Paris Paralympics 2024: India's updated final medal tally

India ended with 29 medals, including seven gold.

On the final day of the Paris Paralympics 2024, India’s Pooja Ojha finished fourth in the semifinals of her event and failed to qualify for the final. Earlier on Saturday, India clinched two more medals, bringing their total tally to an impressive 29.

Navdeep secured a gold medal in the men’s javelin F41 category after initially winning silver. His personal best throw of 47.32m was upgraded when the Iranian athlete was disqualified for misconduct.

In another triumph, Simran Sharma bagged a bronze in the women’s 200m T12 race, adding to India’s medal count. These victories capped off a record-breaking performance by India’s para-athletes.

Number of medals Indian athletes contested on final day

India was in the mix in just one event today, but unfortunately didn’t reach medal round. Pooja Ojha, the lone Indian contestant in action, missed out on reaching the medal round in the women’s kayak single 200m KL1 sprint canoeing event.

At the Vaires-sur-Marne Stadium, Ojha finished her semi-final with a time of 1:17.03, placing her fourth. Unfortunately, this was 7.03 seconds behind Italy’s Eleonora de Paolis, who secured the crucial third spot. Only the top three finishers advanced to the final.

Canada’s Brianna Hennessy and China’s Maosan claimed the top two spots in the semifinal. Ojha had earlier finished fifth in the heats.

This result marks the end of India’s para-canoeing campaign at the Paralympics. On Saturday, Prachi Yadav finished eighth in the women’s VL2 200m, while Yash Kumar, India’s only male canoe sprinter, placed fifth in the KL1 200m semifinal.

Paris Paralympics 2024: Updated India final medal tally

India concluded their most successful Paralympic campaign in history, securing a total of 29 medals at the Paris Paralympics 2024, including seven gold, nine silver, and thirteen bronze.

Avani Lekhara earned India’s first gold medal in the women’s 10m air rifle, alongside teammate Mona Agarwal who clinched bronze. Kumar Nitesh secured gold in men’s singles SL3 badminton, continuing the country’s dominance in the event.

Sumit Antil’s gold in the men’s javelin throw F64 made him the first Indian male athlete to win back-to-back Paralympic titles. Harvinder Singh brought home India’s first archery gold, while Navdeep Singh added another gold in the men’s javelin F41.

Silver medalists included Manish Narwal in men’s 10m air pistol and Nishad Kumar in men’s high jump T47. Yogesh Kathuniya matched his Tokyo 2020 silver in men’s discus throw F56, while Suhas Yathiraj earned silver in men’s singles SL4 para-badminton. Ajeet Singh Yadav and Sharad Kumar contributed silver medals in javelin F46 and high jump T63, respectively.

Bronze medalists included Preethi Pal, who became India’s first track medalist with bronze in the women’s 100m and 200m T35. Rubina Francis secured bronze in women’s 10m air pistol, while Sheetal Devi became India’s youngest Paralympic medalist in archery. India’s strong showing in badminton continued with Manisha Ramadass and Nithya Sivan taking bronze in their events.

Deepthi Jeevanji added to the tally in the 400m T20, and Kapil Parmar made history by earning India’s first Paralympic medal in Judo. With 29 medals, India ended the Games on a high, achieving their best-ever Paralympic performance

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