New Delhi: India’s para-athletes produced a record-breaking performance at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, returning home with a rich haul of 29 medals. India’s Paris campaign was nothing short of remarkable with both proven performers living up to expectations and up-and-coming talents emerging as the new heroes at the big stage.
India obliterated the previous-best tally of 19 medals at the Tokyo Games following a defining display that will remain fresh in the memories of Indian fans for years to come.
The Indian contingent also broke the record for most gold medals in a single edition, surpassing the five they won in Tokyo after clinching seven in Paris.
Since making its presence felt in the Rio 2016 Paralympics edition, where India won four medals, the country’s rise has been meteoric and far from gradual with Tokyo yielding 19 medals three years ago and Paris surpassing that mark with ease.
What’s more heartning and encouraging is the fact that several medal-winning performances were record efforts and personal bests. This shows the significant progress Indian Paralympians have made in the last eight years.
While India are a million miles away from achieving a powerhouse status at the Olympic level, the country’s Paralympains have emerged as a force to be reckoned at the biggest stage.
Courtesy of seven gold, nine silver and 13 bronze medals, India finished in the 18th spot above the likes of Turkey, South Korea and Belgium.
Paris 2024 Paralympics medals tally
Rank
Country
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1
China
94
75
50
220
2
Great Britain
49
43
31
124
3
USA
36
41
27
105
4
Netherlands
26
17
12
56
5
Brazil
25
26
38
89
18
India
7
9
13
29
Paris 2024 Paralympics: India’s full list of winners
No.
Athlete
Sport
Medal
1
Avani Lekhara
Shooting
Gold
2
Mona Agarwal
Shooting
Bronze
3
Preethi Pal
Athletics
Bronze
4
Manish Narwal
Shooting
Silver
5
Rubina Francis
Shooting
Bronze
6
Preethi Pal
Athletics
Bronze
7
Nishad Kumar
Athletics
Silver
8
Yogesh Kathuniya
Athletics
Silver
9
Nitesh Kumar
Badminton
Gold
10
Thulasimathi Murugesan
Badminton
Silver
11
Manisha Ramadass
Badminton
Bronze
12
Suhas Yathiraj
Badminton
Silver
13
Rakesh Kumar/Sheetal Devi
Archery
Bronze
14
Sumit Antil
Athletics
Gold
15
Nithya Sre
Badminton
Bronze
16
Deepthi Jeevanji
Athletics
Bronze
17
Mariyappan Thangavelu
Athletics
Bronze
18
Sharad Kumar
Athletics
Silver
19
Ajeet Singh
Athletics
Silver
20
Sundar Singh Gurjar
Athletics
Bronze
21
Sachin Khilari
Athletics
Silver
22
Harvinder Singh
Archery
Gold
23
Dharambir
Athletics
Gold
24
Pranav Soorma
Athletics
Silver
25
Kapil Parmar
Blind Judoka
Bronze
26
Praveen Kumar
Athletics
Gold
27
Hokato Sema
Athletics
Bronze
28
Simran Sharma
Athletics
Bronze
29
Navdeep Singh
Athletics
Gold
India bagged 29 medals in five sports, including a whopping 17 at the track and field events, ensuring a top-20 finish at the mega-event.
Here’s a breakdown of India’s 29 medals.
Paris Paralympics: India’s medal tally by sport
Sport
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
Archery
1
0
1
2
Athletics
4
6
7
17
Badminton
1
2
2
5
Judo
0
0
1
1
Shooting
1
1
2
4
Total
7
9
13
29
India’s medals at Paris Paralympics sport-by-sport: India bagged 29 medals in five sports, including seven gold medals, ensuring a top-20 finish at the mega-event. Other Sports Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
