Paralympics 2024: 84, 39, 4 - Indias squad in numbers
The 2024 Paralympics September 8 in Paris,.
will be held from with the best of.
August 28 to September Indias athletes looking to.
8 in Paris, with break new ground for.
the best of Indias para sports in the.
athletes looking to break country. India is sending.
new ground for para its largest number of.
sports in the country. para-athletes ever to Paris.
India had won Tokyo and the goal. 19 medals in the now, as set by. last edition at Tokyo former gold medallist and. and the goal now, now Paralympic Committee of. as set by former India president Devendra Jhajharia,. gold medallist and now is more than 25. Paralympic Committee of India medals. That may be. president Devendra Jhajharia, is an ambitious number, but. more than 25 medals.
the hopes are founded. dir="ltr">That may be an on Indias progressing performance. ambitious number, but the at the Para World. hopes are founded on Championships and then the. Indias progressing performance at Hangzhou Para Asian Games.. the Para World Championships Heres a look at. and then the Hangzhou Indias Paris Paralympics squad. Para Asian Games. Heres in numbers: 84 The. a look at Indias strength of Indias squad. Paris Paralympics squad in taking part in the. numbers:
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The strength Paris Paralympics. This is. of Indias squad taking the biggest ever contingent. part in the Paris India has sent. At. Paralympics. This is the the Tokyo Paralympics in. biggest ever contingent India 2021, India had a. has sent. At the 54-member contingent. The squad. Tokyo Paralympics in 2021, will be accompanied by. India had a 54-member 95 officials, which includes. contingent. The squad will the personal coaches of. be accompanied by 95 some athletes as well. officials, which includes the as escorts travelling with. personal coaches of some them to take care. athletes as well as of special needs. The. escorts travelling with them total number of the. to take care of Indian contingent will thus. special needs. The total be 179. 4 India. number of the Indian will have four defending. contingent will thus be gold medallists from Tokyo. 179.
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India will in Paris. Sumit Antil. have four defending gold in mens javelin throw. medallists from Tokyo in [F64], Krishna Nagar in. Paris. Sumit Antil in badminton mens singles [SH6],. mens javelin throw [F64], Avani Lekhara in womens. Krishna Nagar in badminton 10m air rifle shooting. mens singles [SH6], Avani standing [SH1] and Manish. Lekhara in womens 10m Narwal in mens 50m. air rifle shooting standing pistol shooting [SH1] Pramod. [SH1] and Manish Narwal Bhagat, also a gold. in mens 50m pistol medallist at Tokyo in. shooting [SH1] Pramod Bhagat, badminton, wont be competing. also a gold medallist in Paris after being. at Tokyo in badminton, suspended for 18 months. wont be competing in due to whereabout failure. Paris after being suspended as per anti-doping regulations.. for 18 months due 12 Indias 84 athletes. to whereabout failure as will be competing across. per anti-doping regulations.
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12 sports - archery,. dir="ltr">Indias 84 athletes will athletics, badminton, canoeing, cycling,. be competing across 12 blind judo, powerlifting, rowing,. sports - archery, athletics, shooting, swimming, table tennis,. badminton, canoeing, cycling, blind and taekwondo. This is. judo, powerlifting, rowing, shooting, an increase from the. swimming, table tennis, and nine sports India participated. taekwondo. This is an in at Tokyo. 3. increase from the nine India will be competing. sports India participated in in the three new. at Tokyo.
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India sports at Paris -. will be competing in para-cycling, para-rowing and blind. the three new sports judo. 38 Indias largest. at Paris - para-cycling, representation will be in. para-rowing and blind judo.
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Indias largest representation significantly higher than any. will be in athletics, other sport. It is. with 38 competitors, significantly also Indias most successful. higher than any other sport at the Paralympics,. sport. It is also with 18 of their. Indias most successful sport 31 medals coming from. at the Paralympics, with athletics. The next two. 18 of their 31 sports with the most. medals coming from athletics. participation at Paris 2024. The next two sports are badminton with 13. with the most participation athletes and shooting with. at Paris 2024 are 10. 39 Amit Kumar. badminton with 13 athletes Saroha, competing in his. and shooting with 10.
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Amit Kumar Saroha, oldest member of the. competing in his fourth Indian contingent at 39. Paralympics, is the oldest years of age. He. member of the Indian will represent India in. contingent at 39 years the discus throw [F51].. of age. He will 17 At the other. represent India in the end is Sheetal Devi,. discus throw [F51].
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who at 17, will. dir="ltr">At the other end be the youngest Indian. is Sheetal Devi, who athlete in Paris. Famous. at 17, will be for being an armless. the youngest Indian athlete archer, the teenager operates. in Paris. Famous for the bow and shoots. being an armless archer, with her legs instead. the teenager operates the of her hands. 3. bow and shoots with The number of times. her legs instead of reigning champion Sumit Antil. her hands.
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The set the world record. number of times reigning enroute his javelin throw. champion Sumit Antil set gold medal at the. the world record enroute Tokyo Paralympics. His then-best. his javelin throw gold throw of 68.55m won. medal at the Tokyo him gold and hes. Paralympics.
His then-best throw since bettered this record. of 68.55m won him multiple times, significantly at. gold and hes since the 2023 Para World. bettered this record multiple Championships and then the. times, significantly at the Hangzhou Para Asian Games,. 2023 Para World Championships winning gold on both. and then the Hangzhou occasions. His personal best. Para Asian Games, winning of 73.29m is the. gold on both occasions. best across all classifications. His personal best of in para-athletics. He will. 73.29m is the best look to defend his. across all classifications in gold with another world. para-athletics. He will look record in Paris. 19. to defend his gold India won a total. with another world record of 19 medals (5. in Paris.
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India gold, 8 silver, 6. won a total of bronze) at the Tokyo. 19 medals (5 gold, Paralympics in 2021, which. 8 silver, 6 bronze) is their greatest medal. at the Tokyo Paralympics tally. It was a. in 2021, which is huge step up from. their greatest medal tally. the four medals at. It was a huge the 2016 Rio Games.. step up from the September 8 in Paris,. four medals at the with the best of. 2016 Rio Games.
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