Sports: The Paralympics Games 2024 held from August 28 to September 8 have officially begun in Paris. India has had a good start with great display of sportsmanship, strength, and talent. India will compete across 12 categories at the 2024 Paralympics Games.
Praveen Kumar- High Jump
Praveen Kumar won the gold medal in the men's high jump T64 event at the Paralympics, clearing 2.08 meters.
Kapil Parmar- Judo
Kapil Parmar won India's first-ever Paralympic medal in judo, gaining a bronze in the men's 60kg (J1) category
Harvinder Singh- Archery
Harvinder Singh won the gold medal, becoming India's first-ever Paralympic gold medalist in archery.
Dharambir- Club Throw
Dharambi won the gold medal in the men's F51 club throw event with a throw of 34.92m breaking the Asian record.
Pranav Soorma- Club Throw
Pranav Soorma clinched a silver medal in the club throw event with his best throw of 34.59m in his first attempt.
Sumit Antil- Javelin Throw
Sumit Antil made Indian proud by winning a gold medal at the Paris Paralympics 2024 for the Javelin throw F64.
Yogesh Kathuniya- Discus Throw
Yogesh Kathuniya, another Indian who won a silver medal at the Paralympics for the Men's discus throw F56.
Thulasimathi Murugesan- Badminton
Thulasimathi Murugesan won a silver medal in the Women's singles SU5 for Badminton. .
Suhas Yathiraj- Badminton
Suhas Yathiraj received a silver medal in the Men's singles SL4 for Badminton at the Paralympics.
Sharad Kumar- High Jump
Sharad Kumar won a silver medal in the Men's high jump T6 final.
Sachin Sarjerao Khilari- Shot Put
Sachin Sarjerao Khilari got a silver medal for India in the Men's shot put F46.
Ajeet Singh- Javelin Throw
Ajeet Singh was awarded a silver medal in the Men's javelin throw F46 event.
Manisha Ramadass- Badminton
At the Paralympics 2024, Manisha Ramadass won a bronze medal in the women’s singles SU5 category in badminton.
Rakesh Kumar & Sheetal Devi- Archery
Rakesh Kumar and Sheetal Devi won a bronze medal at the mixed compound archery event.
Nithya Sre Sivan- Badminton
Nithya Sre Sivan won a bronze medal for badminton in Women's singles SH6.
Mariyappan Thangavelu- Hight Jump
Mariyappan Thangavelu won a bronze medal for India in the Men's high jump T6 final.
Deepthi Jeevanji- Running
In the Women's 400m T20 final, Deepthi Jeevanji received a bronze medal.
Sundar Singh Gurjar- Javelin Throw
Sundar Singh Gurjar won a bronze medal in Men's javelin throw F46 event.
Nitesh Kumar- Badminton
Nitesh Kumar won the historic gold medal in in Men’s Singles Badminton SL3.
Nishad Kumar- High Jump
Nishad Kumar received the silver medal in the men's high jump T47 event achieved a season-best jump of 2.04m.
Rubina Francis- Shooting
Rubina Francis bagged a bronze medal in the women's 10m air pistol SH1 event
Mona Agarwal- Para Shooting
Mona Agarwal won bronze medal in her first Paralympic Games in 10m air rifle shooting category.
Avani Lekhara- Para Shooting
Avani Lekhara won a gold medal also in the 10m Air Rifle shooting category.
Manish Narwal- Para Shooting
Manish Narwal gained a silver medal in the 10m Air Pistol category.
Preethi Pal- 100m Race
Preethi Pal wins a Bronze medal, becoming the second Indian Woman In history to have such a huge achievement. She won another bronze medal in the 200m T35 category with a personal best time of 30.01 seconds.