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The Schedule of the 2024 Paralympics in Paris for India begins on August 28 and ends on September 9. India’s largest Paralympic contingent of 84 members will compete in 12 sports in France.

A 38-member para athletics team, led by Tokyo 2020 para javelin champion Sumit Antil, will make up almost half of India’s Paris 2024 Paralympics team. They will compete in 12 medal events.

In Para-Badminton and Para-Shooting, 13 and 10 athletes respectively will aim for the Paralympic podium. For the first time at the Paralympic GamesIndia will participate in Para-Cycling, Para-Judo and Para-Rowing.

Indian athletes will also participate in para-archery, para-canoeing, para-powerlifting, para-swimming, para-table tennis and para-taekwondo.

At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, India returned with 19 medals – five gold, eight silver and six bronze – making it the country’s highest medal haul at the Paralympic Games.

In particular, Avani Lekhara (Para-Shooting), Sumit Antil (Para-Athletics), Manish Narwal (Para-Shooting) and Krishna Nagar (Para-Badminton) will defend their Paralympic titles in Paris 2024.

Antil, the world record holder in para javelin in the F64 category, will compete in the javelin final on September 2. Lekhara will compete in three medal events starting August 28, while Manish will start his campaign a day later.

Krishna, on the other hand, will begin his fight for the second gold medal in the men’s badminton singles in the group stage on August 29.

Paralympics 2024 in Paris: India’s schedule