India at 2020 Summer Paralympics, Tokyo (as on 30 Aug. 2021)

• 31 Aug 2021

Brief about Winners

Avani Lekhara

• Avani Lekhara (from Jaipur, Rajasthan) won the first gold medal for India at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 in the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 event.
• She became the first Indian woman to win a gold medal in shooting at an Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Sumit Antil

• Sumit Antil (from Sonepat in Haryana) won gold medal in men’s javelin throw F64 final event.
• He also set a new world record throw of 68.55m.

Bhavina Patel

• Bhavina Patel (from Ahmedabad, Gujarat) won a Silver medal in the table tennis event at Tokyo Paralympics. Bhavina lost to China’s Ying Zhou in the final.
• She is the first-ever Indian para-athlete, male or female, to win a Paralympics medal in table tennis.
• She also became the second female athlete to win a medal at the Paralympic Games after Deepa Malik won Silver at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.

Nishad Kumar

• Nishad Kumar from Una, Himachal Pradesh made his maiden Paralympic Games appearance in 2020 Tokyo representing India and went onto claim silver medal in the men's high jump T47 category with a new Asian record of 2.06m.

Yogesh Kathuniya

• Yogesh Kathuniya won a silver medal in the men’s Discus Throw F56 final event with a throw of 44.38m.

Devendra Jhajharia

• Devendra Jhajharia won the silver medal in the men’s javelin throw – F46 final event with his best throw of 64.35.

Sundar Singh Gurjar

• Sundar Singh Gurjar won the bronze medal, in the men’s javelin throw – F46 final with his best throw of 64.01.

Singhraj Adhana

• Singhraj Adhana won the bronze medal in men's 10m Air Pistol (SH1) event.