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India at Paralympics 2024: All you need to know

by Sarkari Info
2024-08-26 23:01:23
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The 84-member Indian contingent taking part in the Paris Paralympics beginning on August 28 will be accompanied by 95 officials as many participants will have their coaches and escorts travelling with them to take care of their special needs. The total strength of the Indian contingent will thus have 179 members. Out of the 95, as many as 77 are team officials, nine are contingent medical officials and another nine are contingent officials. India is sending the largest number of participants in the Paris Paralympics (August 28 to September 8) with 84 athletes competing in 12 sports. In the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021, India was represented by 54 members in nine sports. Para Archery Para Athletics Mixed doubles Mixed doubles Mixed doubles Mixed doubles Mixed doubles Mixed doubles Para Canoe Men’s C1-3 Road race Men’s C1-3 1000M Time trial Men’s C2 3000M IND.Pursuit Women’s C1-3 Road race Women’s C1-3 500M Time trial Women’s C1- 3000M IND. Pursuit Blind Judo Para Powerlifting Para Rowing Sculls-PR3 Mix 2X Sculls-PR3 Mix 2X Para shooting P4-X 50M Pistol P4-X 50M Pistol R6-X 50M Rifle Prone R6-X 50M Rifle Prone R3-X 10M AIR RFL PRN R8-W 50M Rifle 3 POS R6-X 50M Rifle Prone R8-W 50M Rifle 3 POS. Para Table Tennis Women’s doubles Women’s doubles Para Taekwondo The live telecast of the Paris Paralympics will be available on Sports18 while the live streaming will be there on JioCinema in India from August 28 to September 8, 2024. India’s medals at Paralympics

Athlete	Event	State
Harvinder Singh	Men’s Individual recurve open	Haryana
Rakesh Kumar	Men’s Individual compound open	Jammu and Kashmir
Shyam Sunder Swami	Men’s Individual compound open	Rajasthan
Pooja	Women’s Individual recurve open	Haryana
Sarita	Women’s Individual compound open	Haryana
Sheetal Devi	Women’s Individual compound open	Jammu and Kashmir