India’s Historic Paralympics Campaign, List of All 29 Medal Winners

By Mohd Faisal Hakak On Sep 9, 2024

Indian athletes excelled at the Paris Paralympics, demonstrating extraordinary determination, resilience, and skill on the world stage. With multiple medals across various disciplines, record-breaking achievements, and their ability to inspire millions, India’s para-athletes have become beacons of national pride.

India managed to win 29 medals at the Paralympics which is 10 more than what they managed to win in the Tokyo Paralympics in 2020. India won seven gold, nine silver, and 13 bronze medals, finishing 18th in the overall medals tally. Out of the 29 medals, a whopping 17 came in the track and field events underlying the staggering growth, the nation has seen since Tokyo Games.

Among the Gold winners, Kumar Nitesh defeated Britain’s Daniel Bethell in the badminton Gold medal match and Javelin thrower Sumit Antil, who lost his left leg in an accident, shattered his own Paralympic record to claim a second consecutive javelin gold.

Shooter Avani Lekhara brought home the gold in rifle shooting with Harvinder Singh and Dharambir winning gold medals in archery and club throw respectively. Navdeep Singh won gold in Men’s Javelin F21 and Praveen Kumar in the high jump.

List of India’s Medal Winners At Paris Paralympics 2024:

1. Avani Lekhara in Women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 (Shooting) – Gold

2. Mona Agarwal in Women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 (Shooting) – Bronze

3. Preethi Pal in Women’s 100m T35 (Athletics) – Bronze

4. Manish Narwal in Men’s 10m air pistol SH1 (Shooting) – Silver

5. Rubina Francis in Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 (Shooting) – Bronze

6. Preethi Pal in Women’s 200m T35 (Athletics) – Bronze

7. Nishad Kumar in Men’s high jump T47 (Athletics) – Silver

8. Yogesh Kathuniya in Men’s discus throw F56 (Athletics) – Silver

9. Nitesh Kumar in Men’s singles SL3 (Badminton) – Gold

10. Thulasimathi Murugesan in Women’s singles SU5 (Badminton) – Silver

11. Manisha Ramadass in Women’s singles SU5 (Badminton) – Bronze

12. Suhas Yathiraj in Men’s singles SL4 (Badminton) – Silver

13. Rakesh Kumar / Sheetal Devi in Mixed team compound open (Archery) – Bronze

14. Sumit Antil in Men’s Javelin throw F64 (Athletics) – Gold

15. Nithya Sre Sivan in Women’s singles SH6 (Badminton) – Bronze

16. Deepthi Jeevanji in Women’s 400m T20 (Athletics) – Bronze

17. Sundar Singh Gurjar in Men’s Javelin F46 (Athletics) – Bronze

18. Ajeet Singh in Men’s Javelin F46 (Athletics) – Silver

19. Mariyappan Thangavelu in Men’s High Jump T63 (Athletics) – Bronze

20. Sharad Kumar in Men’s High Jump T63 (Athletics) – Silver

21. Sachin Khilari in Men Shot Put F46 (Athletics) – Silver

22. Harvinder Singh in Men’s Individual Recurve (Archery) – Gold

23. Dharambir in Men’s Club throw 51 (Athletics) – Gold

24. Pranav Soorma in Men’s Club throw 51 (Athletics) – Silver

25. Kapil Parmar in Judo Men’s – 60kg (Judo) – Bronze

26. Praveen Kumar T64 High Jump (Athletics) – Gold

27. Hokato Sema in Men’s Shot Put F57 (Athletics) – Bronze

28. Simran Singh in Women’s 200m T12 (Athletics) – Bronze

29. Navdeep Singh in Men’s Javelin F41 (Athletics) – Gold

Celebrities Congratulate Indian Paralympic Athletes

After the heroics in the Paris Paralympics, Indian athletes received a lot of love and appreciation from politicians and celebrities across the country.

Prime Minister Narender Modi took to X and praised the accomplishments of Indian para-athletes, crediting their success to unwavering dedication.

“Paralympics 2024 have been special and historical. India is overjoyed that our incredible para-athletes have brought home 29 medals, which is the best-ever performance since India’s debut at the Games. This achievement is due to the unwavering dedication and indomitable spirit of our athletes. Their sporting performances have given us many moments to remember and inspired several upcoming athletes.”

Paralympics 2024 have been special and historical.

India is overjoyed that our incredible para-athletes have brought home 29 medals, which is the best ever performance since India's debut at the Games.

This achievement is due to the unwavering dedication and indomitable spirit… pic.twitter.com/tME7WkFgS3

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 8, 2024

Kareena Kapoor tagged all the para-athletes in her Instagram Stories and wrote, “Huge congratulations”. Ayushmann Khurana also extended his congratulations on his Instagram story.

Sonu Sood posted the pictures of Avani and Mona on his X and wrote, “Proud of you both”

Jackky Bhagnani shared a photo featuring Avani and Mona on his Instagram Stories. He wrote, “What a phenomenal achievement! Congratulations to @avani.lekhara on winning the gold medal and @shooter_mona on winning the bronze at the @paralympics! Your success is nothing short of extraordinary and incredibly inspiring. We are all so proud of you.”

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Mohd Faisal Hakak

Mohd Faisal Hakak is a sports author from Kashmir. He likes to keep tabs on the sporting world with a keen interest in football, motorsports, NBA, and other marquee sports. He is a science graduate from Islamia College Srinagar.