump T47 (Athletics)Silver
Yogesh KathuniyaMen’s discus throw F56 (Athletics)Silver
Nitesh KumarMen’s singles SL3 (Badminton)Gold
Thulasimathi MurugesanWomen’s singles SU5 (Badminton)Silver
Manisha RamadassWomen’s singles SU5 (Badminton)Bronze
Suhas YathirajMen’s singles SL4 (Badminton)Silver
Rakesh Kumar / Sheetal DeviMixed team compound open (Archery)Bronze
Sumit AntilJavelin throw F64 (Athletics)Gold
Nithya Sre SivanWomen’s singles SH6 (Badminton)Bronze
Deepthi JeevanjiWomen’s 400m T20 (Athletics)Bronze
Sharad KumarMen’s high jump T63 (Athletics)Silver
Mariyappan ThangaveluMen’s high jump T63 (Athletics)Bronze
Ajeet SinghMen’s javelin throw F46 (Athletics)Silver
Sundar Singh GurjarMen’s javelin throw F46 (Athletics)Bronze
Sachin KhilariMen’s shot put F46 (Athletics)Silver
Harvinder SinghMen’s individual recurve open (Archery)Gold
DharambirMen’s club throw 51 (Athletics)Gold
Pranav SoormaMen’s club throw 51 (Athletics)Silver
Kapil ParmarMen’s -60kg J1 (Judo)Bronze
Praveen KumarMen’s high jump T64 (Athletics)Gold
Hokato Hotozhe SemaMen’s shot put F57 (Athletics)Bronze
SimranWomen’s 200m T12 (Athletics)Bronze
Navdeep SinghMen’s javelin throw F41 (Athletics)Gold

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