The stage is prepared for a historical moment while India prepares to send its greatest contingent to the Paralympic Games. He Paralympics of Paris 2024Scheduled from August 28 to September 8, he will witness a formidable Indian team of 84 athletes, including 32 women, ready to leave their mark on the global stage. This is a significant leap of Tokyo’s Paralympic Games where India presented a team of 54 athletes.
The city of the lights will be the backdrop for a variety of Indian talents in various disciplines. From the precision of archery to the raw power of athletics, the determination of Badminton to the elegance of the equestrian, the representatives of India are ready to show their exceptional skills.
The athletics track promises to be a seedbed or an Indian action with a formidable squad of 38 athletes. The tastes of Summit Antil, the current Paralympic champion in Javelin Throw, will seek to defend his title, while the tastes of Nisdad Kumar, Mariyappan Thallu and Deepa Malik will point to the finishes of the front podium.
Bádminton, a relatively new addition to the Paralympic list, has witnessed a meteoric increase in India. With 13 players in the fray, including the tastes of buns Sarkar, Krishna Nagar and PRMOD Bhagat, India is about to have a substantial impact on this sport.
The aquatic disciplines of swimming, canoeing and rowing will also see Indian participation. Suashh Narayan Jadhav will be the lonely swimmer who represents India, while Prachi Yadav, Yash Kumar and Pooja Ojha will bring the hopes of nations in canoeing. Anita and Narkana Konganopalle will be the duo to take into account in the rowing.
Other sports such as archery, weightlifting, shooting and table tennis will also see the Indian representation.
Harivender Singh, Rakesh Kumar and Shyam Sika Swami will be the archers to take into account, while Paramjeet Kumar, Ashok, Sakina Khatun and Kashuri Rajamani will be the pilots who carry the hopes of India. A strong contingent of 10 shooters, including advances Lekhara and Manish Narwal, will point to the medals, while Sonalben Patel and Bhavinaben Patel will be the table tennis players who represent India.
Completing the Indian contingent are the para-Judoka Kapil Parmar and Kokila, and the para-taekwondo aruna athlete.
As the countdown to Paris 2024 begins, the nation is full of anticipation and emotion. With a larger and more several team, India aims to overcome its best previous performance at the Tokyo Paralympic Games, where it achieved a historic 19 medals. The dream of surfing the brand of 25 measures is underway, and the Indian contingent is determined to make it come true.
Below is a detailed look at the Indian athletes who have qualified for the Paris 2024 Paralympics, categorized by their respective sports.
For Archery (6 athletes)
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Harivender Singh – The individual of the men use the open and mixed open team Open (ST)
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Rakesh Kumar – Individual Male Individual Compound Open and mixed composed of mixed equipment (W2)
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SWAMI SWAMI SWAMI – Individual compound of men composed of open mixed equipment (ST)
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Pooja – The female individual uses the open and mixed open team open (ST)
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Sarita – Composed of individual compound of open women Open women (W2)
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Sheetal Devi – Composed of individual compound equipment of open women of Mixed Open (ST) team
For athletics (38 athletes)
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Dethi Jeevanji – 400m -T20 women
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Summit antil – Javelin launch for men – F64
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Tear – Javelin launch for men – F64
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Ajeet Singh – Javelin launch for men – F46
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Sundar Singh Gurjar – Javelin launch for men – F46
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Rinku – Javelin launch for men – F46
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Navigation – Javelin launch for men – F41
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Yogesh Kathuniya – Disc launch for men – F56
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Dharambir – Men’s Club Throw – F51
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Pranav Soorma – Men’s Club Throw – F51
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Amit kumar – Men’s Club Throw – F51
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Nishad Kumar – Men height jump – T47
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RAM – Men height jump – T47
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Mariyappan Thallu – Men height jump – T63
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Shailesh Kumar – Men height jump – T63
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Sharad Kumar – Men height jump – T63
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Sachin Sarjerao Khilari – Men’s bullet release – F46
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Mohd. Yasser – Men’s bullet release – F46
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Rohit Kumar – Men’s bullet release – F46
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Preacher – Women 100m – T35, 200m for women – T35
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Bhagashri Madhavrao Jadhav – Woman the bullet launch – F34
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Manu – Male weight launch – F37
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Parveen Kumar – Javelin launch for men – F57
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Ravi Rongali – Men’s bullet release – F40
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Sandip Sanjay Gurjar – Javelin launch for men – F64
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Arbitrate – Male weight launch – F35
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Dipesh Kumar – Javelin launch for men – F54
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Praveen Kumar – Men height jump – T64
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Dilip Mahadu Gavit – 400m for men – T47
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Soman Rana – Men’s bullet release – F57
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Hokato Hotozhe Sema – Men’s bullet release – F57
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Sakshi Kasana – Women’s disc launch – F55
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Karamjyoti – Women’s disc launch – F55
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Rakshitha Raju – 1500m for women – T11
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Amisha Rawwat – Female weight launch – F46
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Bhavanaben Ajabaji Chaudary – Women’s wild boar release – F46
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Simran – Women 100m – T12, 200m for women – T12
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Kanche Lakhani – Women’s disc launch – F53
For Bádminton (13 athletes)
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Brojar Sarkar – Singles of Men SL3
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NITESH KUMAR – Singles for Men SL3, Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5
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Krishna Nagar – Singles for SH6 men
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Sivarajan Soloimalai – SH6 Male Singles, SH6 Mixed Doubles
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Your Yathiraj – Singles for SL4 men, SL3-SU5 Mixed Doubles
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Hugely Kadam – Singles for Men S4
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Tarun – Singles for Men S4
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Manasi Joshi – Singles of Women SL3
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Mander Kaur – Singles of Women SL3
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Palak Kohli – Singles of SL4 women, SL3-SU5 Mixed Doubles
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Manisha Ramadss – Singles of women Su5
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Muruguesan thulathi – Singles of women Su5, Mixed double SL3-SU5
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Nithya Sre Sivan – SH6 Female Singles, Mixed Doubles Sh6
For Canoa (3 athletes)
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Prachi Yadav – VA’A Single of Women Vl2 of 200m
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Yash Kumar – Kayak for Men Single 200m -KL1
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Pooja Ojha – Single Kayak 200m -KL1 Female
For cycling (2 athletes)
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Arshad Shaik – Road – Men’s C2 Ind. Work, Road – Race of C1-3 road for men, track – counterreloj C1-3 1000m C1-3 men, track – Men’s C2 3000m Ind.
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Jyoti Gaderiya -Road -Women’s C1-3 Ind. Time Time -Time, Road -Race Road of Women’s C1-3, Track -Women’s C1-3 500m Time -Time -Time, Track -Women’s C1-3 3000m Ind. Search
Blind judo (2 athletes)
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Kapil Parmar – Men’s -60kg J1
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Kokila – Women -48 kg J2
For PowerLifting (4 athletes)
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Paramjeet Kumar – Men up to 49 kg
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Axis – Men up to 63 kg
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Sakina Khatun – Women up to 45 kg
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Kashuri Rajamani – Women up to 67 kg
For rowing (2 athletes)
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Anita – PR3 mix dBl sculls-pr3mix2x
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Narkana Konganopalle – PR3 mix dBl sculls-pr3mix2x
For shots (10 athletes)
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Amir Ahmad Bhat – P3 – Mixed 25 m gun
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Advancei Lekhara – R2 – female air rifle 10 m standing sh1, R3 – mixed air rifle 10 m prone sh1, r8 – 50 m rifle for women 3 positions Sh1
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Mona Agarwal – R2 – female air rifle 10 m standing sh1, r6 – mixed 50m rifle prone sh1, r8 – 50 m rifle for women 3 positions SH1
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Nihal Singh – P3 – Mixed 25 m gun Sh1, P4 – Mixed 50 m Sh1 gun
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Manish Narkal – P1 – 10 m air gun for men SH1
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Rudransh Khandelwal – P1 – 10 m air gun for men SH1, P4 – 50 m mixed sh1 gun
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Sidhartha Babu – R3 – Mixed air rifle of 10 m SH1, R6 – Mixed rifle of 50 m prone sh1
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Deepench Singh – P1 – 10 m air gun for men SH1, P3 – Mixed 25 m Sh1 gun
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Sidhartha Rathore – R7 – 50 m rifle of men 3 positions Sh1, R1 – air rifle of 10 m for men standing sh1
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Swapnil Smadhurkar – R7 – 50 m rifle of men 3 positions Sh1
For swimming (4 athletes)
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Suash Jadhav – Butterfly S7 of 50 m of men, 200m individual of 200m for men SM7
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Niranjan Mukundan – Butterfly S7 of 50 m for men, Men’s 100m Freestyle S7
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Paralympic Advait Bhartiya – SB11 of 100 meters for SB11 men
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Nashik Nikhil Mandhare – SB11 of 100 meters for SB11 men
For Table Tennis (2 athletes)
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Bhavina Patel – Female single class 4
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Sonu Sharma – Single class for men 7
For taekwondo (2 athletes)
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Tanwar aruna – K44 -49KG for women
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Netu Gulia – K44 -58 kg of women
The participation of India in the Paralympics of Paris 2024 is a will of the growing strength and depth of the country in sports. With a complete contingent in several sports, the expectations are high for India to improve its performance of the Paralympic Tokyo 2020 Games, where the nation obtained an impressive tour of 19 medals, including 5 gold. Athletes are preparing to show their skills and bring glory to the nation on the world stage.
RISHAB He is an aspiring sports journalist, currently pursuing his mastery in multimedia journalism at the University of Christ, Bangalore. After having previously worked with several organizations such as Jewsminute, Timesnetwork, Deccanherald and Sportskeeda, he is an avid sport enthusiast.