The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games are nearing their grand finale, as athletes give their all in the final days leading up to the Closing Ceremony on 8 September. On 6 and 7 September, the Paralympic action intensifies, with 13 sports awarding medals over these two days.
The Para canoe competitions will begin on 6 September, while the blind football tournament concludes on 7 September with the bronze and gold medal matches. Iconic venues will set the stage for these remarkable performances, with wheelchair tennis medal matches at Stade Roland-Garros and the Château de Versailles hosting the freestyle and team event finals in Para equestrian.
Paris 2024 Paralympics — Medals Tally (Top 10 Countries and India)
China continues to dominate the medal tally. Meanwhile, India is on a record-breaking run as they have accumulated 25 medals so far with 5 of them being gold, 9 Silver and 11 bronze medals, Here is the medal table:
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | People's Republic of China | 72 | 55 | 37 | 164 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 35 | 28 | 19 | 82 |
| 3 | USA | 27 | 33 | 17 | 77 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 21 | 10 | 5 | 36 |
| 5 | France | 17 | 22 | 22 | 61 |
| 6 | Italy | 16 | 11 | 27 | 54 |
| 7 | Ukraine | 15 | 20 | 26 | 61 |
| 8 | Brazil | 15 | 18 | 29 | 62 |
| 9 | Australia | 14 | 12 | 19 | 45 |
| 10 | Germany | 9 | 9 | 15 | 33 |
| 16 | India | 5 | 9 | 11 | 25 |
India has participated in 12 Paralympic Games since the event's debut in 1960, earning a total of 56 medals: 15 gold, 21 silver, and 21 bronze. The Paris 2024 Paralympics stands as India's most successful edition to date.
Paris 2024 Paralympics - India Day 9 Preview
All eyes today are on Yash Kumar, Simran, Dipesh Kumar, Dilip Mahadu Gavit, Praveen Kumar, Prachi Yadav, Pooja Ojha, and Kasthuri Rajamaninas as they head into the finals of their respective events. Here is the complete schedule:
| Time | Event | Athlete(s) | Category |
| 1:30 PM | Para Canoe | Yash Kumar | Men's KL1 200M Heats |
| 1:38 PM | Para Athletics | Simran | Women's 200M T12 Round 1 |
| 1:50 PM | Para Canoe | Prachi Yadav | Women's VL2 200M Heats |
| 2:07 PM | Para Athletics | Dipesh Kumar | Men's Javelin Throw F54 Finals |
| 2:50 PM | Para Athletics | Dilip Gavit | Men's 400M T45, T46, T47 Round 1 |
| 2:55 PM | Para Canoe | Pooja Ojha | Women's KL1 200M Heats |
| 3:21 PM | Para Athletics | Praveen Kumar | Men's High Jump T44, T62, T64 Final |
| 8:30 PM | Para Powerlifting | Kasthuri Rajamani | Women's Up To 67 KG Final |
| 10:30 PM | Para Athletics | Bhavanaben Chaudhary | Women's Javelin Throw F46 Final |
| 10:34 PM | Para Athletics | Soman Rana, Hokato Sema | Men's Shot Put F56, F57 Final |
Which countries are leading the overall medal count?
As of 6 September, China is leading the medal count with 72 golds and a total of 164 medals. Great Britain and the United States follow in second and third places, with 35 and 27 total medals, respectively. Netherlands and France round out the top five, with strong performances as well accumulating 21 and 17 golds respectively.
List of Indian Athletes with medals so far in the Paris Paralympics 2024?
For the first time in India's athletics history, the country secured a one-two finish as Dharambir claimed gold and Parnav Soorma took silver in the men's club throw F51 event. Dharambir also set a new Asian record with a remarkable throw of 34.92m. Here is the complete list:
| No. | Athlete | Sport | Event | Medal |
| 1 | Avani Lekhara | Shooting | Women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 | Gold |
| 2 | Mona Agarwal | Shooting | Women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 | Bronze |
| 3 | Preethi Pal | Athletics | Women's 100m T35 | Bronze |
| 4 | Manish Narwal | Shooting | Men's 10m air pistol SH1 | Silver |
| 5 | Rubina Francis | Shooting | Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 | Bronze |
| 6 | Preethi Pal | Athletics | Women's 200m T35 | Bronze |
| 7 | Nishad Kumar | Athletics | Men's high jump T47 | Silver |
| 8 | Yogesh Kathuniya | Athletics | Men's discus throw F56 | Silver |
| 9 | Nitesh Kumar | Badminton | Men's singles SL3 | Gold |
| 10 | Thulasimathi Murugesan | Badminton | Women’s singles SU5 | Silver |
| 11 | Manisha Ramadass | Badminton | Women’s singles SU5 | Bronze |
| 12 | Suhas Yathiraj | Badminton | Men’s singles SL4 | Silver |
| 13 | Rakesh Kumar / Sheetal Devi | Archery | Mixed team compound open | Bronze |
| 14 | Sumit Antil | Athletics | Javelin throw F64 | Gold |
| 15 | Nithya Sre Sivan | Badminton | Women's singles SH6 | Bronze |
| 16 | Deepthi Jeevanji | Athletics | Women's 400m T20 | Bronze |
| 17 | Mariyappan Thangavelu | Athletics | Men's high jump T63 | Bronze |
| 18 | Sharad Kumar | Athletics | Men's high jump T63 | Silver |
| 19 | Ajeet Singh | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F46 | Silver |
| 20 | Sundar Singh Gurjar | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F46 | Bronze |
| 21 | Sachin Khilari | Athletics | Men's shot put F46 | Silver |
| 22 | Harvinder Singh | Archery | Men's individual recurve open | Gold |
| 23 | Dharambir | Athletics | Men's club throw F51 | Gold |
| 24 | Parnav Soorma | Athletics | Men's club throw F51 | Silver |
| 25 | Kapil Parmar | Judo | Men's -60kg J1 | Bronze |
Armless archer Sheetal Devi briefly set a world record during the ranking round before finishing second. Later, she teamed up with Rakesh Kumar to achieve another world record in the compound mixed team qualification event. At just 17, Sheetal made history by becoming India's youngest Paralympic medallist, winning bronze in the mixed team event with Rakesh.
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