India surpassed its previous record from Tokyo 2020 with its best-ever performance at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris. India has won 24 medals as of September 5, 2024: 5 gold, 9 silver, and 10 bronze. India is now ranked 13th overall in the medal standings thanks to this outstanding accomplishment.
Important highlights include of:
The first Indian archer to win a gold medal at the Paralympics was Harvinder Singh.
Dharambir won another gold for India in the club throw (F51) with a throw of 34.92 meters, setting an Asian record.
In the shot put and club throw competitions, Sachin Khilari and Pranav Soorma took home silver medals.
Harvinder Singh created history at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris by becoming the first Indian to win a gold medal in para-archery. He participated in the men’s individual recurve open event and won 6-0 against Lukasz Ciszek of Poland. This accomplishment was made three years after Harvinder became the first Indian to medal in archery at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, where he took home a bronze medal.
Dharambir created waves at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris when he won gold in the F51 club throw competition and broke the Asian record with a throw of 34.92 meters. His dominating performance aided India’s outstanding achievement at the Games. Athletes with severe physical disabilities are classified as F51, and Dharambir’s accomplishment was especially noteworthy in securing India’s increasing medal total.
Sachin Khilari, an Indian para-athlete, accomplished a noteworthy feat at the 2024 Paris Paralympics by taking home a silver medal in the men’s shot put F46 category. With a throw of 16.32 meters, he broke the previous Asian mark of 16.30 meters, which he had established earlier in 2024 at the World Para Athletics Championships in Japan. Even with this personal best, he came just short of winning the gold, which went to Greg Stewart of Canada with a throw of 16.38 meters.
At the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, Pranav Soorma left his mark by taking home a silver medal in the men’s club throw F51 competition. With his fellow countryman Dharambir winning the gold, this accomplishment helped India achieve a historic 1-2 finish in the competition. Dharambir almost beat Pranav with a record-breaking throw of 34.92 meters, but Pranav’s best throw was an amazing 34.59 meters.