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Chart displaying India’s medal tally at Paris Paralympics 2024.
Stay updated with India’s performance at the Paris Paralympics 2024. Get the latest medal tally and a complete list of Indian winners, including Avani Lekhara in shooting event, Sumit Antil in Javelin, Preeti Pal in Athletics
India added 27th medal at the Paris Paralympics on Friday to extend their best-ever showing at the event.
Praveen Kumar dazzled with a record-breaking performance in the men’s high jump T64 event, adding a sixth gold medal to India’s tally. The 21-year-old smashed the Asian record with a best jump of 2.08m in the six-men field to finish on top of the podium. India jumped to the 14th spot in the pecking order after Praveen’s win.
Later, Hokato Hotozhe Sema won the bronze medal in men’s F57 category final with a best throw of 14.65m.
On Thursday, visually impaired Kapil Parmar became India’s first Paralympic medallist in judo with a bronze in the men’s 60kg (J1) category. The 24-year-old Parmar, who was making his Games debut, defeated Brazil’s Elielton de Oliveira 10-0 in the play-off, dominating his opponent throughout the contest to clinch a historic podium finish.
India’s Medal Tally at Paris Paralympics 2024
| No. | Name | Sport | Medal |
| 1 | Avani Lekhara | Women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 (Shooting) | Gold |
| 2 | Mona Agarwal | Women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 (Shooting) | Bronze |
| 3 | Preethi Pal | Women’s 100m T35 (Athletics) | Bronze |
| 4 | Manish Narwal | Men’s 10m air pistol SH1 (Shooting) | Silver |
| 5 | Rubina Francis | Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 (Shooting) | Bronze |
| 6 | Preethi Pal | Women’s 200m T35 (Athletics) | Bronze |
| 7 | Nishad Kumar | Men’s high jump T47 (Athletics) | Silver |
| 8 | Yogesh Kathuniya | Men’s discus throw F56 (Athletics) | Silver |
| 9 | Nitesh Kumar | Men’s singles SL3 (Badminton) | Gold |
| 10 | Thulasimathi Murugesan | Women’s singles SU5 (Badminton) | Silver |
| 11 | Manisha Ramadass | Women’s singles SU5 (Badminton) | Bronze |
| 12 | Suhas Yathiraj | Men’s singles SL4 (Badminton) | Silver |
| 13 | Rakesh Kumar / Sheetal Devi | Mixed team compound open (Archery) | Bronze |
| 14 | Sumit Antil | Men’s Javelin throw F64 (Athletics) | Gold |
| 15 | Nithya Sre Sivan | Women’s singles SH6 (Badminton) | Bronze |
| 16 | Deepthi Jeevanji | Women’s 400m T20 (Athletics) | Bronze |
| 17 | Sundar Singh Gurjar | Men’s Javelin F46 (Athletics) | Bronze |
| 18 | Ajeet Singh | Men’s Javelin F46 (Athletics) | Silver |
| 19 | Mariyappan Thangavelu | Men’s High Jump T63 (Athletics) | Bronze |
| 20 | Sharad Kumar | Men’s High Jump T63 (Athletics) | Silver |
| 21 | Sachin Khilari | Men Shot Put F46 (Athletics) | Silver |
| 22 | Harvinder Singh | Men’s individual Recurve (Archery) | Gold |
| 23 | Dharambir | Men’s club throw 51 (Athletics) | Gold |
| 24 | Pranav Soorma | Men’s club throw 51 (Athletics) | Silver |
| 25 | Kapil Parmar | Judo Men’s -60kg J1 | Bronze |
| 26 | Praveen Kumar | T64 High Jump (Athletics) | Gold |
| 27 | Hokato Sema | Men’s Shot Put F57 (Athletics) | Bronze |
Top Performances
Preethi Pal created history by claiming India’s first-ever track medal when she won a bronze medal in Women’s 100m T35 (Athletics) and went on to claim another bronze in Women’s 200m T35 (Athletics).
Shooter Avani Lekhara became a two-time Paralympic gold medallist when she won the Women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 in Paris, defending her title from Toyko 2020.
The women Para-shuttlers also created history by finishing at the podium in the Paralympics for the first time. Out of the 5 Para-badminton medals, 3 have been won by women Para-badminton athletes. Thulasimathi Murugesan won the first-ever medal for women’s Para-badminton athlete from India when she won silver in Women’s singles SU5.
Sumit Antil not only defended his Men’s Javelin throw F64 from Tokyo 2020, but also shattered the World Record multiple times.
17-year-old Sheetal Devi became the youngest Paralympic medallist for India when she combined with Rakesh Kumar to claim Mixed team compound open bronze in Archery.
Harvinder Singh made further history for India by winning the gold medal in the Men’s Individual Recurve Open, becoming the first Indian archer to win a gold medal in the Paralympic Games.
Dharambir won the gold medal in the Men’s Club Throw F51 class with an Asian record of 34.92m on his fifth attempt at the Stade de France. Pranav Soorma started strongly with an effort of 34.59m and clinched a silver medal.
