India creates history at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, winning a record-breaking 29 medals—7 gold, 9 silver, and 13 bronze—and finishing in the top 20. This is a substantial improvement above the 19 medals earned at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021.
Among the notable accomplishments, Avani Lekhara became the first Indian woman to win multiple Paralympic medals by defending her gold in the 10m air rifle SH1, and Preethi Pal scored India’s first track event medal with a bronze in the 100m T35, followed by another in the 200m.
Rubina Francis became India’s first woman to win a pistol medal, claiming bronze in the 10m air pistol SH, while Kapil Parmar won bronze in the 60kg J1 category, giving India its first para-judo medal.
Harvinder Singh became the first Indian archer to earn a Paralympic gold medal, while Dharambir won India’s first club throw gold medal, alongside Pranav Soorma, who finished second. Sumit Antil successfully defended his javelin gold medal in the F64 division, setting two new Paralympic marks.
Mariyappan Thangavelu, Sachin Khilari, Sheetal Devi, and Praveen Kumar all made significant contributions, helping India achieve its best Paralympic result to date.
