India made their 12th appearance at Summer Paralympic Games when its athletes participated at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020. It turned out to be India’s best campaign till date in the Paralympic Games history. India won a total of 19 medals at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 and surpassed their previous best tally of four medals each at 2016 Rio Paralympics and 1984 Paralympic Games. India managed to secure five gold medals alone at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020. Apart from it, India won eight silver and six bronze medals at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 to finish on 24th spot on the medals tally. India at Paralympics 2024 Medal Tally Winners List Updated: Get Medal Table Standings, Total Medal-Count of Indian Para-Athletes at XVII Summer Paralympic Games in Paris.

At Tokyo Paralympics 2020 Avani Lekhara became the first Indian to win a medal in Shooting in the Paralympic Games. Interestingly, she also became the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games. Sumit Antil (Athletics), Manish Narwal (Shooting), Pramod Bhagat (Badminton) and Krishna Nagar (Badminton) were other gold medallists for India at Tokyo Paralympics 2020. India at Paris Paralympics 2024 Full Schedule in IST, Free PDF Download Online: Get Indian Contingent's Event Dates and Timings at Summer Paralympic Games.

India's Medal Winners at Tokyo Paralympics 2020

Medal

Name Sport Event

Gold

Avani Lekhara Shooting

Women's R2 10 metre air rifle standing SH1

Gold

Sumit Antil Athletics Men's javelin throw F64

Gold

Manish Narwal Shooting Mixed P4 50 metre pistol SH1
Gold Pramod Bhagat  

Badminton

Men's singles SL3

Gold

Krishna Nagar

Men's singles SH6

Silver

Bhavina Patel Table tennis Women's individual class 4

Silver

Nishad Kumar  

 

Athletics

 Men's high jump T47

Silver

Yogesh Kathuniya

Men's discus throw F56

Silver Devendra Jhajharia

Men's javelin throw F46

Silver Mariyappan Thangavelu

Men's high jump T63

Silver

Praveen Kumar

Men's high jump T64

Silver

Singhraj Adhana Shooting

Mixed P4 50 metre pistol SH1

Silver

Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj Badminton

Men's singles SL4

Bronze

Sundar Singh Gurjar Athletics

Men's javelin throw F46

Bronze

Singhraj Adhana Shooting

Men's P1 10 metre air pistol SH1

Bronze

Sharad Kumar Athletics

Men's high jump T63

Bronze

Avani Lekhara Shooting

Women's R8 50 metre Rifle 3 positions SH1

Bronze

Harvinder Singh Archery

Men's individual recurve open

Bronze Manoj Sarkar Badminton

Men's singles SL3

India competed in nine sports at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 as 54 para-athletes represented the country. India have now sent their largest-ever contingent for Paralympics as 84 para-athletes will represent the country at Paralympic Games 2024 in Paris. These athletes will compete in 12 sports.

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