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Analysing India’s medal contenders at Paris 2024 Paralympics
Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 – Medal Ceremony – Asaka Shooting Range, Tokyo, Japan – August 30, 2021. Gold Medall Avani Lekhara of India celebrates on the podium. (REUTERS/Issei Kato)
Hopes are high for the Indian contingent at the Paris Paralympics to deliver their best-ever showing at the Games, with the benchmark set in Tokyo. Three years back, India finished the Tokyo Paralympics with 19 medals including five gold, eight silver, and six bronze. As has been the case at these Games, para athletics is where once again India’s highest percentage of medals would be expected in Paris as well. But this time around, para badminton, shooting para sport and para archery too have been earmarked for significant results. (READ MORE)
