After Paris Olympics 2024, now the eyes of Indian fans are on the Paris Paralympic Games starting from Wednesday. India is sending its largest ever contingent of 84 players to the Paris Paralympics who will participate in 12 sports. In the Tokyo Paralympics held in 2021, 54 players from India participated in nine sports. In the Tokyo Paralympics, Indian players performed brilliantly and secured 24th position by winning 5 gold, 8 silver and 6 bronze medals. This was their best performance in these games. This time Indian para athletes have set a target of winning 25 medals in Paris.
This time the Paralympic Games are to be held in Paris from 28 August to 8 September. The opening ceremony of the Paris Paralympics will be held on 28 August. Like the Olympic Games, the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games will also be held outside the stadium. The route of the parade will be between the Champs-Elysees and Place de la Concorde. Let us tell you that the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games was held on the banks of the Seine River.
Mobile, laptop or desktop users can watch Paris Paralympics 2024 for free on Jio Cinema. Apart from this, the Paralympic Games will be shown live on Sports 18 Network.
Full list of Indian players in Paris Paralympics 2024
Para Athletics
Sumit Antil: Men’s Javelin Throw – F64
Deepthi Jeevanjee: Women’s 400m – T20
Sandeep: Men’s Javelin Throw – F64
Ajeet Singh: Men’s Javelin Throw – F46
Rinku Hooda: 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
Preeti Pal: Women’s 100m and 200m – T35
Bhagyashree Madhavrao 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
Sandeep Sanjay Sargar: Men’s Javelin Throw – F64
Sunder Singh Gurjar: Men’s Javelin Throw – F46
Shailesh Kumar: Men’s high jump – T63
Sharad Kumar: Men’s High Jump – T63
Mohamed Yasser: Men’s shot put – F46
Rohit Kumar: Men’s Shot Put – F46
Pranav Surma: 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 Mahadu Gavit: Men’s 400m – T47
Soman Rana: Men’s Shot Put – F57
Hokato Hotozue Sema: Men’s Shot Put – F57
Sakshi Kasana: Women’s Discus Throw – F55
Karamjyoti: Women’s Discus Throw – F55
Rakshitha Raju: Women’s 1500m – T11
Amisha Rawat: Women’s Shot Put – F46
Bhavinaben Choudhary: Women’s Javelin Throw – F46
Simran: Women’s 100m and 200m – T12
Kanchan Lakhani: Women’s discus throw – F53
Para Archery
Harvinder Singh: Men’s Individual Recurve Open & Mixed Team Recurve Open – ST
Rakesh Kumar: Men’s Individual Compound Open and Mixed Team Compound Open – W2
Shyam Sundar Swami: Men’s Individual Compound Open & Mixed Team Compound Open – ST
Puja: Women’s Individual Recurve Open & Mixed Team Recurve Open – ST
Sarita: Women’s Individual Compound Open and Mixed Team Compound Open – W2
Sheetal Devi: Women’s Individual Compound Open and Mixed Team Compound Open – ST
Para Badminton
Manoj Sarkar: Men’s Singles SL3
Nitesh Kumar: Men’s singles SL3 and mixed doubles SL3-SU5
Krishna Nagar: Men’s Singles SH6
Sivarajan Solamalai: Men’s singles SH6 and mixed doubles SH6
Suhas LY: Men’s singles SL4 and mixed doubles SL3-SU5
Sukant Kadam: Men’s singles SL4
Tarun: Men’s Singles SL4
Nitya Shri Sumati Sivan: Women’s singles SH6 and mixed doubles SH6
Mandeep Kaur: Women’s singles SL3
Manasi Joshi: Women’s singles SL3
Palak Kohli: Women’s singles SL4 and mixed doubles SL3-SU5
Thulasimati Murugesan: Women’s singles SU5 and mixed doubles SL3-SU5
Manisha Ramdas: Women’s Singles SU5
Para Canoeing
Prachi Yadav: Women’s Singles 200m VL2
Yash Kumar: Men’s Kayak Singles 200m – KL1
Puja Ojha: Women’s Kayak Single 200m KL1
Para Cycling
Arshad Sheikh: Road – Men’s C2 Individual Time Trial, Road – C1-3 Road Race, Track – C1-3 1000m Time Trial & Track – C2 3000m Individual Pursuit
Jyoti Gajeria: Road – Women’s C1-3 Individual Time Trial, Road – C1-3 Road Race, Track – C1-3 500m Time Trial & Track – C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit
Blind Judo
Kapil Parmar: Men’s 60kg J1
Kokila: Women’s 48kg J2
Para Powerlifting
Paramjeet Kumar: Men up to 49kg
Ashok: Men upto 65kg
Sakina Khatun: Female up to 45 kg
Kasturi Rajamani: Women up to 67 kg
Para Rowing
Anita: PR3 Mix Double Sculls-PR3Mix2x
Narayan Konganapalle: PR3 Mix Double Sculls-PR3Mix2x
Para Shooting
Amir Ahmad Bhat: P3 – x 25m Pistol SH1
Avani Lekhara: R2 – W 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1, R3 – X 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 & R8 – W 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1
Mona Agarwal: R2 – W 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1, R6 – X 50m Rifle Prone SH1 & R8 – W 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1
Nihal Singh: P3 – x 25m pistol SH1 & P4 – x 50m pistol SH1
Manish Narwal: P1 – M 10m Air Pistol SH1
Rudransh Khandelwal: P1 – M 10m Air Pistol SH1 and P4 – X 50m Pistol SH1
Siddhartha Babu: R3 – x 10m air rifle prone SH1, R6 – x 50m rifle prone SH1
Sriharsha Ramakrishna: R4 – x 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 & R5 – x 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2
Swarup Unhalkar: R1 – M 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1
Rubina Francis: P2 – W 10m Air Pistol SH1
Para Table Tennis
Sonalben Patel: Women’s singles WS3 and Women’s doubles WD10
Bhavinaben Patel: Women’s singles – WS4 and Women’s doubles WD10
Para Swimming
Suyash Narayan Jadhav: Men’s 50m butterfly – S7
Para Taekwondo
Aruna: Women’s K44 -47 kg
Games played at Paris Paralympics
Blind Football: 1-7 September
Boscia: August 29 – September 5
Goalball: 29 August – 5 September
Para Archery: August 29 – September 5
Para Athletics: August 30 – September 8
Para Badminton: August 29 – September 2
Para Canoeing: September 6-8
Para cycling: September 4-7
Para Equestrian: August 29 – September 1
Para Judo: September 2-7
Para Powerlifting: September 5-7
Para Rowing: August 30 – September 1
Para Swimming: August 29 – September 7
Para Table Tennis: August 29 – September 7
Para Taekwondo: August 29-31
Para Triathlon: 1-2 September
Shooting para-sport: August 30 – September 5
Sitting Volleyball: August 29 – September 7
Wheelchair Basketball: 3 – 7 September
Wheelchair Fencing: 3 – 7 September
Wheelchair rugby: 29 August – 2 September
Wheelchair Tennis: 30 August – 7 September
Venues of the Paralympic Games
Stade de France: Para Athletics
Roland-Garron Stadium: Wheelchair Tennis
Chateau de Versailles: Para horse riding
Paris La Defense Arena: Para Swimming
Eiffel Tower Stadium: Blind Football
Invalid: Para Archery
Pont Alexandre III: Para Triathlon
Grand Palais: Wheelchair Fencing, Para Taekwondo
Champ de Mars Arena: Para Judo, Wheelchair Rugby
Porte de la Chapelle Arena: Para Badminton, Para Powerlifting
South Paris Arena: Boccia, Para Table Tennis, Goalball
Châteauroux Shooting Center: shooting para sport
North Paris Arena: Sitting Volleyball
Bercy Arena: Wheelchair Basketball
Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome: Para cycling (track)
Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium: para canoe, para rowing
Clichy-sous-Bois: Para Cycling (Road)
Paralympic Marathon route: Start in Saint-Denis and finish at Esplanades des Invalides
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)