India have won 60 medals at the Paralympic Games – 16 golds, 21 silvers and 23 bronze medals.
Unlike the Summer Olympics, where India’s success is largely dominated by the all-conquering Indian hockey team in the early days, the Paralympics has seen individual athletes take up the role to bring glory to the country.
Having competed in 12 editions of the Paralympic Games since its introduction in 1960, India have won 60 medals, including 16 golds, 21 silvers and 23 bronze. Paris 2024 was India’s most successful Paralympic Games ever with 29 medals, including seven golds.
Here are all the Indians who won a medal at the Paralympics.
Paralympics’ India medal winners list
| Athlete | Medal | Sport | Event | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murlikant Petkar | Gold | Swimming | Men’s 50m freestyle 3 | Heidelberg 1972 |
| Bhimrao Kesarkar | Silver | Athletics | Men’s javelin throw L6 | Stoke Mandeville/New York 1984 |
| Joginder Singh Bedi | Bronze | Athletics | Men’s javelin throw L6 | Stoke Mandeville/New York 1984 |
| Joginder Singh Bedi | Silver | Athletics | Men’s shot put L6 | Stoke Mandeville/New York 1984 |
| Joginder Singh Bedi | Bronze | Athletics | Men’s discus throw L6 | Stoke Mandeville/New York 1984 |
| Devendra Jhajharia | Gold | Athletics | Men’s javelin throw F44/ 46 | Athens 2004 |
| Rajinder Singh Rahelu | Bronze | Powerlifting | Men’s 56 kg | Athens 2004 |
| Girisha N Gowda | Silver | Athletics | Men’s high jump F42 | London 2012 |
| Mariyappan Thangavelu | Gold | Athletics | Men’s high jump F42 | Rio 2016 |
| Varun Singh Bhati | Bronze | Athletics | Men’s high jump F42 | Rio 2016 |
| Devendra Jhajharia | Gold | Athletics | Men’s javelin throw F46 | Rio 2016 |
| Deepa Malik | Silver | Athletics | Women’s shot put F53 | Rio 2016 |
| Bhavina Patel | Silver | Table Tennis | Women’s singles class 4 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Nishad Kumar | Silver | Athletics | Men’s high jump T47 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Avani Lekhara | Gold | Shooting | Women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Devendra Jhajharia | Silver | Athletics | Men’s javelin throw F46 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Sundar Singh Gurjar | Bronze | Athletics | Men’s javelin throw F46 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Yogesh Kathuniya | Silver | Athletics | Men’s discus throw F56 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Sumit Antil | Gold | Athletics | Men’s javelin throw F64 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Singhraj Adhana | Bronze | Shooting | Men’s 10m air pistol SH1 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Mariyappan Thangavelu | Silver | Athletics | Men’s high jump T42 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Sharad Kumar | Bronze | Athletics | Men’s high jump T42 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Praveen Kumar | Silver | Athletics | Men’s high jump T64 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Avani Lekhara | Bronze | Shooting | Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Harvinder Singh | Bronze | Archery | Men’s individual recurve – open | Tokyo 2020 |
| Manish Narwal | Gold | Shooting | Men’s 50m pistol SH1 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Singhraj Adhana | Silver | Shooting | Men’s 50m pistol SH1 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Pramod Bhagat | Gold | Badminton | Men’s singles SL3 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Manoj Sarkar | Bronze | Badminton | Men’s singles SL3 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Suhas Yathiraj | Silver | Badminton | Men’s singles SL4 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Krishna Nagar | Gold | Badminton | Men’s singles SH6 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Avani Lekhara | Gold | Shooting | Women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 | Paris 2024 |
| Mona Agarwal | Bronze | Shooting | Women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 | Paris 2024 |
| Preethi Pal | Bronze | Athletics | Women’s 100m T35 | Paris 2024 |
| Manish Narwal | Silver | Shooting | Men’s 10m air pistol SH1 | Paris 2024 |
| Rubina Francis | Bronze | Shooting | Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 | Paris 2024 |
| Preethi Pal | Bronze | Athletics | Women’s 200m T35 | Paris 2024 |
| Nishad Kumar | Silver | Athletics | Men’s high jump T47 | Paris 2024 |
| Yogesh Kathuniya | Silver | Athletics | Men’s discus throw F56 | Paris 2024 |
| Nitesh Kumar | Gold | Badminton | Men’s singles SL3 | Paris 2024 |
| Manisha Ramadass | Bronze | Badminton | Women’s singles SU5 | Paris 2024 |
| Thulasimathi Murugesan | Silver | Badminton | Women’s singles SU5 | Paris 2024 |
| Suhas Yathiraj | Silver | Badminton | Men’s singles SL4 | Paris 2024 |
| Rakesh Kumar / Sheetal Devi | Bronze | Archery | Mixed team compound open | Paris 2024 |
| Sumit Antil | Gold | Athletics | Men’s javelin throw F64 | Paris 2024 |
| Nithya Sre Sivan | Bronze | Badminton | Women’s singles SH6 | Paris 2024 |
| Deepthi Jeevanji | Bronze | Athletics | Women’s 400m T20 | Paris 2024 |
| Sharad Kumar | Silver | Athletics | Men’s high jump T63 | Paris 2024 |
| Mariyappan Thangavelu | Bronze | Athletics | Men’s high jump T63 | Paris 2024 |
| Ajeet Singh | Silver | Athletics | Men’s javelin throw F46 | Paris 2024 |
| Sundar Singh Gurjar | Bronze | Athletics | Men’s javelin throw F46 | Paris 2024 |
| Sachin Khilari | Silver | Athletics | Men’s shot put F46 | Paris 2024 |
| Harvinder Singh | Gold | Archery | Men’s individual recurve open | Paris 2024 |
| Dharambir | Gold | Athletics | Men’s club throw 51 | Paris 2024 |
| Pranav Soorma | Silver | Athletics | Men’s club throw 51 | Paris 2024 |
| Kapil Parmar | Bronze | Judo | Men’s -60kg J1 | Paris 2024 |
| Praveen Kumar | Gold | Athletics | Men’s high jump T64 | Paris 2024 |
| Hokato Hotozhe Sema | Bronze | Athletics | Men’s shot put F57 | Paris 2024 |
| Simran | Bronze | Athletics | Women’s 200m T12 | Paris 2024 |
| Navdeep Singh | Gold | Athletics | Men’s javelin throw F41 | Paris 2024 |
Murlikant Petkar, gold medal, men’s 50m freestyle 3 swimming, Heidelberg 1972
Murlikant Petkar is the first Paralympic medallist of India. He won the gold medal at the Heidelberg 1972 Games in the men’s 50m freestyle 3 swimming event with a then-world record time of 37.33s.
Bhimrao Kesarkar, silver medal, men’s javelin throw L6 athletics, Stoke Mandeville & New York 1984
The 1984 Paralympics was co-hosted by Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom and New York, USA. Bhimrao Kesarkar won a silver medal in the men’s javelin throw L6 with a throw of 34.55m.
Joginder Singh Bedi, silver medal, men’s shot put L6 athletics, Stoke Mandeville & New York 1984
At the 1984 Paralympics at Stoke Mandeville & New York 1984, Joginder won a silver medal in the men’s shot put L6 with an effort of 10.08m.
Joginder Singh Bedi, bronze medal, men’s javelin throw L6 athletics, Stoke Mandeville/ New York 1984
Joginder Singh Bedi won his second Paralympic medal at Stoke Mandeville & New York 1984 in the men’s javelin throw L6 event. He won the bronze, with a throw of 34.18m, in the same event in which Bhimrao Kesarkar won the silver.
Joginder Singh Bedi, men’s discus throw L6, athletics Stoke Mandeville & New York 1984
At the 1984 Paralympics, Joginder Singh Bedi also won a bronze medal in the men’s discus throw L6 event with a throw of 28.16m.
Devendra Jhajharia, gold medal, men’s javelin throw F44/46 athletics, Athens 2004
Though India competed at every Paralympic Games since 1984, they had to wait till the 2004 Paralympics in Athens for the next medallist. It was javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia who broke the Indian drought with a gold medal in the men’s javelin throw F44/46 event. Devendra managed a distance of 62.15m, which also set the then-world record in the event.
Rajinder Singh Rahelu, bronze medal, men’s powerlifting 56kg, Athens 2004
Rajinder Singh Rahelu was India’s other success story from Athens 2004. The Indian powerlifter won a bronze medal in the men’s 56kg weight class by lifting 157.5kgs.
Girish N Gowda, silver medal, men’s high jump F42 athletics, London 2012
High jumper Girish N Gowda won India’s only medal, a silver, at the London 2012 Paralympics. Competing in the men’s high jump F42 event, Girish lost the gold medal on countback after both he and Iliesa Delana of Fiji managed a best of 1.74m.
Mariyappan Thangavelu, gold medal, men’s high jump T42 athletics, Rio 2016
Tamil Nadu’s Mariyappan Thangavelu won a gold medal in the men’s high jump F42 event at the Rio 2016 Paralympics with a jump of 1.89m.
Varun Singh Bhati, bronze medal, men’s high jump F42 athletics, Rio 2016
The high jump competition at the Rio 2016 Para Games was special for India as Varun Singh Bhati joined Mariyappan Thangavelu on the podium. He won the bronze medal in the men’s high jump F42, his effort measuring 1.86m.
Devendra Jhajharia, gold medal, men’s javelin throw F46 athletics, Rio 2016
Devendra Jhajharia, who was forced to amputate his left hand after coming in contact with a live wire as an eight-year-old, bettered his world mark to win his second gold medal at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro in the javelin throw. This time he threw 63.97m.
Deepa Malik, silver medal, women’s shot put F53 athletics, Rio 2016
Deepa Malik is the first Indian woman to win a Paralympics medal. She won a silver medal in the women’s shot put F53 event at the 2016 Rio Games after a throw of 4.61m.
Bhavina Patel, silver medal, women’s singles table tennis Class 4, Tokyo 2020
Bhavina Patel is the first Indian table tennis player to win a medal at the Para Games. Appearing in her debut Paralympics, Bhavina Patel upset reigning champion Borislava Peric of Serbia en route to the final. In the gold medal match, the Indian lost to world No. 1 Zhou Ying of the People’s Republic of China and settled for the silver medal.
Nishad Kumar, silver medal, men’s high jump T47 athletics, Tokyo 2020
Nishad Kumar won a silver medal in the men’s high jump T47 with a best effort of 2.06m, equalling his own Asian record. The Indian was tied in the second place with USA’s Dallas Wise, who also had a best jump of 2.06m. They both won silver.
Avani Lekhara, gold medal, women’s 10m air rifle shooting standing SH1, Tokyo 2020
The 19-year-old Avani Lekhara won a historic gold in her maiden Paralympics, shooting a new Paralympic record score of 249.6 in the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 final in Tokyo. It made Avani Lekhara the first Indian woman to win a Paralympic gold medal. Avani beat defending Paralympic champion Cuiping Zhang of China and reigning world champion Iryna Shchetnik of Ukraine in the final to win the gold medal.
Devendra Jhajharia, silver medal, men’s javelin throw F46 athletics, Tokyo 2020
Record-breaker Devendra Jhajharia won his third Paralympic medal with a silver in the men’s javelin throw F46 class in Tokyo. He threw a new personal best of 64.35m in the final, beating his own previous world and Paralympic record of 63.97m. However, Sri Lankan Dinesh Herath eclipsed him with a best throw of 67.79m to take the gold medal.
Sundar Singh Gurjar, bronze medal, men’s javelin throw F46 athletics, Tokyo 2020
Sundar Singh Gurjar made it two Indians on the podium in the men’s javelin throw F46 category with his bronze medal. He threw a season’s best 64.01m in the final.
Yogesh Kathuniya, silver medal, men’s discus throw F56 athletics, Tokyo 2020
India’s Yogesh Kathuniya won a Paralympic medal with a best attempt of 44.58m in the men’s discus throw F56 class final at Tokyo 2020. He was only bested by Brazil’s Claudiney Batistia dos Santos, who threw a Paralympic record 45.59m to win the gold medal.
Sumit Antil, gold medal, men’s javelin throw F64 athletics, Tokyo 2020
Sumit Antil thrice broke his own world record to win gold in the men’s javelin throw F64 category at Tokyo 2020. He began with a 66.95m throw, beating his previous world record of 62.88m, then bettered it with a 68.08m effort. The new world record was finally set at 68.55m – which was Sumit Antil’s fifth attempt in the final.
Singhraj Adhana, bronze medal, men’s 10m air pistol shooting SH1, Tokyo 2020
Singhraj Adhana won India’s second shooting medal at the Paralympics with bronze in the men’s 10m air pistol SH1 class. He shot 216.8 in the final to finish behind defending champion, China’s Chao Yang – who won gold with a Paralympic record 237.9 – and silver-medallist Xing Huang, also of China.
Mariyappan Thangavelu, silver medal, men’s high jump T42 athletics, Tokyo 2020
Mariyappan Thangavelu won his second Paralympic medal, a silver in the men’s high jump T42 class at Tokyo 2020. After easily clearing the initial marks, Mariyappan Thangavelu took three attempts each to clear the 1.83m and 1.86m mark. The defending Paralympic champion went for gold by attempting the 1.88m but could not jump past in three attempts, which gave him the silver medal. USA’s Sam Grewe cleared the 1.88m in his third and final jump to take the gold.
Sharad Kumar, bronze medal, men’s high jump T42 athletics, Tokyo 2020
Joining compatriot Thangavelu on the podium was Sharad Kumar, who won bronze in the men’s high jump T42 at Tokyo 2020. Sharad Kumar cleared each of his first four marks, including the 1.83m, with his first jump to be assured of a medal. However, he was unable to clear the 1.86m with any of his three jumps and eventually took the bronze medal.
Praveen Kumar, silver medal, men’s high jump T64 athletics, Tokyo 2020
Praveen Kumar bagged a silver medal in men’s high jump T64 with jump of 2.07m at the Tokyo Paralympics. With the effort, he bettered his own previous Asian record of 2.05m set at the 2021 World Para Athletics FAZZA Grand Prix in Dubai.
Avani Lekhara, bronze medal, women’s 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 shooting, Tokyo 2020
Shooter Avani Lekhara became the first Indian woman to win two medals at the Paralympics after clinching bronze in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 category at Tokyo just days after her gold in women’s 10m air rifle shooting standing SH1 class. The Indian’s 445.9 in the final placed her behind China’s Cuiping Zhang, who won gold with a Paralympic record-breaking 457.9, and Germany’s Natascha Hiltrop, who bagged silver with 457.1.
Harvinder Singh, bronze medal, men’s individual recurve open archery, Tokyo 2020
Harvinder Singh won India’s first-ever Paralympics medal in archery after clinching the bronze in the Tokyo 2020 men’s individual recurve open event. The Indian archer lost to eventual gold medallist, USA’s Kevin Mather, in the semi-finals but defeated the Republic of Korea’s Kim Min Su 6-5 via shoot off in the bronze medal match to create history.
Manish Narwal, gold medal, men’s 50m pistol SH1 shooting, Tokyo 2020
India’s Manish Narwal claimed the men’s 50m pistol SH1 shooting gold medal with a Paralympic record-setting score at Tokyo. He qualified for the final placed seventh in qualifying but kicked on in the medal round and shot 218.2 – a new record at the Para Games.
Singhraj Adhana, silver medal, men’s 50m pistol SH1 shooting, Tokyo 2020
Manish Narwal’s compatriot Singhraj Adhana, meanwhile, won the silver medal to complete a 1-2 for India at the men’s 50m pistol SH1 event at Tokyo 2020. Singhraj scored 216.7 in the final to finish behind Narwal. RPC’s Sergey Malyshev won bronze with 196.8.
Parmod Bhagat, gold medal, men’s singles SL3 badminton, Tokyo 2020
Pramod Bhagat became the first Paralympic champion in the men’s singles badminton SL3 category. Badminton made its Para Games debut at Tokyo. Pramod Bhagat topped Group A to qualify for the semi-finals, where he beat Japan’s Daisuke Fujihara. In the final, the Indian shuttler beat Great Britain’s Daniel Bethell 21-14, 21-17 to claim the gold medal.
Manoj Sarkar, bronze medal, men’s singles SL3 badminton, Tokyo 2020
Manoj Sarkar won bronze in the men’s singles badminton SL3 category at Tokyo 2020. He finished behind Pramod Bhagat in Group A to advance to the semi-finals, where he lost to eventual silver medallist Daniel Bethell. Manoj Sarkar, however, beat the other losing semi-finalist, Japan’s Daisuke Fujihara, 22-20, 21-13 to secure bronze.
Suhas Yathiraj, silver medal, men’s singles SL4 badminton, Tokyo 2020
Suhas Yathiraj won the silver medal in the men’s singles SL4 badminton event at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. The Indian shuttler qualified for the semi-finals after finishing second in Group A behind reigning world champion Lucas Mazur of France. He beat Indonesia’s Fredy Setiawan in the semis but lost to Lucas Mazur in the final 21-15, 15-21, 17-21.
Krishna Nagar, gold medal, men’s singles SH6 badminton, Tokyo 2020
Krishna Nagar won the gold medal in men’s singles badminton SH6 class at Tokyo 2020. The Indian shuttler cruised through the group stage with two straight-game victories then won in straight games again against Great Britain’s Krysten Coombs in the semis. He beat Hong Kong China’s Chu Man Kai in three games in the final for the gold.
Avani Lekhara, gold medal, women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1, Paris 2024
Shooter Avani Lekhara became the first Indian woman to win two gold medals at the Paralympics after claiming the top prize in the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 shooting event at Paris 2024. She successfully defended her title with a new Paralympic Games record.
Mona Agarwal, bronze medal, women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1, Paris 2024
Mona Agarwal won the bronze medal in the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 with a final score of 228.7. Avani Lekhara’s gold and Mona Agarwal’s bronze medal was India’s first double podium at the Paralympic Games in the event.
Preethi Pal, bronze medal, women’s 100m T35 athletics, Paris 2024
Preethi Pal clocked a personal best time of 14.21s to finish third and win the bronze medal in the women’s 100m T35 event. It was India’s first-ever medal in a track event at the Paralympic Games.
Manish Narwal, silver medal, men’s 10m air pistol SH1 shooting, Paris 2024
Manish Narwal, gold medallist at Tokyo 2020 in the mixed 50m pistol SH1 event, settled for a silver medal in the men’s 10m air pistol SH1 at Paris 2024. The Indian was in the lead in final but eventually lost to South Korea’s Jo Jeongdu. Manish scored 234.9 while Jo Jeongdu hit 237.4.
Rubina Francis, bronze medal, women’s 10m air pistol SH1 shooting, Paris 2024
Rubina Francis won a bronze medal in the women’s 10m air pistol SH1 shooting event. Rubina briefly held the second spot before dropping down a spot to finish with a score of 211.1 in the final.
Preethi Pal, bronze medal, women’s 200m T35 athletics, Paris 2024
Preethi Pal became the first Indian woman to win two medals in athletics at the Paralympics after she claimed a bronze in the women’s 200m T35 race at Paris 2024. She clocked a personal best time of 30.01s.
Nishad Kumar, silver medal, men’s high jump T47 athletics, Paris 2024
Nishad Kumar won his second straight Paralympic silver medal in the men’s high jump T47 at Paris 2024 with a season-best effort of 2.04m. He lost the gold medal to defending champion Roderick Townsend of the USA. Townsend, in fact, beat Nishad to the gold at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics and the 2023 and 2024 World Championships.
Yogesh Kathuniya, silver medal, men’s discus throw F56 T47 athletics, Paris 2024
Yogesh Kathuniya won his second straight Paralympic silver medal in the men’s discus throw F56 at Paris 2024 with an effort of 42.22m. Kathuniya’s throw was his season-best but Brazil’s Claudiney Batista pulled off a Paralympic record of 46.86m to deny the Indian athlete the top step on the podium.
Nitesh Kumar, gold medal, men’s singles SL3 badminton, Paris 2024
Nitesh Kumar clinched his maiden gold medal at the Paralympics after beating Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Daniel Bethell of Great Britain 21-14, 18-21, 23-21 in the men’s singles SL3 badminton final. Nitesh took 80 minutes to win the title, ensuring India’s second straight gold medal in the SL3 class event. Interestingly, It was Nitesh Kumar’s first win over Daniel Bethell in 10 attempts.
Manisha Ramadass, bronze medal, women’s singles SU5 badminton, Paris 2024
Second seed Manisha Ramadass got the better of Denmark’s Cathrine Rosengren, seeded third, 21-12 21-8 to claim the bronze medal in the women’s singles SU5 badminton event at Paris 2024. It marked the first medal for an Indian woman in badminton at the Paralympics.
Thulasimathi Murugesan, silver medal, women’s singles SU5 badminton, Paris 2024
Thulasimathi Murugesan lost 21-17, 21-10 to China’s defending champion Yang Qiuxia in the final to settle for a silver medal in the women’s singles SU5 badminton. The Indian badminton player came into the final as a top seed and an Asian Para Games champion.
Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj, silver medal, men’s singles SL4 badminton, Paris 2024
Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj won his second straight Paralympics silver medal in men’s singles SL4 badminton event after losing to Lucas Mazur of France in straight games in the final. It meant Lucas once again denied Suhas the title, having beaten the Indian in final at Tokyo 2020.
Rakesh Kumar / Sheetal Devi, bronze medal, mixed team compound open archery, Paris 2024
Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar won the bronze medal in the mixed team compound open archery event after narrowly beating Italy’s Eleonora Sarti and Matteo Bonacina 156-155. At just 17 years old, Sheetal became India’s youngest Paralympic medallist.
Sumit Antil, gold medal, javelin throw F64 athletics, Paris 2024
Sumit Antil became the first Indian man and second from the country to defend the title at the Paralympics after he won the gold medal in the javelin throw F64 event at Paris 2024. He did it in style with a Paralympic record of 70.59m.
Nithya Sre Sivan, bronze medal, women’s singles SH6 badminton, Paris 2024
Nithya Sre Sivan, the top seed, won the bronze medal in the newly-introduced women’s singles SH6 badminton event at the Paris 2024 Paralympics after beating Indonesia’s Rina Marlina 21-14, 21-6 in the playoff match.
Deepthi Jeevanji, bronze medal, women’s 400m T20 athletics, Paris 2024
Deepthi Jeevanji, a world champion, won a bronze medal in the women’s 400m T20 category race, clocking 55.82 seconds. She became the first intellectually impaired Indian athlete to win a Paralympic medal.
Sharad Kumar, silver medal, men’s high jump T63 athletics, Paris 2024
Sharad Kumar upgraded his Paralympic medal from bronze to silver in the men’s high jump T63 with an effort of 1.88m. He won the bronze medal at Tokyo 2020 with a clearance of 1.83m.
Mariyappan Thangavelu, bronze medal, men’s high jump T63 athletics, Paris 2024
Mariyappan Thangavelu became the first Indian to win a medal at three consecutive Paralmypics after clinching bronze at Paris 2024 in the men’s high jump T63 event. He also completed a set of medals with gold at Rio 2016, silver at Tokyo 2020 and bronze at Paris 2024.
Ajeet Singh, silver medal, men’s javelin throw F46 athletics, Paris 2024
Ajeet Singh won a silver medal in the men’s javelin throw F46 event with an effort of 65.62m. He won the medal with his penultimate throw of the night.
Sundar Singh Gurjar, bronze medal, men’s javelin throw F46 athletics, Paris 2024
Sundar Singh Gurjar won a bronze medal in the men’s javelin throw F46 event with an effort of 64.96m. It was his second Paralympic medal after the bronze in the same event at Tokyo 2020.
Sachin Khilari, silver medal, men’s shot put F46 athletics, Paris 2024
Sachin Khilari won the silver medal in the men’s shot put F46 event with an Asian record of 16.32m on his second attempt. He came into Paris 2024 as a two-time world champion but lost the duel against defending champion Greg Stewart of Canada.
Harvinder Singh, gold medal, men’s individual recurve open archery, Paris 2024
Harvinder Singh became India’s first-ever Paralympic gold medallist in archery after he won the men’s individual recurve open event. He recorded three 10s in his last four arrows to beat Poland’s Lukasz Ciszek 6-0 in the final. It was his second Paralympics medal after his bronze at Tokyo 2020.
Dharambir, gold medal, men’s club throw 51 athletics, Paris 2024
Dharambir won the gold medal in the men’s club throw F51 category with an Asian record of 34.92m. He lost the gold to Pranav Soorma at the Asian Para Games but reversed the outcome at the Stade de France.
Pranav Soorma, silver medal, men’s club throw 51 athletics, Paris 2024
While Dharambir won gold, Pranav Soorma bagged the silver medal in the men’s club throw 51 class with a 34.59m effort. The result recorded India’s first-ever one-two finish in athletics at the Paralympic Games.
Kapil Parmar, bronze medal, men’s -60kg J1 judo, Paris 2024
Kapil Parmar won India’s first ever Paralympic medal in judo with a bronze in the men’s -60kg J1. He defeated Brazil’s Elielton de Oliveira 10-0 in the medal match.
Praveen Kumar, gold medal, men’s high jump T64 athletics, Paris 2024
Praveen Kumar, a T44 categrory athlete, won the gold medal in the men’s high jump T64 event at the Paris 2024 Paralympics with an Asian record of 2.08m. The gold was a record haul for India at the Paralympics, surpassing the five golds earned at Tokyo 2020.
Hokato Hotozhe Sema, bronze medal, men’s shot put F57 athletics, Paris 2024
Hokato Hotozhe Sema won the bronze medal in the men’s shot put F57 event at the Paris 2024 Paralympics with a personal best throw of 14.65m.
Simran, bronze medal, women’s 200m T12 athletics, Paris 2024
Simran won the bronze in the women’s 200m T12 category at the Paris 2024 Paralympics with a personal best time of 24.75s. It was India’s first medal in the event.
Navdeep Singh, gold medal, men’s javelin throw F41 athletics, Paris 2024
Southpaw Navdeep Singh won the gold in the men’s javelin throw F41class at Paris 2024 with a Paralympic record effort of 47.32m. It was India’s first medal in the event.
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