India's Gold Medal Winners At Paris Paralympics 2024 — In Pics

Here's a list of all the Indian para athletes who won a gold medal at the Paris Paralympics 2024.

India's para athletes wrapped up their most successful campaign to date at the Paris Paralympics 2024, bringing home an impressive total of 29 medals—seven gold, nine silver and 13 bronze. The Paris Games marked a milestone for India, as the nation finished 18th in the overall medal standings, surpassing previous records. Here’s a look at the gold medallists for India at the Paralympics 2024:

Avani Lekhara (Shooting): Avani successfully defended her gold medal in the Women’s 10m Air Rifle SH1 event, which she had won at the Tokyo Paralympics. With an outstanding score of 249.7, she broke her own record of 249.6 set three years ago in Tokyo. She became the first female shooter from India to win Paralympic medals in shooting during the 2021 Tokyo Games. (Image Credits: PTI)

Sumit Antil (Javelin): Para javelin thrower Sumit Antil also successfully defended his gold medal from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. He became the first Indian man and second overall from the country to defend a Paralympic title, clinching the F64 category gold with a new Paralympic record of 70.59m at the Paris Games. (Image Credits: PTI)

Harvinder Singh (Archery): Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist Harvinder Singh made history by becoming the first Indian archer to win a gold medal at the Paralympics. He defeated Poland’s Lukasz Ciszek in the Men’s Individual Recurve Open event. Harvinder triumphed in five consecutive matches in a single day and secured India’s second-ever medal in archery at the Paralympics. (Image Credits: X/ @ArcherHarvinder)

Nitesh Kumar (Badminton): Para shuttler Nitesh Kumar secured his first-ever Paralympic gold, defeating Great Britain’s Daniel Bethell in a thrilling men’s singles SL3 final. The 29-year-old from Haryana displayed determination, overcoming his opponent with a hard-fought 21-14, 18-21, 23-21 victory. (Image Credits: X/ @RFYouthSports)

Dharambir (Club Throw): Dharambir set a new Asian record to win gold in the men’s club throw F-51 event. The 35-year-old threw the club an impressive distance of 34.92m after four fouled attempts, securing his place at the top of the podium. (Image Credits: X/ @khadseraksha)

Praveen Kumar (High Jump): The 21-year-old joined the gold medal ranks by setting a new Asian record with a height of 2.08m in the T64 category. Kumar secured first place, outperforming the USA’s Derek Loccident (2.06m) and Uzbekistan’s Temurbek Giyazov (2.03m). (Image Credits: X/ @sachin_rt)

Navdeep Singh (Javelin): India’s 29th and final medal was won by Navdeep Singh, who took gold in the men’s javelin throw F41 classification on Saturday. Initially, Navdeep earned a silver medal with a throw of 47.32m, surpassing China’s Sun Pengxiang. However, his medal was upgraded to gold after Iran’s Beit Sadegh was disqualified for a code of conduct violation, elevating Pengxiang to silver. (Image Credits: X/ @PoonambenMaadam)