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The Indian contingent has scripted history at the Tokyo Paralympics as they are set to return with a record tally in a single edition of the Paralympics. Not only did they better their record of the most number of medals in one season of the Games but they also won the most number of gold which made the Tokyo Paralympic Games all the more special.
While there are hopes and dreams of a billion-plus Indians resting on the Para-athletes, this time around more was expected from these athletes especially after India had already registered their best performance at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. However, the Paralympic Games has now even bettered the tally of the Olympic games and made 2021 a remarkable year for Indian sports.
India eventually won 19 medals which is now also the country's best at a multi-spot world event as India surpassed the tally of 13 registered at the Summer Youth Olympics in 2018. India also finished inside the top 25 in the medal table at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics as they went past their previous best tally by not one or two but 15 medals.
While the nation had won just 12 medals from its first-ever appearance in 1986 to 2016, they have now bagged 19 in this season alone. More interesting is the fact that India had only 19 athletes in their team when they won 4 medals at the Rio Paralympics and now they have won as many medals.
It would be fair to say that the country's largest contingent of 54 members lived up to all the expectations and as they bagged the record number of medals at the Paralympics.
There were multiple medallists for India this time around. While Avani Lekhara won a gold medal and a bronze medal in shooting, Singhraj also took a silver and bronze in the same sport. Avani will also be India's flag-bearer at the Paralympics closing ceremony after becoming the first woman gold medallist at the Paralympics or Olympics history.
Here is a list of all the medal-winners at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic games:
Gold medal winners at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
| S. No | Name of Athlete | Discipline |
| 1 | Avani Lekhara | Women's 10m Air Rifle Shooting Standing SH1 |
| 2 | Sumit Antil | Men's Javelin Throw F64 |
| 3 | Manish Narwal | P4 Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 |
| 4 | Pramod Bhagat | Badminton Men's Singles SL3 |
| 5 | Krishna Nagar | Badminton Men's Singles SH6 |
Silver medal winners at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
| S. No | Name of Athlete | Discipline |
| 1 | Bhavinaben Patel | Women's Singles Table Tennis- Class 4 |
| 2 | Nishad Kumar | Men's High Jump T47 |
| 3 | Devendra Jhajharia | Men's Javelin Throw F46 |
| 4 | Yogesh Kathuniya | Men's Discus Throw F56 |
| 5 | Singhraj Adhana | P4 Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 |
| 6 | Mariyappan Thangavelu | Men's High Jump T63 |
| 7 | Praveen Kumar | Men's High Jump T64 |
| 8 | Suhas L. Yathiraj | Badminton Men's Singles SL4 |
Bronze medal winners at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
| S.No | Name of Athlete | Discipline |
| 1 | Sundar Singh Gurjar | Men's Javelin Throw F46 |
| 2 | Singhraj Adhana | Men's 10m Air Pistol Shooting SH1 |
| 3 | Sharad Kumar | Men's High Jump T63 |
| 4 | Avani Lekhara | Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Shooting SH1 |
| 5 | Harvinder Singh | Men's Individual Recurve Archery |
| 6 | Manoj Sarkar | Badminton Men's Singles SL3 |