India's largest contingent to compete in Paris Paralympics 2024

After the conclusion of the Paris Olympics 2024, the city will now host the Paralympic Games from August 28. This time India is sending its largest contingent to the Paris Paralympics 2024 to be held from 28 August to 8 September. 

Indian Paralympic Committee (PCI) President Devendra Jhajharia said on Tuesday that India is sending its 84-member contingent in 12 sports to the Paris Paralympics 2024.

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Amit is the most experienced, Sheetal is the youngest

Amit Kumar Saroha is the most experienced player in India's 84-member contingent, while Sheetal Devi is the youngest. Discus thrower Amit is going to participate in his fourth Olympics, while 17-year-old Sheetal from Jammu and Kashmir will contend for a medal in archery. Sheetal had won two gold and one silver medal in the Para Asian Games 2022.

10 para-athletes from Rajasthan

10 athletes from Rajasthan will contend for medals in the Paris Paralympics 2024. Avani Lekhara, Mona Agarwal, Nihal Singh, Rudransh Khandelwal, and Amir Ahmad Bhat will present the challenge in the para shooting. 

Sundar Singh Gurjar and Sandeep will participate in athletics, Anita in rowing, Shyam Sundar Swami in archery, and Krishna Nagar in badminton. Krishna is the defending champion and will defend the title in his category.

India showed their best-ever performance in Tokyo Paralympics

India showed an excellent performance at the Tokyo Paralympics where they had won 19 medals. India sent a contingent of 54 Indian athletes in Tokyo. In addition, India also won five gold medals at that tournament, which led to their best-ever finish, 24th position, at the Paralympics.

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Indian athletes for the Paris Paralympics 2024:

Para Archery

• Harvinder Singh: Men's Recurve
• Pooja: Women's Recurve
• Rakesh Kumar: Men's Compound
• Shyam Sundar Swami: Men's Compound
• Sarita: Women's Compound
• Sheetal Devi: Women's Compound

Para Athletics

• Deepthi Jeevanji: Women's 400m T20 
• Simran: Women's 100m T12, Women's 200m T12
• Preethi Pal: Women's 100m T35, Women's 200m T35
• Rakshita Raju: Women's 1500m T11
• Dilip Mahadu: Men's 400m T47
• Sumit: Men's javelin Throw - F64
• Sandeep: Men's javelin Throw - F64
• Ajeet Singh: Men's javelin Throw - F46
• Rinku: Men's javelin Throw - F46
• Navdeep: Men's javelin Throw - F41
• Parveen Kumar: Men's javelin Throw - F57
• Sandeep Sanjiy Sargar: Men's javelin Throw - F64
• Sundar Singh Gurjar: Men's javelin Throw - F46
• Dipesh Kumar: Men's javelin Throw - F54
• Bhavanaben Ajabaji Chaudhary: Women's javelin Throw - F46
• Yogesh Kathuniya: Men's Discus Throw - F56
• Kanchan Lakhani: Women's Discus Throw - F53
• Karamjyoti: Women's Discus Throw - F55
• Sakshi Kasana: Women's Discus Throw - F55
• Dharambir: Men's Club Throw - F51
• Pranav Soorma: Men's Club Throw - F51
• Amit Kumar: Men's Club Throw - F51
• Praveen Kumar: Men's High jump -T64
• Nishad Kumar: Men's High Jump -T47
• Mariyappan Thangevelu: Men's High Jump -T63
• Shailesh Kumar: Men's High Jump -T63
• Sharad Kumar: Men's High Jump -T63
• Ram Pal: Men's High Jump -T47
• Sachin Sarjerao: Men's Shot Put - F46
• Manu: Men's Shot Put - F37
• Ravi Rangoli: Men's Shot Put - F40
• Mohd Yasser: Men's Shot Put - F46
• Rohit Kumar: Men's Shot Put - F46
• Arvind: Men's Shot Put - F35
• Soman Rana: Men's Shot Put - F57
• Hokato Hotazhe Sena: Men's Shot Put - F57
• Bhagyashri Madhavrao Jadhav: Women's Shot Put - F34
• Amisha Rawat: Women's Shot Put - F46

Para-Badminton 

• Manoj Sarkar: Men's Singles SL3
• Nitesh Kumar: Men's Singles SL3, Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5
• Suhas Yathiraj: Men's Singles SL4, Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5
• Tarun: Men's Singles SL4
• Sukant Kadam: Men's Singles SL4
• Krishna Nagar: Men's Singles SH6
• Sivarajan Solaimalai: Men's Singles SH6, Mixed Doubles SH6
• Manasi Joshi: Women's Singles SL3
• Mandeep Kaur: Women's Singles SL3
• Palak Kohli: Women's Singles SL4, Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5
• Manisha Ramdass: Women's Singles SU5
• Thulasimathi Murugesan: Women's Singles SU5, Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5
• Nithya Sre Sivan: Women's Singles SH6, Mixed Doubles SH6

Para Canoe

• Prachi Yadav: Women's Va'a Single 200m VL2
• Yash Kumar: Men's Kayak Single 200m -KL1
• Pooja Ojha: Women's Kayak Single 200m -KL1

Para Cycling

• Arshad Shaik: Road - Men's C2 Ind. TimeTrial, Road - Men's C1-3 Road Race, Track - Men's C1-3 1000m Time Trial, Track - Men's C2 3000m Ind. Pursuit
• Jyoti Gaderiya: Road - Women's C1-3 Ind. TimeTrial, Road - Women's C1-3 Road Race, Track - Women's C1-3 500m Time Trial, Track - Women's C1-3 3000m Ind. Pursuit

Blind Judo

• Kapil Parmar: Men's -60kg J1
• Kokila: Women's -48kg J2

Para Powerlifting 

• Paramjeet Kumar: Men's up to 49kg
• Ashok: Men's up to 63kg
• Sakina Khatun: Women's up to 45kg
• Kasthuri Rajamani: Women's up to 67kg

Para Rowing

• Anita: PR3 Mix Dbl Sculls-PR3Mix2x
• Naryana Konganapalle: PR3 Mix Dbl Sculls-PR3Mix2x

Para Shooting 

• Amir Ahmad Bhat: P3 - X 25m Pistol SH1
• Avani Lekhara: R2 - W 10m Air Rfl Std SH1, R3 - X 10m Air Rfl Prn SH1, R8 - W 50m Rifle 3 Pos. SH1
• Mona Agarwal: R2 - W 10m Air Rfl Std SH1, R6 - X 50m Rifle Prone SH1, R8 - W 50m Rifle 3 Pos. SH1
• Nihal Singh: P3 - X 25m Pistol SH1, P4 - X 50m Pistol SH1
• Manish Narwal: P1 - M 10m Air Pistol SH1
• Rudransh Khandelwal: P1 - M 10m Air Pistol SH1, P4 - X 50m Pistol SH1
• Sidhartha Babu: R3 - X 10m Air Rfl Prn SH1, R6 - X 50m Rifle Prone SH1
• Sriharsha Devaraddi Ramakrishna: R4 - X 10m Air Rfl Std SH2, R5 - X 10m Air Rfl Prn SH2
• Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar: R1 - M l0m Air Rifle St SH1
• Rubina Francis: P2 - W 10m Air Pistol SH1

Para Swimming 

• Suyash Narayan Jadhav: Men's 50m Butterfly - S7

Para Table Tennis

• Sonlben Patel: Women's Singles - WS3, Women's Doubles - WD10
• Bhavinaben Patel: Women's Singles - WS4, Women's Doubles - WD10

Para-Taekwondo

• Aruna: Women K44 -47kg