After a break of fifteen days, Paris once again ready to host the best athletes in the world with the 2024 Paralympic Games. The quadrennial event will take place from August 28 to September 8.
More than 4,400 athletes set to compete in 549 events across 22 sports. A total of 18 of the 35 venues used for the Olympic will be used for the Paralympics.
With the competition set to begin from August 29, the Indian contingent is hoping to beat their tally of 19 medals, including 5 golds, during their iconic Tokyo Paralympics campaign in 2021.
Shot-put star and 2022 Asian Para Games silver medallist Bhagyashree Jadhav, along with Javelin star and the reigning world-record-holder Sumit Antil have been named India’s flagbearers for the Paralympics 2024.
This will also mark a special moment for India, as it will be the country’s largest-ever contingent of 84 athletes, a significant increase from the 54 who competed in Tokyo.
After clinching their record 19 medals at the Tokyo Paralympics, India went on to extend their brilliance by securing another historic record. At the 2022 Asian Para Games at Hangzhou, India won a massive 111 medals, including 29 golds. On a more recent count, India finished sixth on the overall medals leaderboard at the World Para Athletics Championships in 2024 after winning a total of 17 medals, including 6 golds.
India’s Paris Paralympics 2024 contingent
ARCHERY
Harvinder Singh – Men’s Individual Recurve Open, Mixed Team Recurve Open (Category – ST)
Rakesh Kumar – Men’s Individual Compound Open, Mixed Team Compound Open (Category – W2)
Shyam Sundar Swami – Men’s Individual Compound Open, Mixed Team Compound Open (Category – ST)
Pooja – Women’s Individual Recurve Open, Mixed Team Recurve Open (Category – ST)
Sarita – Women’s Individual Compound Open, Mixed Team Compound Open (Category – W2)
Sheetal Devi – Women’s Individual Compound Open, Mixed Team Compound Open (Category – ST)
ATHLETICS
Deepthi Jeevanji – Women’s 400m -T20
Sumit Antil – Men’s Javelin Throw – F64
Sandeep – Men’s Javelin Throw – F64
Ajeet Singh – Men’s Javelin Throw – F46
Sundar Singh Gurjar – Men’s Javelin Throw – F46
Rinku – Men’s Javelin Throw – F46
Navdeep – Men’s Javelin Throw – F41
Yogesh Kathuniya – Men’s Discus Throw – F56
Dharambir – Men’s Club Throw – F51
Pranav Soorma – Men’s Club Throw – F51
Amit Kumar – Men’s Club Throw – F51
Nishad Kumar – Men’s High Jump – T47
Ram Pal – Men’s High Jump – T47
Mariyappan Thangavelu – Men’s High Jump – T63
Shailesh Kumar – Men’s High Jump – T63
Sharad Kumar – Men’s High Jump – T63
Sachin Sarjerao Khilari – Men’s Shot Put – F46
Mohd. Yasser – Men’s Shot Put – F46
Rohit Kumar – Men’s Shot Put – F46
Preethi Pal – Women’s 100m – T35, Women’s 200m – T35
Bhagyashri Madhavrao Jadhav – Women’s Shot Put – F34
Manu – Men’s Shot Put – F37
Parveen Kumar – Men’s Javelin Throw – F57
Ravi Rongali – Men’s Shot Put – F40
Sandip Sanjay Gurjar- Men’s Javelin Throw-F64
Arvind – Men’s Shot Put – F35
Dipesh Kumar – Men’s Javelin Throw – F54
Praveen Kumar – Men’s High Jump – T64
Dilip Mahadu Gavit – Men’s 400m – T47
Soman Rana – Men’s Shot Put – F57
Hokato Hotozhe Sema- Men’s Shot Put – F57
Sakshi Kasana- Women’s Discus Throw- F55
Karamjyoti- Women’s Discus Throw- F55
Rakshitha Raju- Women’s 1500 metres T11
Amisha Rawat: Women’s Shot Put – F46
Bhavanaben Ajabaji Chaudhary- Women’s javelin Throw – F46
Simran- Women’s 100m T12, Women’s 200m T12
Kanchan Lakhani – Women’s Discus Throw – F53
BADMINTON
Manoj Sarkar- Men’s Singles SL3
Nitesh Kumar- Men’s Singles SL3, Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5
Krishna Nagar- Men’s Singles SH6
Sivarajan Solaimalai- Men’s Singles SH6, Mixed Doubles SH6
Suhas Yathiraj- Men’s Singles SL4, Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5
Sukant Kadam- Men’s Singles S4
Tarun- Men’s Singles S4
Manasi Joshi- Women’s Singles SL3
Mandeep Kaur- Women’s Singles SL3
Palak Kohli- Women’s Singles SL4, Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5
Manisha Ramadass- Women’s Singles SU5
Thulasimathi Murugesan- Women’s Singles SU5, Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5
Nithya Sre Sivan- Women’s Singles SH6, Mixed Doubles SH6
CANOE
Prachi Yadav- Women’s Va’a Single 200m VL2
Yash Kumar- Men’s Kayak Single 200m -KL1
Pooja Ojha- Women’s Kayak Single 200m -KL1
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 (2)
Kapil Parmar: Men’s -60kg J1
Kokila: Women’s -48kg J2
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
ROWING
Anita- PR3 Mix Dbl Sculls-PR3Mix2x
Naryana Konganapalle- PR3 Mix Dbl Sculls-PR3Mix2x
SHOOTING
Amir Ahmad Bhat- P3 – Mixed 25m Pistol SH1
Avani Lekhara: R2 – Women’s 10m Air Rfl Std SH1, R3 – Mixed 10m Air Rfl Prn SH1, R8 – Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Pos. SH1
Mona Agarwal: R2 – Women’s 10m Air Rfl Std SH1, R6 – Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1, R8 – Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Pos. SH1
Nihal Singh: P3 – Mixed 25m Pistol SH1, P4 – Mixed 50m Pistol SH1
Manish Narwal: P1 – Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1
Rudransh Khandelwal: P1 – Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1, P4 – Mixed 50m Pistol SH1
Sidhartha Babu: R3 – Mixed 10m Air Rfl Prn SH1, R6 – Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1
Sriharsha Devaraddi Ramakrishna- R4 – Mixed 10m Air Rfl Std SH2, R5 – Mixed 10m Air Rfl Prn SH2
Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar- R1 – Men’s l0m Air Rifle St SH1
Rubina Francis: P2 – Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1
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