Paris, Sept 8: India has concluded its most successful Paralympic campaign ever at the Paris 2024 Games, securing a historic 29 medals—seven gold, nine silver, and 13 bronze. This impressive achievement has propelled India to 18th place on the overall medals table, surpassing previous records and establishing the nation as a formidable contender in para-sports.
The campaign wrapped up on Sunday with Pooja Ojha narrowly missing out on the finals in the women’s kayak 200m event. Despite this, India celebrated a landmark performance across multiple sports, surpassing traditional powerhouses such as Switzerland, South Korea, Belgium, and Argentina.
India’s final medal was clinched by Navdeep Singh, who won gold in the men’s javelin throw F41. Originally awarded silver with a throw of 47.32m, Navdeep’s medal was upgraded to gold after Iran’s Beit Sadegh was disqualified, elevating China’s Sun Pengxiang to silver.
Medal Winners:
- Gold:
- Avani Lekhara, Shooting (Women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1)
- Sumit Antil, Javelin throw F64 (Athletics)
- Harvinder Singh, Men’s individual recurve open (Archery)
- Dharambir, Men’s club throw F51 (Athletics)
- Praveen Kumar, Men’s high jump T64 (Athletics)
- Navdeep Singh, Men’s javelin throw F41 (Athletics)
- Sheetal Devi, Mixed team compound open (Archery) (with Rakesh Kumar)
- Silver:
- Manish Narwal, Men’s 10m air pistol SH1 (Shooting)
- Nishad Kumar, Men’s high jump T47 (Athletics)
- Yogesh Kathuniya, Men’s discus throw F56 (Athletics)
- Suhas Yathiraj, Men’s singles SL4 (Badminton)
- Sharad Kumar, Men’s high jump T63 (Athletics)
- Ajeet Singh, Men’s javelin throw F46 (Athletics)
- Sachin Khilari, Men’s shot put F46 (Athletics)
- Pranav Soorma, Men’s club throw F51 (Athletics)
- N.S. Boseraju, Minister of Minor Irrigation
- Bronze:
- Mona Agarwal, Shooting (Women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1)
- Preethi Pal, Women’s 100m T35 (Athletics)
- Rubina Francis, Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 (Shooting)
- Preethi Pal, Women’s 200m T35 (Athletics)
- Manisha Ramadass, Women’s singles SU5 (Badminton)
- Nitesh Kumar, Men’s singles SL3 (Badminton)
- Nithya Sre Sivan, Women’s singles SH6 (Badminton)
- Deepthi Jeevanji, Women’s 400m T20 (Athletics)
- Mariyappan Thangavelu, Men’s high jump T63 (Athletics)
- Sundar Singh Gurjar, Men’s javelin throw F46 (Athletics)
- Harvinder Singh, Men’s individual recurve open (Archery)
- Hokato Hotozhe Sema, Men’s shot put F57 (Athletics)
- Simran Sharma, Women’s 200m T12 (Athletics)
- Kapil Parmar, Men’s -60kg J1 (Judo)
Bright future ahead
India’s outstanding performance in Paris has set a new benchmark for the country’s para-athletes and inspired future generations. With strong showings across athletics, archery, badminton, and shooting, India’s Paralympic journey is expected to maintain its momentum as the nation looks forward to the 2028 Los Angeles Games.