While many Indian supporters were left disappointed on Thursday (September 5) after only one Indian Paralympian managed to secure a medal amid plenty of narrowly missed chances, it was a day to be proud of as the medal that came was won by Kapil Parmar - making him India's first-ever Paralympic medallist in Judo.
Despite being visually impaired, Kapil clinched a bronze in the men’s 60kg (J1) category and took India's overall medal count to 25. While the performance so far has been nothing but spectacular, sports fanatics in India can continue to hope for more.
Paris Paralympics 2024 Medal Table
| Order |
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
| 1. |
People's Republic of China |
74 |
55 |
37 |
166 |
| 2. |
Great Britain |
36 |
29 |
19 |
84 |
| 3. |
United States of America |
27 |
33 |
17 |
77 |
| 4. |
Netherlands |
21 |
10 |
5 |
36 |
| 5. |
France |
17 |
22 |
22 |
61 |
| 6. |
Italy |
16 |
11 |
27 |
54 |
| 7. |
Ukraine |
15 |
20 |
26 |
61 |
| 8. |
Brazil |
15 |
18 |
29 |
62 |
| 9. |
Australia |
14 |
12 |
19 |
45 |
| 10. |
Germany |
9 |
9 |
15 |
33 |
| 16. |
India |
5 |
9 |
11 |
25 |
India's medal winners at Paris Paralympics 2024
| S. No. |
Athlete |
Medal |
Sport |
Category |
| 1. |
Avani Lekhara |
Gold |
Shooting |
Women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 |
| 2. |
Mona Agarwal |
Bronze |
Shooting |
Women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 |
| 3. |
Preethi Pal |
Bronze |
Athletics |
Women's 100m T35 |
| 4. |
Manish Narwal |
Silver |
Shooting |
Men's 10m air pistol SH1 |
| 5. |
Rubina Francis |
Bronze |
Shooting |
Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 |
| 6. |
Preethi Pal |
Bronze |
Athletics |
Women's 200m T35 |
| 7. |
Nishad Kumar |
Silver |
Athletics |
Men's high jump T47 |
| 8. |
Yogesh Kathuniya |
Silver |
Athletics |
Men's discus throw F56 |
| 9. |
Nitesh Kumar |
Gold |
Badminton |
Men's singles SL3 |
| 10. |
Manisha Ramadass |
Bronze |
Badminton |
Women’s singles SU5 |
| 11. |
Thulasimathi Murugesan |
Silver |
Badminton |
Women’s singles SU5 |
| 12. |
Suhas Yathiraj |
Silver |
Badminton |
Men’s singles SL4 |
| 13. |
Rakesh Kumar / Sheetal Devi |
Bronze |
Archery |
Mixed Team Compound Open |
| 14. |
Sumit Antil |
Gold |
Athletics |
Men's javelin throw F64 |
| 15. |
Nithya Sre Sivan |
Bronze |
Badminton |
Women's singles SH6 |
| 16. |
Deepthi Jeevanji |
Bronze |
Athletics |
Women's 400m T20 |
| 17. |
Sharad Kumar |
Silver |
Athletics |
Men's high jump T63 |
| 18. |
Mariyappan Thangavelu |
Bronze |
Athletics |
Men's high jump T63 |
| 19. |
Ajeet Singh |
Silver |
Athletics |
Men's javelin throw F46 |
| 20. |
Sundar Singh Gurjar |
Bronze |
Athletics |
Men's javelin throw F46 |
| 21. |
Sachin Khilari |
Silver |
Athletics |
Men’s shot put F46 |
| 22. |
Harvinder Singh |
Gold |
Archery |
Men's individual recurve open |
| 23. |
Dharambir |
Gold |
Athletics |
Men's club throw 51 |
| 24. |
Pranav Soorma |
Silver |
Athletics |
Men's club throw 51 |
| 25. |
Kapil Parmar |
Bronze |
Judo |
Men's -60kg J1 |
| 26. |
Simran |
Bronze |
Athletics |
Women's 200m T12 |
| 27. |
Navdeep |
Gold |
Athletics |
Men's javelin throw F41 |
