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Harvinder Singh won India's first Paralympic gold medal in archery. This was his second medal after the bronze he won at the previous Games. [13] Dharambir Nain won India's fifth gold medal in the men's club throw F51 event. [14] Praveen Kumar won India's third athletics gold medal in the men's high jump T64 event. [15]
The medal table of the 2024 Summer Paralympics ranks the participating National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) by the number of gold medals that were won by their athletes during the competition. The 2024 Paralympics was the seventeenth Games to be held, a quadrennial competition open to athletes with physical and intellectual disabilities.
The 2024 Summer Paralympics, the 17th Summer Paralympic Games, and also more generally known as the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, was a major international multi-sport event for the disabled governed by the International Paralympic Committee, taking place in Paris, France from 28 August to 8 September. [1]
India's first medal in the Paralympics came in the 1972 Games, with Murlikant Petkar winning a gold medal in swimming. Up to the recent 2024 Games, India have won 60 medals across all Paralympic Games, with the most successful Paralympic campaign being the Paris 2024 Games with 29 medals including seven gold, nine silver and thirteen bronze.
Nain represented India at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, where he finished 9th. [3] He first took part in the London World Championships in 2017. [1] He won a silver medal at the 2018 Asian Para Games. [4] [5] He represented India at the World Championship in Dubai in 2019 and Paris in 2023. [1]
She won a bronze medal in the mixed team compound event at the 2024 Paralympics, becoming the youngest Indian Paralympian medalist. She won two gold medals and one silver at the 2022 Asian Para Games. Devi won a silver medal at the World Para Archery Championship, as well as a gold and a silver at the Asian Para Archery Championships.
Deepthi Jeevanji (born 27 September 2003) is an Indian para-athlete. [1] She won the bronze medal at the 2024 Paralympics in the 400 meters T20 race. At the 2024 World Championships, she set a world record of 55.06s. [2]
He clinched the bronze medal at the 2024 Paralympics and made history by winning India's first Paralympic medal in judo. [3] Parmar has also won gold at the 2019 Commonwealth Championships , gold at the 2023 Grand Prix, bronze at the 2023 World Games and silver at the 2022 Asian Para Games .