Paris Paralympics Games 2024

Recently, the Prime Minister lauded India’s best-ever performance of para-athletes at the Paris Paralympic Games 2024.

India witnessed its ‘best-ever campaign’ in the Paris Paralympics 2024 bagging a total of 29 medals. It included 7 gold, 9 silver and 13 bronze medals.

About: The Paralympics 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 organised for the first time in Rome in 1960.
- It is supervised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), a body recognised by the IOC.
Venue: On 19th June 2001, an agreement was signed between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the IPC for "one bid, one city".
- It means that cities looking to host the Olympic Games automatically have to include the Paralympics as part of their bid.
About Paris Paralympic Games 2024: The Paris Paralympic Games 2024 took place between 28th August and 8th September 2024 and featured approximately 4,400 athletes from around the world.
- Sports Discipline: Athletes competed in 22 sports, making it a comprehensive event that showcases diverse athletic talents.
- Mascot: The Paralympic Phryge, inspired by the Phrygian cap, is the mascot for Paris Paralympic Games 2024. It symbolises liberty and freedom.
Overall Performance: China finished on top with 94 gold medals. Great Britain finished second with 49 golds while the United States came third with 36 golds.

Delegation: India sent a delegation of 84 para-athletes, competing in 12 disciplines (Tokyo 2021- 9 disciplines). Para Cycling, para-rowing, and blind judo were new additions.
Performance: India secured 29 medals comprising 7 golds, 9 silvers, and 13 bronzes.
- India finished in 18th position.
- India also crossed the milestone of 50 medals in the history of the competition.
Rapid Improvement: India won a total of 12 medals from its Paralympic debut in 1968 (Tel Aviv, Israel) up to 2016, including four medals at the Rio Games in 2016.
- However, in the next two editions, Tokyo 2021 and Paris 2024, India's performance improved significantly, adding 48 medals and bringing the total to 60.
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. He had originally won silver.
- This is India's first-ever gold medal in the men's javelin F41 category.
  - F41 Category is a competition class for field athletes with short stature.

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