India's Complete Medal Tally at the Paralympics: A Journey of Triumph and Inspiration
The Paris Paralympic Recreations is beginning before long with India sending their biggest ever unexpected of 84 para-athletes.
India's to begin with support in the Paralympic Diversions took put back in 1968 and they won their to begin with award in 1972. Since 1984, India have been continually sending competitors to the Diversions and they recorded their best-ever count at the past Recreations in Tokyo with 19 awards. In add up to, India have won 31 decorations (9 gold, 12 silver, 10 bronze), positioning 57th in the all-time table.
Here is each decoration won by India at the Paralympics:
NOTE: After 1972, India did not send competitors to the 1976 and 1980 Games.
1972 Heidelberg Paralympics
India's to begin with decoration at the Paralympics Diversions came in 1972 with Murlikant Petkar winning a gold award in swimming. It was a gigantic wearing minute as he set a world record in the 50m free-form 3 swimming occasion with a timing of 37.33 seconds.
Murlikant Petkar - GOLD - Swimming, men's 50m Free-form 3.
1984 Feed Mandeville/New York Paralympics
In the 1984 Diversions, Joginder Singh Bedi got to be the to begin with para-athlete to win numerous decorations in the same version. He taken part in the shot put, spear and plate toss occasions, winning decorations in all three. Separated from Bedi, Bhimrao Kesarkar too won a decoration for India, making it four in the Games.
Joginder Singh Bedi - SILVER - Games, men's shot put L6.
Joginder Singh Bedi - BRONZE - Games, men's lance L6.
Joginder Singh Bedi - BRONZE - Games, men's plate toss L6.
Bhimrao Kesarkar - SILVER - Sports, men's lance L6.
2004 Athens Paralympics
Devendra Jhajharia, a para legend, won his to begin with of three Paralympics decorations at Athens. He got to be as it were the moment gold medallist from India at the Paralympics when he clinched the best prize in men's lance toss. The other award at the Diversions came from powerlifter Rajinder Singh Rahelu.
Devendra Jhajharia - GOLD - Games, men's spear F44/46.
Rajinder Singh Rahelu - BRONZE - Games, powerlifting men's 56kg.
2012 London Paralympics
India seem win as it were one decoration at the London Recreations much obliged to Girish Nagarajegowda.
Girish Nagarajegowda - SILVER - Sports, men's tall bounce F42.
2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics
Jhajharia won his moment gold decoration in 2016 and got to be the to begin with India para competitor to win two gold awards at the Paralympics. Separated from Jhajharia, Mariyappan Thangavelu too won a gold decoration in tall jump.
India finished up with four decorations, counting a silver for Deepa Malik, who got to be the to begin with Indian lady to win a decoration at the Paralympic Games.
Devendra Jhajharia - GOLD - Sports, men's lance F46.
Mariyappan Thangavelu - GOLD - Sports, men's tall hop F42.
Deepa Malik - SILVER - Sports, women's shot put F53.
Varun Singh Bhati - BRONZE - Sports, men's tall bounce F42.
2020 Tokyo Paralympics
India had their best-ever Paralympic Recreations in Tokyo, winning 19 decorations, which included five gold. Actually, India recorded their best wrap up on the awards count, positioning 24th among 78 countries which won at slightest one award at the Games.
Shooter Avani Lekhara won two awards and got to be the to begin with Indian lady to win an person gold award and to begin with lady multi-medallist.
Avani Lekhara - GOLD - Shooting, women's 10m discuss rifle SH1.
Sumit Antil - GOLD - Games, men's spear toss F64.
Manish Narwal - GOLD - Shooting, blended 50m gun SH1.
Pramod Bhagat - GOLD - Badminton, men's singles SL3.
Krishna Nagar - GOLD - Badminton, men's singles SH6.
Bhavina Patel - SILVER - Badminton, women's singles C4.
Nishad Kumar - SILVER - Games, men's tall bounce T47.
Yogesh Kathuniya - SILVER - Games, men's plate toss F56.
Devendra Jhajharia - SILVER - Sports, men's spear F46.
Mariyappan Thangavelu - SILVER - Sports, men's tall hop T63.
Praveen Kumar - SILVER - Sports, men's Tall Bounce T64.
Singhraj Adhana - SILVER - Shooting, men's 50m Gun SH1
Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj - SILVER- Badminton, men's singles SL4.
Sundar Singh Gurjar - BRONZE - Games, men's spear toss F46.
Singhraj Adhana - BRONZE- Shooting, men's 10m discuss gun SH1.
Sharad Kumar- BRONZE - Sports, men's tall hop T63.
Avani Lekhara - BRONZE - Shooting, women's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1.
Harvinder Singh - BRONZE - Arrow based weaponry, men's person recurve open.
Manoj Sarkar - BRONZE - Badminton, men's singles SL3.
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