It’s a historic feat for India as Indian athletes at Paralympics 2024 broke the Tokyo medal tally with four new medals. India’s medal tally rose to 20 to surpass its earlier best haul of 19 medals at the Tokyo Paralympics three years ago.
The track and field athletes showcased their might for the second consecutive day at the iconic Stade De France, bagging five medals-two silver and three bronze, as the country ended day six of the quadrennial showpiece at the 17th place.
In the Tokyo edition (August 24 – September 5, 2021), India recorded its best ever medal haul with a tally of 19, including five gold, eight silver and six bronze.
Javelin throwers Ajeet Singh and world record holder Sundar Singh Gurjar won silver and bronze with throws of 65.62m and 64.96m respectively in the F46 category. F46 category is for field athletes with moderately affected movement in one or both arms or the absence of limbs.
