Paris Paralympics 2024: The Paralympic Committee of India, also known as PCI, was established in 1994, five years subsequent to the formation of the International Paralympic Committee in 1989. The country first participated in the Paralympics in 1968 and has been present in every Summer Paralympic Games since 1984. This particular occurrence of the Games represented the nation's 13th involvement in the Summer Paralympics. India has accumulated 31 medals in total from various Paralympic Games, with its most triumphant Paralympic endeavor being the 2020 Tokyo edition, claiming 19 medals, including five gold, eight silver, and six bronze medals.
In the Paralympic Games, India entered a team of 84 athletes participating in 12 different sports. Bhagyashree Jadhav and Sumit Antil carried the flag during the opening ceremony, while Preethi Pal and Harvinder Singh will do the honor during the closing ceremony. With seven gold, nine silver, and thirteen bronze medals, India has won 29 medals. India also achieved a record-breaking number of medals at the Paralympics during the Games.
Gold Medalists
| Sr. No. |
Winner |
Name |
Sport |
Event |
| 1 |
|
Avani Lekhara |
Shooting |
Women's R2 10 m air rifle standing SH1 |
| 2 |
|
Kumar Nitesh |
Badminton |
Men's singles SL3 |
| 3 |
|
Sumit Antil |
Athletics |
Men's javelin throw F64 |
| 4 |
|
Harvinder Singh |
Archery |
Individual recurve open |
| 5 |
|
Dharambir Nain |
Athletics |
Club throw F51 |
| 6 |
|
Praveen Kumar |
Athletics |
High jump T64 |
| 7 |
|
Navdeep Singh |
Athletics |
Javelin throw F41 |
Silver Medalists
| Sr. No. |
Winner |
Name |
Sport |
Event |
| 1 |
|
Manish Narwal |
Shooting |
Men's P1 10 m air pistol SH1 |
| 2 |
|
Nishad Kumar |
Athletics |
Men's high jump T47 |
| 3 |
|
Yogesh Kathuniya |
Athletics |
Men's discus throw F56 |
| 4 |
|
Thulasimathi Murugesan |
Badminton |
Women's singles SU5 |
| 5 |
|
Suhas Yathiraj |
Badminton |
Men's singles SL4 |
| 6 |
|
Ajeet Singh Yadav |
Athletics |
Javelin throw F46 |
| 7 |
|
Sharad Kumar |
Athletics |
High jump T63 |
| 8 |
|
Sachin Khilari |
Athletics |
Men's shot put F46 |
| 9 |
|
Pranav Soorma |
Athletics |
Club throw F51 |
Bronze Medalists
| Sr. No. |
Winner |
Name |
Sport |
Event |
| 1 |
|
Mona Agarwal |
Shooting |
Women's R2 10 m air rifle standing SH1 |
| 2 |
|
Preethi Pal |
Athletics |
Women's 100 m T35 |
| 3 |
|
Rubina Francis |
Shooting |
Women's P2 10 metre air pistol SH1 |
| 4 |
|
Preethi Pal |
Athletics |
Women's 200 m T35 |
| 5 |
|
Manisha Ramadass |
Badminton |
Women's singles SU5 |
| 6 |
|
Sheetal Devi & Rakesh Kumar |
Archery |
Mixed team compound |
| 7 |
|
Nithya Sivan |
Badminton |
Women's singles SH6 |
| 8 |
|
Deepthi Jeevanji |
Athletics |
Women's 400 m T20 |
| 9 |
|
Mariyappan Thangavelu |
Athletics |
Men's high jump T63 |
| 10 |
|
Sundar Singh Gurjar |
Athletics |
Men's javelin throw F46 |
| 11 |
|
Kapil Parmar |
Judo |
Men's J1 -60 kg |
| 12 |
|
Hokato Hotozhe Sema |
Athletics |
Men's Shot put F57 |
| 13 |
|
Simran Sharma |
Athletics |
Women's 200 m T12 |
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