India’s para-athletes continue to excel at the Paris Paralympics 2024, with the country’s medal tally reaching seven, including one gold, two silver, and four bronze medals. Preethi Pal made history as the first Indian woman track and field athlete to win two medals at the Paralympics, while Nishad Kumar secured his second successive silver medal in the men’s high jump T47 category.
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India medal winners at Paralympics history |
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Athlete |
Medal |
Sport |
Event |
Games |
| avani lekhara |
Gold |
Shooting |
Women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 |
Paris 2024 |
| Mona Agarwal |
Bronze |
Shooting |
Women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 |
Paris 2024 |
| Preethi Pal |
Bronze |
Athletics |
Women’s 100m T35 |
Paris 2024 |
| Manish Narwal |
Silver |
Shooting |
Men’s 10m air pistol SH1 |
Paris 2024 |
| Rubina Francis |
Bronze |
Shooting |
Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 |
Paris 2024 |
| Preethi Pal |
Bronze |
Athletics |
Women’s 200m T35 |
Paris 2024 |
| Nishad Kumar |
Silver |
Athletics |
Men’s high jump T47 |
Paris 2024 |
| Bhavina Patel |
Silver |
Table Tennis |
Women’s singles class 4 |
Tokyo 2020 |
| Nishad Kumar |
Silver |
Athletics |
Men’s high jump T47 |
Tokyo 2020 |
| avani lekhara |
Gold |
Shooting |
Women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 |
Tokyo 2020 |
| Devendra Jhajharia |
Silver |
Athletics |
Men’s javelin throw F46 |
Tokyo 2020 |
| Sundar Singh Gurjar |
Bronze |
Athletics |
Men’s javelin throw F46 |
Tokyo 2020 |
| Yogesh Kathunia |
Silver |
Athletics |
Men’s discus throw F56 |
Tokyo 2020 |
| Sumit Antil |
Gold |
Athletics |
Men’s javelin throw F64 |
Tokyo 2020 |
| Singhraj Adhana |
Bronze |
Shooting |
Men’s 10m air pistol SH1 |
Tokyo 2020 |
| Mariyappan Thangavelu |
Silver |
Athletics |
Men’s high jump T42 |
Tokyo 2020 |
|
Sharad Kumar |
Bronze |
Athletics |
Men’s high jump T42 |
Tokyo 2020 |
|
Praveen Kumar |
Silver |
Athletics |
Men’s high jump T64 |
Tokyo 2020 |
| avani lekhara |
Bronze |
Shooting |
Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 |
Tokyo 2020 |
| Harvinder Singh |
Bronze |
Archery |
Men’s individual recurve – open |
Tokyo 2020 |
| Manish Narwal |
Gold |
Shooting |
Men’s 50m pistol SH1 |
Tokyo 2020 |
| Singhraj Adhana |
Silver |
Shooting |
Men’s 50m pistol SH1 |
Tokyo 2020 |
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Pramod Bhagat |
Gold |
Badminton |
Men’s singles SL3 |
Tokyo 2020 |
| Manoj Sarkar |
Bronze |
Badminton |
Men’s singles SL3 |
Tokyo 2020 |
| Suhas Yathiraj |
Silver |
Badminton |
Men’s singles SL4 |
Tokyo 2020 |
| Krishna Nagar |
Gold |
Badminton |
Men’s singles SH6 |
Tokyo 2020 |
| Mariyappan Thangavelu |
Gold |
Athletics |
Men’s high jump F42 |
Rio 2016 |
| Varun Singh Bhati |
Bronze |
Athletics |
Men’s high jump F42 |
Rio 2016 |
| Devendra Jhajharia |
Gold |
Athletics |
Men’s javelin throw F46 |
Rio 2016 |
|
Deepa Malik |
Silver |
Athletics |
Women’s shot put F53 |
Rio 2016 |
| Girisha N Gowda |
Silver |
Athletics |
Men’s high jump F42 |
London 2012 |
| Devendra Jhajharia |
Gold |
Athletics |
Men’s javelin throw F44/ 46 |
Athens 2004 |
|
Rajinder Singh Rahelu |
Bronze |
Powerlifting |
Men’s 56 kg |
Athens 2004 |
| bhimrao kesarkar |
Silver |
Athletics |
Men’s javelin throw L6 |
Stoke Mandeville/New York 1984 |
| Joginder Singh Bedi |
Bronze |
Athletics |
Men’s javelin throw L6 |
Stoke Mandeville/New York 1984 |
| Joginder Singh Bedi |
Silver |
Athletics |
Men’s shot put L6 |
Stoke Mandeville/New York 1984 |
| Joginder Singh Bedi |
Bronze |
Athletics |
Men’s discus throw L6 |
Stoke Mandeville/New York 1984 |
| Murlikant Petkar |
Gold |
Swimming |
Men’s 50m freestyle 3 |
Heidelberg 1972 |
Who is Para-Athlete Preethi Pal?
Twenty-three-year-old Preethi Pal, the daughter of a farmer from Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, earned a bronze medal in the 200m T35 category with a personal best time of 30.01 seconds. She also won a bronze in the 100m T35 category on August 30.
Preethi faced significant physical challenges at birth, as her lower body was plastered for six days. Weak legs and irregular leg posture made her susceptible to various diseases.
Preethi also became only the second Indian woman to win two medals—both bronze—in a single Paralympics, following shooter Avani Lekhara, who won a gold and a bronze in Tokyo three years ago.
Who is Nishad Kumar?
Twenty-four-year-old Nishad Kumar, hailing from Una in Himachal Pradesh, won India’s third medal in para-athletics and seventh overall at the Paris Paralympics with a season’s best effort of 2.04m.
Nishad lost his right hand in a grass-cutting machine accident when he was six years old.
Nishad, who also won a silver in the Tokyo Paralympics three years ago with a jump of 2.06m, faced a tough competition with world record holder and defending champion Townsend Roderick of the United States, who claimed the gold after clearing 2.12m.
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Paris Paralympics 2024 medal tally |
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Rank |
Team |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
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1 |
China |
33 |
27 |
11 |
71 |
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2 |
Great Britain |
23 |
12 |
8 |
43 |
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3 |
United States |
8 |
11 |
8 |
27 |
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4 |
Brazil |
8 |
4 |
15 |
27 |
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5 |
France |
6 |
9 |
11 |
26 |
|
6 |
Australia |
6 |
6 |
10 |
22 |
|
7 |
Netherlands |
6 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
|
8 |
Italy |
5 |
4 |
9 |
18 |
|
9 |
Uzbekistan |
5 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
|
10 |
Switzerland |
4 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
|
11 |
Ukraine |
3 |
10 |
14 |
27 |
|
12 |
Turkey |
3 |
5 |
2 |
10 |
|
13 |
Spain |
3 |
3 |
9 |
15 |
|
14 |
Colombia |
3 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
|
15 |
Israel |
3 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
|
16 |
Slovakia |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
|
17 |
Poland |
3 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
|
18 |
Japan |
2 |
5 |
6 |
13 |
|
18 |
South Korea |
2 |
5 |
6 |
13 |
|
20 |
Thailand |
2 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
|
21 |
Germany |
2 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
|
22 |
Tunisia |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
23 |
Algeria |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
24 |
Portugal |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
25 |
Singapore |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
26 |
Iran |
1 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
|
27 |
India |
1 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
|
28 |
Czechia |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
|
29 |
Mongolia |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|
30 |
Denmark |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
as of September 2, 2024
First Published: Sep 02 2024 | 9:51 AM IS