India achieved its best-ever performance in Paralympic history at the Paris 2024 Games, securing 29 medals.
Seven gold, nine silver, and 13 bronze are India’s medal numbers at the Paris Paralympics 2024. India finished among the top 20 in Paris this time around. This performance surpassed the 19-medal haul from Tokyo 2020, which included five gold medals.
Highlights of Indian Performance
After a quiet first day at the Paris Paralympics, India started with a bang when Avani Lekhara won gold in 10m Air Rifle SHI Shooting. Avani became the first Indian woman to win two gold medals at the Paralympic Games, defending her title.
The superlative performance in Track and Field events contributed largely to India’s best-ever performance in the Paralympics. India recorded a one-two podium finish in Athletics for the first time, with Dharambir and Parnav Soorma clinching gold and silver respectively in the Men’s Club Throw F51 event. Later, Praveen Kumar fetched another gold medal in the High Jump T64 event.
Ace athlete Sumit Antil made history as the first Indian man to defend his title at the Paralympics, winning gold in the Men’s Javelin throw F64. Sumit broke his previous record, set at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, thrice during the competition.
Mariyappan Thangavelu became the first Indian to win medals at three consecutive Paralympics. He won the gold medal at Rio 2016, silver at Tokyo 2020 and bronze at Paris 2024.
Preethi Pal secured India’s first-ever medal in a track event at the Paralympics. She won two bronze medals and became the only Indian to secure two medals at Paris Paralympics.
In Archery, armless wrestler Sheetal Devi made history as India’s youngest Paralympic medallist, securing bronze in the Mixed team event alongside Rakesh Kumar.
Later, India found their first-ever Paralympic archery champion in Harvinder Singh.
List of Medal Winners at Paris Paralympics 2024
1. Avani Lekhara in Women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 (Shooting) – Gold
2. Mona Agarwal in Women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 (Shooting) – Bronze
3. Preethi Pal in Women’s 100m T35 (Athletics) – Bronze
4. Manish Narwal in Men’s 10m air pistol SH1 (Shooting) – Silver
5. Rubina Francis in Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 (Shooting) – Bronze
6. Preethi Pal in Women’s 200m T35 (Athletics) – Bronze
7. Nishad Kumar in Men’s high jump T47 (Athletics) – Silver
8. Yogesh Kathuniya in Men’s discus throw F56 (Athletics) – Silver
9. Nitesh Kumar in Men’s singles SL3 (Badminton) – Gold
10. Thulasimathi Murugesan in Women’s singles SU5 (Badminton) – Silver
11. Manisha Ramadass in Women’s singles SU5 (Badminton) – Bronze
12. Suhas Yathiraj in Men’s singles SL4 (Badminton) – Silver
13. Rakesh Kumar / Sheetal Devi in Mixed team compound open (Archery) – Bronze
14. Sumit Antil in Men’s Javelin throw F64 (Athletics) – Gold
15. Nithya Sre Sivan in Women’s singles SH6 (Badminton) – Bronze
16. Deepthi Jeevanji in Women’s 400m T20 (Athletics) – Bronze
17. Sundar Singh Gurjar in Men’s Javelin F46 (Athletics) – Bronze
18. Ajeet Singh in Men’s Javelin F46 (Athletics) – Silver
19. Mariyappan Thangavelu in Men’s High Jump T63 (Athletics) – Bronze
20. Sharad Kumar in Men’s High Jump T63 (Athletics) – Silver
21. Sachin Khilari in Men Shot Put F46 (Athletics) – Silver
22. Harvinder Singh in Men’s individual Recurve (Archery) – Gold
23. Dharambir in Men’s club throw 51 (Athletics) – Gold
24. Pranav Soorma in Men’s club throw 51 (Athletics) – Silver
25. Kapil Parmar in Judo Men’s – 60kg (Judo) – Bronze
26. Praveen Kumar T64 High Jump (Athletics) – Gold
27. Hokato Sema in Men’s Shot Put F57 (Athletics) – Bronze
28. Simran Singh in Women’s 200m T12 (Athletics) – Bronze
29. Navdeep Singh in Men’s Javelin F41 (Athletics) – Gold
