Paris Paralympics 2024: Full List of India's Para-Athletes Who Have Qualified for the Event

With the 2024 Olympics in the rear end, the attention will shift towards the Paris Paralympics, where multiple nations are set to be a part of the event. This year, India is hosting their biggest-ever contingent of Para athletes who will be travelling to the French Capital. Check out the entire list of athletes representing India at the 2024 Paralympics.

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India at the 2024 Paris Paralympics: Biggest-Ever Contingent to Represent the Country at the French Capital

In 2024, India will be sending their biggest contingent — 84 athletes, including 32 women — to Paris for the Paralympics, which is a significant leap from the 54-member contingent during the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. The 84 athletes will be competing in various sports like archery, athletics, canoeing, badminton swimming, shooting, table tennis, and more. The contingent will be competing in three new sports this year, which are para-cycling, para-rowing, and blind judo.

Sumit Antil and Bhagyashree Yadav will be the flag-bearers for India at the opening ceremony, and the Paralympic games are scheduled from August 28th to September 8th, 2024.

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The Full List of Indian Athletes Who Have Qualified for the 2024 Paris Paralympics

Para-archery

Harvinder Singh (Men’s individual recurve open, Mixed team recurve open)

Rakesh Kumar (Men’s individual compound open, Mixed team compound open)

Shyam Sundar Swami (Men’s individual compound open, Mixed team compound open)

Pooja (Women’s individual recurve open, Mixed team recurve open)

Sarita (Women’s individual compound open, Mixed team compound open)

Sheetal Devi (Women’s individual compound open, Mixed team compound open)

Para-athletics

Deepthi Jeevanji (Women’s 400m)

Sumit Antil (Men’s javelin throw F64)

Sandeep (Men’s javelin throw F64)

Ajeet Singh (Men’s javelin throw F46)

Rinku (Men’s javelin throw F46)

Navdeep (Men’s javelin throw F41)

Yogesh Kathuniya (Men’s discus throw F56)

Dharambir (Men’s club throw F51)

Nishad Kumar (Men’s high jump T47)

Mariyappan Thangavelu (Men’s high jump T63)

Sachin Sarjerao Khilari (Men’s shot put F46)

Preethi Pal (Women’s 100m, 200m T35)

Bhagyashri Jadhav (Women’s shot put F34)

Manu (Men’s shot put F37)

Parveen Kumar (Men’s javelin throw F57)

Ram Pal (Men’s high jump T47)

Ravi Rongali (Men’s shot put F40)

Sandip Sargar (Men’s javelin throw F64)

Sundar Singh Gurjar (Men’s javelin throw F46)

Shailesh Kumar (Men’s high jump T63)

Sharad Kumar (Men’s high jump T63)

Mohd Yasser (Men’s shot put F46)

Rohit Kumar (Men’s shot put F46)

Pranav Soorma (Men’s club throw F51)

Amit Kumar (Men’s club throw F51)

Arvind (Men’s shot put F35)

Dipesh Kumar (Men’s javelin throw F54)

Praveen Kumar (Men’s high jump T64)

Dilip Gavit (Men’s 400m T47)

Soman Rana (Men’s shot put F57)

Sakshi Kasana (Women’s discus throw F55)

Rakshitha Raju (Women’s 1500m T11)

Amisha Rawat (Women’s shot put F46)

Bhavanaben Chaudhary (Women’s javelin throw F46)

Simran (Women’s 100m, 200m T12)

Kanchan Lakhani (Women’s discus throw F53)

Para-badminton

Manoj Sarkar (Men’s singles SL3)

Nitesh Kumar (Men’s singles, mixed doubles SL3)

Krishna Nagar (Men’s singles SH6)

Suhas Yathiraj (Men’s singles, mixed doubles SL4)

Sukant Kadam (Men’s singles SL4)

Tarun (Men’s singles SL4)

Manasi Joshi (Women’s singles SL3)

Mandeep Kaur (Women’s singles SL3)

Palak Kohli (Women’s singles, mixed doubles SL4)

Manisha Ramadass (Women’s singles SU5)

Thulasimathi Murugesan (Women’s singles, mixed doubles SU5)

Nithya Sre Sivan (Women’s singles, mixed doubles SH6)

Para-Canoe

Prachi Yadav (Women’s Va’a single 200m VL2)

Yash Kumar (Men’s Kayak single 200m KL1)

Pooja Ojha (Women’s Kayak single 200m KL1)

Para-cycling

Arshad Shaikh (Men’s C2 Road Time Trial, C1-3 Road Race, C1-3 1000m Track Time Trial, C2 3000m Track Pursuit)

Jyoti Gaderiya (Women’s C1-3 Road Time Trial, C1-3 Road Race, C1-3 500m Track Time Trial, C1-3 3000m Track Pursuit)

Blind judo

Kapil Parmar (Men’s 60 kg J1)

Kokila (Women’s 48 kg J2)

Para-powerlifting

Parmjeet Kumar (Men’s up to 49 kg)

Ashok (Men’s up to 65 kg)

Sakina Khatun (Women’s up to 45 kg)

Kasthuri Rajamani (Women’s up to 67 kg)

Para-rowing

Anita (Mixed double sculls PR3

Narayana K ( Mixed double sculls PR3)

Para-shooting

Amir Ahmad Bhat (P3 - Mixed 25m pistol SH1)

Avani Lekhara (R2 - Women’s 10m air rifle standing, R3 - Mixed 10m air rifle prone, R8 - Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions SH1)

Mona Agarwal (R2 - Women’s 10m air rifle standing, R6 - Mixed 50m rifle prone, R8 - Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions SH1)

Nihal Singh (P3 - Mixed 25m pistol, P4 - Mixed 50m pistol SH1)

Manish Narwal (P1 - Men’s 10m air pistol SH1)

Rudransh Khandelwal (P1 - Men’s 10m air pistol, P4 - Mixed 50m pistol SH1)

Siddhartha Babu (R3 - Mixed 10m air rifle prone, R6 - Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1)

Sriharsha Ramakrishna (R4 - Mixed 10m air rifle standing, R5 - Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2)

Mahavir Unhalkar (R1 - Men’s 10m air rifle standing SH1)

Rubina Francis (P2 - Women’s 10m air pistol SH1)

Para-swimming

Suyash Jadhav (Men’s 50m butterfly S7)

Para-table tennis

Sonalben Patel (Women’s singles - WS3, Women’s doubles - WD10 3)

Bhavinaben Patel (Women’s singles - WS4, Women’s doubles - WD10 4)

Para-taekwondo

Aruna (Women’s 47 kg K44)