Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Every Indian medalist at Paralympics 2020

India had such an incredible performance in the Tokyo Paralympics 2020. India won 19 medals this year; 5 gold, 8 silver, and 6 bronze medals.

Shreya GhoshSeptember 6, 2021 at 06:09 AM2 min read
India had such an incredible performance in the Tokyo Paralympics 2020. India won 19 medals this year; 5 gold, 8 silver, and 6 bronze medals.

What a year it has been for India at Tokyo Olympics 2020! For the first time, India had such an incredible performance in any Paralympics events. India won a total of 19 medals this year including 5 gold medals, 8 silver medals, and 6 bronze medals.

The world witnessed many firsts for the Indian athletes;

  • Avani Lekhara became the first Indian women athletes to win 2 paralympics medals.
  • Also, she is the first Indian woman to win a Paralympic gold medal.
  • Bhavina Patel became the first Indian table tennis player who won a Paralympic medal.
  • Harvinder Singh winning the first medal for India in archery

Every Indian medalist at 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

Athlete Medal Event
Bhavina Patel Silver Women's singles table tennis Class 4 category
Nishad Kumar Silver Men's high jump T47
Avani Lekhara Gold Women's 10m air rifle shooting standing SH1
Yogesh Kathuniya Silver Men's discus throw F56
Devendra Jhajharia Silver Men's javelin throw F46
Sundar Singh Gurjar Bronze Men's javelin throw F46
Sumit Antil Gold Men's javelin throw F64
Singhraj Adhana Bronze Men's 10m air pistol shooting SH1
Mariyappan Thangavelu Silver Men's high jump T42
Sharad Kumar Bronze Men's high jump T42
Praveen Kumar Silver Men's high jump T64
Avani Lekhara Bronze Women's 50m rifle 3 positions shooting SH1
Harvinder Singh Bronze Men's individual recurve - Open Archery
Manish Narwal Gold Men's 50m pistol SH1
Singhraj Adhana Silver Men's 50m pistol SH1
Pramod Bhagat Gold Men's singles badminton SL3
Manoj Sarkar Bronze Men's singles badminton SL3
Suhas Yathiraj Silver Men's singles badminton SL4
Krishna Nagar Gold Men's singles badminton SH6

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