Who were India's medal winners at Tokyo Paralympics 2020? Check all medallists and final medal tally

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Published at :August 29, 2024 at 8:09 AM

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Who were India's medal winners at Tokyo Paralympics 2020? Check all medallists and final medal tally

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India breached the double-digit mark in the medal tally for the first time at Tokyo Paralympics 2020.

The Tokyo Paralympics 2020 saw the Indian contingent breaking multiple records and reaching milestone achievements. There were 54 athletes representing the nation at Tokyo and back then it was the biggest Indian contingent at the games. The Tokyo Olympics 2020 had just gotten over and the Indian athletes had shined with seven medals.

The Tokyo Paralympics 2020 saw India’s athletes giving the fans more reasons to celebrate with their performances. It was for the first time that the medal tally was in double digits and the mark was breached quite comfortably.

The podium finishes came pouring as there were also instances where multiple medals were won by the Indian athletes in the same event.

Indian medallists at Tokyo Paralympics 2020

The Indian contingent saw 18 athletes securing 19 medals. Shooter Avani Lekhara became the first Indian woman to win two medals at the Paralympics. She also became the second Indian after Joginder Singh Bedi who had won three medals at the Stoke Mandeville/New York 1984 games to win multiple medals in a single edition of the paralympics.

India’s previous best medal tally at the Paralympics was four in Rio 2016 and Stoke Mandeville/New York 1984. Now let’s have a look at the Indian medallists at Tokyo Paralympics.

Also Read: Total medals won by India in every edition of Summer Paralympics

S.No	Athlete	Medal	Event	Category
1.	Bhavina Patel	Silver	Women’s singles table tennis	Class 4
2.	Nishad Kumar	Silver	Men’s high jump	T47
3.	Avani Lekhara	Gold	Women’s 10m air rifle shooting standing	SH1
4.	Devendra Jhajharia	Silver	Men’s javelin throw	F46
5.	Sundar Singh Gurjar	Bronze	Men’s javelin throw	F46
6.	Yogesh Kathuniya	Silver	Men’s discus throw	F56
7.	Sumit Antil	Gold	Men’s javelin throw	F64
8.	Singhraj Adhana	Bronze	Men’s 10m air pistol shooting	SH1
9.	Mariyappan Thangavelu	Silver	Men’s high jump	T42
10.	Sharad Kumar	Bronze	Men’s high jump	T42
11.	Praveen Kumar	Silver	Men’s high jump	T64
12.	Avani Lekhara	Bronze	Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions shooting	SH1
13.	Harvinder Singh	Bronze	Men’s individual recurve	Open archery
14.	Manish Narwal	Gold	Men’s 50m pistol	SH1
15.	Singhraj Adhana	Silver	Men’s 50m pistol	SH1
16.	Pramod Bhagat	Gold	Men’s singles badminton	SL3
17.	Manoj Sarkar	Bronze	Men’s singles badminton	SL3
18.	Suhas Yathiraj	Silver	Men’s singles badminton	SL4
19.	Krishna Nagar	Gold	Men’s singles badminton	SH6

India’s final medal tally at Tokyo Paralympics 2020

Bhavina Patel had won India’s first medal at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 in women’s singles table tennis Class 4 category. She won silver after losing the final to the then world no # 1 Zhou Ying of China.

India’s 19th and final medal at Tokyo Paralympics was secured by Krishna Nagar in men’s singles badminton SH6 category. He defeated Hong Kong’s Chu Man Kai in the final and only dropped a single game on his way to the gold medal.

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
2020 Tokyo	5	8	6	19

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