At the 24th rank worldwide, India gave its best performance at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020. In a single Paralympic, India won 19 medals, which is more than all the medals India has won in all Paralympics combined. India won 5 Gold medals, 8 Silver medals, and 6 Bronze medals.
Crux of the Matter
Here’s a list of all the winners at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020.
Name: Avani Lekhara
Sport: Shooting
Medals: Gold, Bronze
Name: Sumit Antil
Sport: Javelin Throw
Medals: Gold
Name: Krishna Nagar
Sport: Badminton
Medals: Gold
Name: Manish Narwal
Sport: Shooting
Medals: Gold
Name: Pramod Bhagat
Sport: Badminton
Medals: Gold
Name: Devendra Jhajhariya
Sport: Javelin Throw
Medals: Silver
Name: Bhavinaben Patel
Sport: Table Tennis
Medals: Silver
Name: Nishad Kumar
Sport: High Jump
Medals: Silver
Name: Yogesh Kathuniya
Sport: Discuss Throw
Medals: Silver
Name: Mariyappan Thangavelu
Sport: High Jump
Medals: Silver
Name: Praveen Kumar
Sport: High Jump
Medals: Silver
Name: Singhraj Adhana
Sport: Shooting
Medals: Silver, Bronze
Name: Suhas Yathiraj
Sport: Badminton
Medals: Silver
Name: Manoj Kumar
Sport: Badminton
Medals: Bronze
Name: Sundar Singh Gurjar
Sport: Javelin Throw
Medals: Bronze
Name: Sharad Kumar
Sport: High Jump
Medals: Bronze
Name: Harvinder Singh
Sport: Archery
Medals: Bronze
Curiopedia
The paralympics started at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in UK as a friendly competition amongst injured war veterans. The games were founded by Dr Sir Ludwig Guttmann.