India surpasses Tokyo count with ease, at 19th spot in Paris Paralympics medals table

With over four days still to go in the Paris Paralympics, Team India have already made the 2024 edition, their best Games ever. Courtesy of Mariyappan Thagavelu & Sharad Kumar, and Sujeet Singh & Sundar Gurjar, who finished 2-3 on the podium in their respective events, India has a total of 21 medals now. As of now, it is three golds, eight silvers, and 10 bronze medals, and the tally is only expected to grow, with a slew of events still to go for our athletes.

Nitesh Kumar, Sumit Antil & Avani Lekhara Lead Charge in Paris Paralympics

It is only gold medals that help a nation move up in the medals table, and shuttler Nitesh Kumar, javelin specialist Sumit Antil, and shooter Avani Lekhara put their best foot forward. Nitesh proved to be the best in men’s singles SL3 category, Antil won gold in javelin F64, and Avani in women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1.

Paris Paralympics Medals Table

Nation	Rank	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
China	1	54	40	23	117
Great Britain	2	31	19	13	63
USA	3	23	22	11	56
Brazil	4	14	12	23	49
France	5	12	13	16	41
India	19	3	8	10	21

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India Medalists at Paris Paralympics

Gold – Avani Lekhara, women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1

Gold – Nitesh Kumar in badminton men’s singles SL3 category

Gold – Sumit Antil in men’s javelin throw F64

Silver – Manish Narwal, men’s 10m air pistol SH1

Silver – Nishad Kumar in men’s high jump T47

Silver – Yogesh Kathuniya in men’s discus throw F56

Silver – Thulasimathi Murugesan in badminton women’s singles SU5 category

Silver – Suhas Yathiraj in badminton men’s singles SL4 category

Silver – Ajeet Singh in Men’s Javelin Throw F46 category

Silver – Sharad Kumar in Men’s High Jump T63 category

Silver – Sachin Khilari in Men’s Shot Put F46 category

Bronze – Mona Agarwal, women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1

Bronze – Preethi Pal, women’s 100m T35

Bronze – Rubina Francis, women’s 10m air pistol SH1

Bronze – Preethi Pal, women’s 200m T35

Bronze – Manisha Ramadass in badminton women’s singles SU5 category

Bronze – Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar in archery mixed team compound open

Bronze – Nithya Sre Sivan in women’s singles SH6 category

Bronze – Deepthi Jeevanji in women’s 400m T20 category

Bronze – Sundar Singh Gurjar in Men’s Javelin Throw F46 category

Bronze – Mariyappan Thangavelu in Men’s High Jump T63 category