With the late rush of five medals in the evening session on Tuesday, the Indian contingent has crossed the Tokyo Paralympics mark and recorded its best-ever medal haul in the history of the Paralympics.
India has won a total of 20 medals till now at the Paralympics 2024 crossing the 19 medal mark achieved at the Tokyo Paralympics three years ago.
After eight medals on the fifth day, Indian para-athletes turned up the heat again on the sixth at the iconic Stade de France, bagging five medals — two silver and three bronze — as the country ended day six of the quadrennial showpiece at 17th place.
Deepthi Jeevanji kicked off the medal rush with a bronze medal in the women’s 400m T20 race.
The Javelin Throwers and High Jumpers followed suit and dominated their respective events to record back-to-back double podium finishes.
In the men’s high jump T63 category, Sharad Kumar and Mariyappan Thangavelu swapped positions from Tokyo with Sharad winning silver this time and Mariyappan winning bronze.
Ajeet Singh trumped Sundar Singh Gurjar in the men’s javelin throw F46 event taking home the silver while Sundar won the bronze medal.
India had won five gold, eight silver, and six bronze medals at the Tokyo Paralympics.
At Paris Paralympics, India has won a total of 20 medals till now with three gold, seven silver, and ten bronze medals. With five more days left in the quadrennial event, India is expected to win more medals and finish on an all-time high.