• It is the largest international event for disabled athletes and takes place shortly after the Olympic Games.
• Olympic-style games for athletes with a disability were organized for the first time in Rome in 1960.
• It is supervised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), a body recognized by the IOC.
• Venue: Paris
• Dates: 28th August - 8th September 2024 and featured approximately 4,400 athletes from around the world
• Mascot: The Paralympic Phryge, inspired by the Phrygian cap, is the mascot for Paris Paralympic Games 2024. It symbolizes liberty and freedom.
• Flag Bearers
  
  • Opening Ceremony: Javelin thrower Sumit Antil and shot putter Bhagyashri Jadhav
  • Closing Ceremony: Archer Harvinder Singh and sprinter Preethi Pal
• Top 3 Performer Countries: China (220), Great Britain (124), USA (105) medals respectively.
• India’s Position: 18th

India’s Performance in the Paris Paralympic Games 2024

• Delegation: 84 para-athletes, competing in 12 disciplines (Tokyo 2021- 9 disciplines).
• New Additions: Para Cycling, Para-rowing, and Blind judo.
• Performance
  
  • India secured 29 medals comprising 7 golds, 9 silvers, and 13 bronzes.
  • India also crossed the milestone of 50 medals in the history of the competition.
• Gold in Javelin Throw
  
  • India's Navdeep Singh was awarded a gold medal in the men's javelin throw F41 final after Iran's Beit Sayah Sadegh was disqualified.
  • This is India's first-ever gold medal in the men's javelin F41 category.

Medal	Sport	Event	Athlete
Gold	Shooting	Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1	Avani Lekhara
Gold	Athletics	Men's Javelin Throw F41	Navdeep Singh
Gold	Athletics	Men's High Jump T64	Praveen Kumar
Gold	Athletics	Men's Club Throw F51	Dharmbir
Gold	Archery	Men's Individual Recurve Open	Harvinder Singh
Gold	Athletics	Javelin Throw F64	Sumit Antil
Gold	Badminton	Men's Singles SL3	Nitesh Kumar
Silver	Shooting	Men's 10m Air Pistol SH1	Manish Narwal
Silver	Athletics	Men's High Jump T47	Nishad Kumar
Silver	Athletics	Men's Discus Throw F56	Yogesh Kanthuniya
Silver	Badminton	Women’s Singles SU5	Thulasimathi Murugesan
Silver	Badminton	Men’s Singles SL4	Suhas Yathiraj
Silver	Athletics	Men's High Jump T63	Sharad Kumar
Silver	Athletics	Men's Javelin Throw F46	Ajeet Singh
Silver	Athletics	Men's Shot Put F46	Sachin Khilari
Silver	Athletics	Men's Club Throw F51	Pranav Soorma
Bronze	Shooting	Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1	Mona Agarwal
Bronze	Athleticsq	Women's 100m T35	Preethi Pal
Bronze	Shooting	Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1	Rubina Francis
Bronze	Athletics	Women's 200m T35	Preethi Pal
Bronze	Badminton	Women’s Singles SU5	Manisha Ramadass
Bronze	Archery	Mixed Team Compound Open	Rakesh Kumar Sheetal Devi
Bronze	Badminton	Women's Singles SH6	Nithya Sre Sivan
Bronze	Athletics	Women's 400m T20	Deepthi Jeevanji
Bronze	Athletics	Men's High Jump T63	Mariyappan Thangavelu
Bronze	Athletics	Men's Javelin Throw F46	Sundar Singh Gurjar
Bronze	Judo	Men's -60kg J1	Kapil Parmar
Bronze	Athletics	Men’s Shot Put F57	Hokato Hotozhe Sema
Bronze	Athletics	Women's 200m T12	Simran

The Paralympic Phryge: Mascot of Paralympic2024