Paris Paralympics 2024 is going to start from 28 August. In this, India’s largest ever team of 84 players will participate in 12 sports. This mega event will run till 8 September. India has sent a team of 84 athletes for Paralympics 2024, but do you know when the Paralympics took place for the first time and how has been the performance of Indian athletes? Actually, so far there have been seasons of Paralympics, in which Indian athletes have won 31 medals. This time Indian athletes will present their claim in 12 sports.
This is India’s largest contingent in the Paralympics so far. However, Bhagyashree Jadhav and Sumit Antil will be India’s flag bearers in the Paris Paralympics. Earlier, 54 athletes participated in the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 and won a record 19 medals. In the Tokyo Olympics, Bhavina Patel became the first Indian table tennis player to win a medal in Para Games. This player won the silver medal.
Indian athletes will compete in 12 sports at the Paris Paralympics. Indian athletes will compete to win medals in these 12 sports. Apart from para badminton, it includes para canoeing, para archery, para athletics, para cycling, blind judo, para powerliftings, para shooting, para table tennis, swimming and para taekwondo. Earlier, in the Tokyo Paralympics, Indian athletes had won 8 silver medals and 6 bronze medals apart from 5 gold medals. This time it is believed that the number of medals for India may increase, although it will be interesting to see how many medals Indian athletes are able to win.
