Paris Paralympics 2024: Updated list of Indian medal winners, overall medal tally
India sent 84 athletes to Paris Paralympics 2024.
The Paris Paralympics 2024 took place at Paris, France from August 28 to September 8. After the blockbuster performance in Tokyo, the Indian team exceeded expectations as it breached the 25-medal mark for the first time at Paris Paralympics 2024. The historic achievement by the athletes is a testament of their hard work and passion.
India sent 84 athletes including 52 men and 32 women across 12 sports. This was the first instance of Indian contingent having more than 55 representatives at the Paralympic games.
The Indian contingent had won 19 medals in the previous edition at Tokyo with five gold, 8 silver and 6 bronze. The Paris Paralympics 2024 saw few Tokyo medallists making their way into the podium again.
India won five medals in the para badminton bettering the Tokyo medal tally of four medals. Shooting produced the first gold in the edition thanks to Avani Lekhara. Para athletics has been always a strong point for India as Preethi Pal became first Indian track athlete to win a Paralympic medal.
The Indian athletes crossed significant milestones and broke paralympic records at Paris. There has been a massive surge in the podium finishes for the nation which had won 12 medals before Tokyo Paralympics in 2020.
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Indian medal winners at Paris Paralympics 2024
| No. | Athlete | Sport | Event | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avani Lekhara | Shooting | R2 – Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 | Gold |
| 2 | Nitesh Kumar | Badminton | Men’s Singles SL3 | Gold |
| 3 | Sumit Antil | Athletics | Men’s Javelin Throw F64 | Gold |
| 4 | Manish Narwal | Shooting | P1 – Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 | Silver |
| 5 | Nishad Kumar | Athletics | Men’s High Jump T47 | Silver |
| 6 | Yogesh Kathuniya | Athletics | Men’s Discus Throw F56 | Silver |
| 7 | Thulasimathi Murugesan | Badminton | Women’s Singles SU5 | Silver |
| 8 | Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj | Badminton | Men’s Singles SL4 | Silver |
| 9 | Mona Agarwal | Shooting | R2 – Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 | Bronze |
| 10 | Preethi Pal | Athletics | Women’s 100m T35 | Bronze |
| 11 | Rubina Francis | Shooting | P2 – Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 | Bronze |
| 12 | Preethi Pal | Athletics | Women’s 200m T35 | Bronze |
| 13 | Rakesh Kumar/Sheetal Devi | Archery | Mixed Team Compound Open | Bronze |
| 14 | Manisha Ramadass | Badminton | Women’s Singles SU5 | Bronze |
| 15 | Nithya Sre Sivan | Badminton | Women’s Singles SH6 | Bronze |
| 16 | Deepthi Jeevanji | Athletics | Women’s 400m T20 | Bronze |
| 17 | Sharad Kumar | Athletics | Men’s High Jump T63 | Silver |
| 18 | Ajeet Singh | Athletics | Men’s Javelin Throw F46 | Silver |
| 19 | Mariyappan Thangavelu | Athletics | Men’s High Jump T63 | Bronze |
| 20 | Sundar Singh Gurjar | Athletics | Men’s Javelin Throw F46 | Bronze |
| 21 | Sachin Sajerao Khilari | Athletics | Men’s Shot Put F46 | Silver |
| 22 | Harvinder Singh | Archery | Men’s Individual Recurve Open | Gold |
| 23 | Dharambir | Athletics | Men’s Club Throw F51 | Gold |
| 24 | Pranav Soorma | Athletics | Men’s Club Throw F51 | Silver |
| 25 | Kapil Parmar | Judo | Men’s -60kg J1 | Bronze |
| 26 | Praveen Kumar | Athletics | Men’s High Jump T64 | Gold |
| 27 | Hokato Hotozhe Sema | Athletics | Men’s Shot put F57 | Bronze |
| 28 | Navdeep Singh | Athletics | Men’s Javelin Throw F41 | Gold |
| 29 | Simran Sharma | Athletics | Womens’s 200m T12 | Bronze |
Sports-wise medal tally for India at Paris Paralympics 2024
| Sports | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Athletics | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| Badminton | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Shooting | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Archery | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Judo | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 7 | 9 | 13 | 29 |
Overall medal tally at Paris Paralympics 2024 after Day 9 (September 6)
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