India's stellar performance continues in the Paris Paralympics 2024 Games. On Monday, Indian athletes did wonders and won eight medals. These include two gold medals. Nitesh Kumar won gold in badminton and Sumit Antil in javelin throw. The number of medals won by India in this Paralympics has reached 15 so far. This time India has entered these games with a target of crossing 25. In such a situation, Indian athletes are leaving no stone unturned to achieve this target. The story that started with Avni Lekhara continues and many medals can come on the sixth day as well. 84 para athletes are representing India in the Paris Paralympics. These games are to be held till September 8. India is competing in 12 disciplines, which is three more than Tokyo.
The biggest question is whether India will be able to reach the number of 25 medals, because if this happens or India crosses the number of 20 medals, then the record of Tokyo Paralympics will be broken. Paris Paralympics will again prove to be the most successful Paralympics for India. So far this seems to be happening. Tokyo Paralympics 2020 has been India's most successful Paralympics so far. India sent 54 athletes in it and managed to win 19 medals. These included five gold, eight silver and six bronze medals. India's rank in Tokyo 2020 was 24th. India has a great opportunity to overcome this. So let's see how India performed in the Paralympics of which year.
| Paralympics | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Rome | Did not participate | |||||
| 1964 Tokyo | ||||||
| 1968 Tel Aviv | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1972 Heidelberg | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 1976 Toronto | Did not participate | |||||
| 1980 Arnhem | ||||||
| 1984 Stoke Manseyville/New York | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 37 |
| 1988 Seoul | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1992 Barcelona | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1996 Atlanta | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2000 Sydney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2004 Athens | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 53 |
| 2008 Beijing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 London | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 67 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 43 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 54 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 24 |
| 2024 Paris | 84 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15* | Not yet |
| Sports | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 5 | 11 | 7 | 23 |
| Shooting | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Badminton | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Table Tennis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Archery | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Powerlifting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 17 | 17 | 46 |
India won two medals in 2004 Athens Paralympics, one in 2012 London Paralympics and four in 2016 Rio Paralympics. India was ranked 53rd in 2004, 67th in 2012 and 43rd in 2016. Now India has a chance to create history in Paris Paralympics. India had won 19 medals in Tokyo Paralympics. This time if India wins 20 medals, it will be a record. After the disappointing performance of the Indian team in Paris Olympics, Indian athletes have brought happiness on the faces of the countrymen in Paralympics. India won a total of six medals in Paris Olympics 2024. India has so far won a total of 46 medals in Paralympics including 12 gold, 17 silver and 17 bronze.
| Athletes | Sports | Years of Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devendra Jhajharia | Athletics | 2004, 2016, 2020 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Avani Lekhara | Shooting | 2020, 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Sumit Antil | Athletics, Shooting | 2020, 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mariyappan Thangavelu | Athletics | 2016, 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Manish Narwal | Shooting | 2020, 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nishad Kumar | Athletics | 2020, 2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Yogesh Kathuniya | Athletics | 2020, 2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Suhas LY | Badminton | 2020, 2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Joginder Singh Bedi | Athletics | 1984 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Singhraj Adhana | Shooting | 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Preeti Pal | Athletics | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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