Paris 2024 Paralympics India Winners List: Gold, Silver, Bronze. Indian para-athletes created history at the Paris Paralympics. This is India’s best ever performance in any Paralympics so far. India has so far won 20 medals at the Paris Paralympics, with 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 the Tokyo Paralympics.
India won 5 gold, 8 silver and 6 bronze medals at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020. With a total of 19 medals, this was India’s best ever performance at the Paralympic Games. Para-athlete Murlikant Petkar won India’s first medal at the Paralympic Games in 1972. Murlikant Petkar is the same player on whose life the film ‘Chandu Champion’ was recently made.
Now let’s tell you about the common players who won medals in the Tokyo and Paris Paralympics. There are a total of 10 such players who are medalists in both Paris and Tokyo. Nishad Kumar won a silver medal in the men’s high jump event at the Tokyo Olympics. Avani Lekhara won 1 gold and 1 bronze in Tokyo. Sundar Singh Gurjar won a bronze medal in the men’s javelin throw event. Similar was the performance of Yogesh Kathuniya, who won silver in the discus throw this time as well as in Tokyo.
Paris 2024 Paralympics India Winners List
India’s medalists at the Paris 2024 Paralympics
| No. | Athlete | Event | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avani Lekhara | Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 | Gold |
| 2 | Mona Agarwal | Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 | Bronze |
| 3 | Preethi Pal | Women’s 100m T35 | Bronze |
| 4 | Manish Narwal | Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 | Silver |
| 5 | Rubina Francis | Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 | Bronze |
| 6 | Preethi Pal | Women’s 200m T35 | Bronze |
| 7 | Nishad Kumar | Men’s High Jump T47 | Silver |
| 8 | Yogesh Kathuniya | Men’s Discus Throw F56 | Silver |
| 9 | Nitesh Kumar | Men’s Singles SL3 (Badminton) | Gold |
| 10 | Thulasimathi Murugesan | Women’s Singles SU5 (Badminton) | Silver |
| 11 | Manisha Ramadass | Women’s Singles SU5 (Badminton) | Bronze |
| 12 | Suhas Yathiraj | Men’s Singles SL4 (Badminton) | Silver |
| 13 | Rakesh Kumar / Sheetal Devi | Mixed Team Compound Open (Archery) | Bronze |
| 14 | Sumit Antil | Men’s Javelin Throw F64 | Gold |
| 15 | Nithya Sre Sivan | Women’s Singles SH6 (Badminton) | Bronze |
| 16 | Deepthi Jeevanji | Women’s 400m T20 | Bronze |
| 17 | Sundar Singh Gurjar | Men’s Javelin F46 | Bronze |
| 18 | Ajeet Singh | Men’s Javelin F46 | Silver |
| 19 | Mariyappan Thangavelu | Men’s High Jump T63 | Bronze |
| 20 | Sharad Kumar | Men’s High Jump T63 | Silver |
| 21 | Sachin Khilari | Men’s Shot Put F46 | Silver |
- Avani Lekhara (shooting): Gold Medal, Women’s 10m Air Rifle (SH1)
- Mona Agarwal (shooting): Bronze medal, Women’s 10m Air Rifle (SH1)
- Preeti Pal (Athletics): Bronze medal, Women’s 100m race (T35)
- Manish Narwal (Shooting) silver medal, Men’s 10m Air Pistol (SH1)
- Rubina Francis (shooting): Bronze medal, Women’s 10m Air Pistol (SH1)
- Preeti Pal (Athletics): Bronze medal, Women’s 200m race (T35)
- Nishad Kumar (Athletics): Silver Medal, Men’s High Jump (T47)
- Yogesh Kathuniya (Athletics): Silver Medal, Men’s Discus Throw (F56)
- Nitesh Kumar (Badminton): Gold Medal, Men’s Singles (SL3)
- Manisha Ramdas (Badminton): Bronze Medal, Women’s Singles (SU5)
- Thulasimathi Murugesan (Badminton): Silver Medal, Women’s Singles (SU5)
- Suhas L Yathiraj (Badminton): Silver Medal, Men’s Singles (SL4)
- Sheetal Devi-Rakesh Kumar (Archery): Bronze Medal, Mixed Compound Open
- Sumit Antil (Athletics): Gold Medal, Men’s Javelin Throw (F64 Category)
- Nithya Sri Sivan (Badminton): Bronze Medal, Women’s Singles (SH6)
- Deepthi Jeevanjee (Athletics): Bronze medal, Women’s 400m (T20)
- Mariyappan Thangavelu (Athletics Men’s High Jump): Bronze medal (T63)
- Sharad Kumar (Athletics Men’s High Jump): Silver medal (T63)
- Ajit Singh (Athletics Men’s Javelin Throw) silver medal (F46)
- Sundar Singh Gurjar (Athletics Men’s Javelin Throw): Bronze medal (F46)
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Previous Winners:
| Athlete’s name | Medal | Event | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avani Lekhara | Gold | Women’s 10m Air Rifle Shooting Standing SH1 | Paris 2024 |
| Avani Lekhara | Gold | Women’s 10m Air Rifle Shooting Standing SH1 | tokyo 2020 |
| Manish Narwal | Gold | Men’s 50m Pistol SH1 | tokyo 2020 |
| Sumit Antil | Gold | Men’s javelin throw F64 | tokyo 2020 |
| Pramod Bhagat | Gold | Men’s Singles Badminton SL3 | tokyo 2020 |
| Krishna Nagar | Gold | Men’s Singles Badminton SH6 | tokyo 2020 |
| Bhavina Patel | Silver | Women’s Singles Table Tennis Class 4 | tokyo 2020 |
| Nishad Kumar | Silver | Men’s high jump T47 | tokyo 2020 |
| Devendra Jhajharia | Silver | Men’s javelin throw F46 | tokyo 2020 |
| Yogesh Kathunia | Silver | Men’s discus throw F56 | tokyo 2020 |
| Singhraj Adhana | Silver | Men’s 50m Pistol SH1 | tokyo 2020 |
| Mariyappan Thangavelu | Silver | Men’s high jump T42 | tokyo 2020 |
| Suhas Yathiraj | Silver | Men’s Singles Badminton SL4 | tokyo 2020 |
| Avani Lekhara | Bronze | Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 | tokyo 2020 |
| Harvinder Singh | Bronze | Men’s Individual Recurve: Open Archery | tokyo 2020 |
| Singhraj Adhana | Bronze | Men’s 10m Air Pistol Shooting SH1 | tokyo 2020 |
| Sunder Singh Gurjar | Bronze | Men’s javelin throw F46 | tokyo 2020 |
| Sharad Kumar | Bronze | Men’s high jump T42 | tokyo 2020 |
| Varun Singh Bhati | Bronze | Men’s high jump F42 | rio 2016 |
| Rajinder Singh Rahelu | Bronze | Men’s 56 kg | Athens 2004 |
| Joginder Singh Bedi | Bronze | Men’s Javelin Throw L6 | Stoke Mandeville/New York 1984 |
| Murlikant Petkar | Gold | Swimming, Men’s 50m Freestyle 3 | Heidelberg 1972 |
