India Paris Paralympics Medals 2024: India’s para athletes have created history in the Paris Paralympics. India has performed the best in any Paralympics so far. India has won 20 medals in the Paris Paralympics so far, including 3 gold, 7 silver and 10 bronze medals. The special thing is that among the players who have won medals this time, 9 have also been medalists of Tokyo Paralympics.
India won 5 gold, 8 silver and 6 bronze medals in Tokyo Paralympics 2020. With a total of 19 medals, this was India’s best performance in the Paralympic Games so far. Para athlete Muralikant Petkar won India’s first medal in the Paralympic Games in the year 1972. Muralikant Petkar is the same player on whose life a film ‘Chandu Champion’ was also released recently.
Now let us tell you about the common players who won medals in Tokyo and Paris Paralympics. There are a total of 10 players who are medal winners of both Paris and Tokyo. Nishad Kumar, who won silver in high jump in Tokyo, won the silver medal this time too. Avani Lekhara had won 1 gold and 1 bronze in Tokyo, this time too she won the gold medal. Sundar Singh Gurjar won bronze in javelin throw this time too like Tokyo. Yogesh Kathunia had a similar performance, who won silver in discus throw this time too like Tokyo.
At the same time, Tokyo Paralympics gold medalist Sumit Antil also made a splash in Paris and won the gold medal by setting a record. Manish Narwal, who won the gold medal in the Paris Paralympics in shooting, won the silver medal this time. Apart from this, Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar, Suhas LY are also included in this list.
Common medalists of Tokyo and Paris Paralympics
1: Nishad Kumar: Silver medal, Athletics men’s high jump, T47, Tokyo 2020
Nishad Kumar: Silver medal, Athletics men’s high jump, T47, Paris 2024
2: Avani Lekhara: Gold medal, Shooting Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing, SH1, Tokyo 2020
Avani Lekhara: Bronze medal, Shooting Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions, SH1, Tokyo 2020
Avani Lekhara: Gold medal, Shooting Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing, SH1, Paris 2024
3: Sundar Singh Gurjar: Bronze medal, Athletics Men’s Javelin Throw, F46, Tokyo 2020
Sundar Singh Gurjar: Bronze medal, Athletics Men’s Javelin Throw, F46, Paris 2024
4: Yogesh Kathuniya: Silver medal, Athletics Men’s Discus Throw, F56, Tokyo 2020
Yogesh Kathuniya: Silver medal, Athletics Men’s Discus Throw, F56, Paris 2024
5: Sumit Antil: Gold medal, Athletics Men’s Javelin Throw, F64, Tokyo 2020
Sumit Antil: Gold medal, Athletics Men’s Javelin Throw, F64, Paris 2024
6: Mariyappan Thangavelu: Silver medal, Athletics men’s high jump, T42, Tokyo 2020
Mariyappan Thangavelu: Bronze medal, Athletics men’s high jump, T42, Paris 2024
7: Manish Narwal: Gold medal, Shooting Men’s 50m Pistol, SH1, Tokyo 2020
Manish Narwal: Silver medal, Shooting Men’s 50m Pistol, SH1 Paris 2024
8: Sharad Kumar: Bronze medal, Athletics men’s high jump, T42, Tokyo 2020
Sharad Kumar: Silver medal, Athletics men’s high jump, T63, Paris 2024
9: Suhas LY: Silver medal, Badminton, SL4, Tokyo 2020
Suhas LY: Silver medal, Badminton, SL4, Paris 2024
India’s medallists at Paris Paralympics 2024
1. Avani Lekhara (Shooting)- Gold Medal, Women’s 10m Air Rifle (SH1)
2. Mona Agarwal (Shooting)- Bronze Medal, Women’s 10m Air Rifle (SH1)
3. Preeti Pal (Athletics)- Bronze Medal, Women’s 100m Race (T35)
4. Manish Narwal (Shooting)- Silver Medal, Men’s 10m Air Pistol (SH1)
5. Rubina Francis (Shooting)- Bronze Medal, Women’s 10m Air Pistol (SH1)
6. Preeti Pal (Athletics)- Bronze Medal, Women’s 200m Race (T35)
7. Nishad Kumar (Athletics)- Silver Medal, Men’s High Jump (T47)
8. Yogesh Kathuniya (Athletics)- Silver Medal, Men’s Discus Throw (F56)
9. Nitesh Kumar (Badminton)- Gold Medal, Men’s Singles (SL3)
10. Manisha Ramdas (Badminton)- Bronze Medal, Women’s Singles (SU5)
11. Thulasimathi Murugesan (Badminton)- Silver Medal, Women’s Singles (SU5)
12. Suhas L Yathiraj (Badminton)- Silver Medal, Men’s Singles (SL4)
13. Sheetal Devi-Rakesh Kumar (Archery)- Bronze Medal, Mixed Compound Open
14. Sumit Antil (Athletics) – Gold Medal, Men’s Javelin Throw (F 64 Category)
15. Nitya Sri Sivan (Badminton)- Bronze Medal, Women’s Singles (SH6)
16. Deepti Jeevanjee (Athletics)- Bronze Medal, Women’s 400m (T20)
17. Mariyappan Thangavelu (Athletics Men’s High Jump) – Bronze Medal, (T63)
18. Sharad Kumar (Athletics Men’s High Jump) – Silver Medal, (T63)
19. Ajit Singh (Athletics Men’s Javelin Throw) – Silver Medal, (F46)
20. Sundar Singh Gurjar (Athletics Men’s Javelin Throw) – Bronze Medal, (F46)
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