India at Paralympics 2024: Schedule, Medal Tally and Winners!

With the Paralympics 2024 set to take place in Paris from 29th August, the spirits are high for Indians and if you are following the event this year, here's everything you need to know. 

The 11-day event will be starting on 29th August and go up till 8th September. The 28th of August will be the opening ceremony with the commencement of the games on the 29th morning. 22 sports will feature at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, in 23 disciplines (with para-cycling including two disciplines - track and road) and a total of 549 events distributed across 269 sessions (morning, afternoon and evening). 

India at Paralympic Games 2024

India will field their biggest-ever contingent for the Paris Paralympics 2024. With 84 athletes across 12 sports, including archery, athletics, badminton, canoeing, cycling, blind judo, powerlifting, rowing, shooting, swimming, table tennis and taekwondo, this session will see a sea of participants. With many disciplines already explored, India will compete in three new sports – para-cycling, para-rowing and blind judo in this Paralympics. Here's a complete list of Indian athletes who have qualified for this session. 

Avani Lekhara wins historic double medals

On August 30, Indian shooter Avani Lekhara clinched a gold medal in the 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 event. Her exceptional performance marked a significant achievement for India in the Paralympic Games as she became the first Indian woman to clinch two gold medals in the Paralympics. Additionally, Mona Agarwal won a bronze medal in the same category, contributing to India's impressive showing in shooting. This success highlights the growing prowess of Indian athletes in international Paralympic competitions.

Yogesh Kathuniya clinches silver in the discus throw

Yogesh Kathuniya won a silver medal in the Men's Discus Throw F56 event, showcasing his skill in the discus throw. He finished on the podium with his season-best throw of 42.22 meters on his first try.

Nishad Kumar's second podium in Men's High Jump

With a season-best jump of 2.04 meters, Indian para-athlete Nishad Kumar won a silver medal in the Men's High Jump. Nishad had also won a silver medal at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020. 

Double bronze in athletics for Preethi Pal 

Preethi Pal also inscribed her name in history as she became the first-ever Indian woman track and field athlete to win two medals at the Paralympics while clinching the bronze in the 100m and 200m T35 category with a personal best time of 30.01 seconds on Sunday. 

Manish Narwal wins silver in shooting 

Manish Narwal once again showcased his exceptional talent and determination by winning a silver medal in the P1 - Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 event.

Rubina Francis bags bronze in Shooting 

Rubina Francis secured a bronze medal in the women's 10m air pistol SH1 event, bringing India's tally to five on September 1. By doing so she became India's first female pistol shooter to land a medal in Paralympics.

Nitesh Kumar brings gold in Badminton

In the Men's Singles SL3 category badminton final, Nitesh Kumar defeated Daniel Bethell of Great Britain to earn the gold medal. Despite being down 21-20 in the final game, Nitesh won three successive points to clinch gold.

Manisha Ramadass gets bronze while Thulasimathi Murugesan wins silver in a single badminton event

In the third-place match in the Women's Singles SU5 category, Manisha Ramadass defeated Cathrine Rosengren of Denmark 2-0 (21-12, 21-8) to win her first-ever bronze medal at the Paralympic Games. With her triumph, India secured a double podium finish, while fellow countrywoman Thulasimathi Murugesan took home the silver medal.

Suhas Yathiraj brings home second Paralympics medal

IAS officer and shuttler Suhas Yathiraj clinched a silver medal in the men's singles SL4 badminton category. This is his second consecutive medal at the Paralympics. 

Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Devi win bronze in archery 

Para archers Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Devi won bronze in the archery mixed team compound open in a place match against Italy's Eleonora Sarti and Matteo Bonacina. This is India's second medal in para archery in the history of the Paralympics. 

A gold for Sumit Antil in javelin 

Para javelin thrower Sumit Antil became the first Indian to defend his title in the Paralympics. He won a gold medal with a best throw of 70.59 in his second attempt in the javelin throw. 

Nithya Sre Sivan secures bronze in badminton

Indian Para-Shuttler Nithya Sre Sivan secured a bronze medal in the women’s singles SH6 category after beating Rina Marlina from Indonesia in straight sets

Indian Athletes at the Paralympics 2024 

Para Athletics

• Deepthi Jeevanji – Women’s 400m
• Sumit Antil – Men’s Javelin Throw 
• Sandeep – Men’s Javelin Throw 
• Ajeet Singh – Men’s Javelin Throw 
• Sundar Singh Gurjar – Men’s Javelin Throw 
• Rinku – Men’s Javelin Throw
• Navdeep – Men’s Javelin Throw 
• Yogesh Kathuniya – Men’s Discus Throw
• Dharambir – Men’s Club Throw 
• Pranav Soorma – Men’s Club Throw 
• Amit Kumar – Men’s Club Throw 
• Nishad Kumar – Men’s High Jump 
• Ram Pal – Men’s High Jump 
• Mariyappan Thangavelu – Men’s High Jump
• Shailesh Kumar – Men’s High Jump 
• Sharad Kumar – Men’s High Jump 
• Sachin Sarjerao Khilari – Men’s Shot Put 
• Mohd. Yasser – Men’s Shot Put 
• Rohit Kumar – Men’s Shot Put 
• Preethi Pal – Women’s 100m – T35, Women’s 200m 
• Bhagyashri Madhavrao Jadhav – Women’s Shot Put 
• Manu – Men’s Shot Put 
• Parveen Kumar – Men’s Javelin Throw 
• Ravi Rongali – Men’s Shot Put 
• Sandip Sanjay Gurjar- Men’s Javelin Throw
• Arvind – Men’s Shot Put
• Dipesh Kumar – Men’s Javelin Throw 
• Praveen Kumar – Men’s High Jump 
• Dilip Mahadu Gavit – Men’s 400m 
• Soman Rana – Men’s Shot Put 
• Hokato Hotozhe Sema- Men’s Shot Put 
• Sakshi Kasana - Women’s Discus Throw
• Karamjyoti - Women’s Discus Throw
• Rakshitha Raju - Women’s 1500 metres 
• Amisha Rawat - Women’s Shot Put 
• Bhavanaben Ajabaji Chaudhary - Women’s javelin Throw 
• Simran - Women’s 100m T12, Women’s 200m 
• Kanchan Lakhani – Women’s Discus Throw 

Para Shooting

• Amir Ahmad Bhat - P3 – Mixed 25m Pistol 
• Avani Lekhara - R2 – Women’s 10m Air Rfl Std SH1, R3 – Mixed 10m Air Rfl Prn SH1, R8 – Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions 
• Mona Agarwal - R2 – Women’s 10m Air Rfl Std SH1, R6 – Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1, R8 – Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions
• Nihal Singh - P3 - Mixed 25m Pistol SH1, P4 – Mixed 50m Pistol 
• Manish Narwal - P1 – Men’s 10m Air Pistol
• Rudransh Khandelwal - P1 – Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1, P4 – Mixed 50m Pistol 
• Sidhartha Babu - R3 – Mixed 10m Air Rfl Prn SH1, R6 – Mixed 50m Rifle Prone
• Sriharsha Devaraddi Ramakrishna - R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rfl Std SH2, R5 – Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone
• Swaroop Mahavir Unhalka - R1 – Men’s 10m Air Rifle Standing

Para Badminton

• Manoj Sarkar - Men’s Singles
• Nitesh Kumar - Men’s Singles, Mixed Doubles 
• Krishna Nagar - Men’s Singles 
• Sivarajan Solaimalai - Men’s Singles, Mixed Doubles
• Suhas Yathiraj - Men’s Singles, Mixed Doubles 
• Sukant Kadam - Men’s Singles 
• Tarun - Men’s Singles 
• Manasi Joshi - Women’s Singles 
• Mandeep Kaur - Women’s Singles 
• Palak Kohli - Women’s Singles, Mixed Doubles 
• Manisha Ramadass - Women’s Singles 
• Thulasimathi Murugesan - Women’s Singles, Mixed Doubles
• Nithya Sre Sivan - Women’s Singles, Mixed Doubles 

Para Archery

• Harvinder Singh - Men’s Individual Recurve Open, Mixed Team Recurve Open 
• Rakesh Kumar - Men’s Individual Compound Open, Mixed Team Compound Open 
• Shyam Sundar Swami - Men’s Individual Compound Open, Mixed Team Compound Open
• Pooja - Women’s Individual Recurve Open, Mixed Team Recurve Open 
• Sarita - Women’s Individual Compound Open, Mixed Team Compound Open 
• Sheetal Devi - Women’s Individual Compound Open, Mixed Team Compound Open 

Para Canoe

• Prachi Yadav - Women's Va'a single 200m 
• Yash Kumar - Men’s Kayak Single 200m 
• Pooja Ojha - Women’s Kayak Single 200m 

Para Cycling

• Arshad Shaik - Road – Men’s C2 Ind. Time Trial, Road – Men’s C1-3 Road Race, Track – Men’s C1-3 1000m Time Trial, Track – Men’s C2 3000m Ind. Pursuit
• Jyoti Gaderiya- Road - Women’s C1-3 Ind. Time Trial, Road – Women’s C1-3 Road Race, Track – Women’s C1-3 500m Time Trial, Track – Women’s C1-3 3000m Ind. Pursuit

Blind Judo

• Kapil Parmar - Men’s - 60kg 
• Kokila - Women’s - 48kg 

Para Powerlifting

• Paramjeet Kumar - Men’s up to 49kg
• Ashok - Men’s up to 63kg
• Sakina Khatun - Women’s up to 45kg
• Kasthuri Rajamani - Women’s up to 67kg

Para Rowing

• Anita - Mixed Double Sculls
• Naryana Konganapalle - Mixed Double Sculls

Para Swimming

• Suyash Narayan Jadhav - Men’s 50m Butterfly 

Para Table Tennis

• Sonalben Patel - Women’s Singles, Women’s Doubles
• Bhavinaben Patel- Women’s Singles, Women’s Doubles

Para Taekwondo

• Aruna - Women’s - 47kg

How to Follow the Paralympics

Here's how to stay updated on the Paris 2024 Paralympics and track Indian athletes’ performances:

Local Samosa: Stay tuned on Local Samosa’s Website and Instagram for detailed coverage.

Official Olympics Website and App: Provides real-time updates, schedules, and results.

Olympics Apps: Download the Paris 2024 official app for live updates and notifications.

Note: All the updates of the Paralympics will be shown on the Olympics website and Apps only.