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Tokyo Paralympics 2021: List of India’s Medalists

 

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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