The Indian contingent had a successful campaign at the Tokyo Paralympics which came to a close on Sunday. China finished at the top of the medals tally with a total of 207 medals. India came up with inspiring performances as they won a total of 19 medals to finish at the 24th place in the medals tally.
India bagged five Golds, eight Silver, and six Bronze to end a successful run at the Tokyo Paralympics. Shooter Avani Lekhara, 19, won Gold and Bronze and became the first Indian woman to win more than one medal at the Tokyo Paralympics. Singhraj Adana also bagged Silver and Bronze in Shooting for India as the country had its most successful campaign at the Paralympics Games.
Here are India’s medalists at Tokyo Paralympics:
Gold Medal Winners:
Avani Lekhara, Women’s 10m Air Rifle Shooting Standing SHl
Sumit Antil, Men’s Javelin Throw F64
Manish Narwal, P4 Mixed 50m Pistol SH1
Pramod Bhagat, Badminton Men’s Singles SL3
Krishna Nagar, Badminton Men’s Singles SH6
Silver Medal Winners:
Bhavinaben Patel, Women’s Singles Table Tennis – Class 4
Nishad Kumar, Men’s High Jump T47
Devendra Jhajharia, Men’s Javelin Throw F46
Yogesh Kathuniya, Men’s Discus Throw F56
Singhraj Adhana, P4 Mixed 50m Pistol SH1
Mariyappan Thangavelu, Men’s High Jump T63
Praveen Kumar, Men’s High Jump T64
Suhas L. Yathiraj, Badminton Men’s Singles SL4
Bronze Medal Winners:
Sundar Singh Gurjar, Men’s Javelin Throw F46
Singhraj Adhana, Men’s 10m Air Pistol Shooting SH1
Sharad Kumar, Men’s High Jump T63
Avani Lekhara, Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions Shooting SH1
Harvinder Singh, Men’s Individual Recurve Archery
Manoj Sarkar, Badminton Men’s Singles SL3
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