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The Paris Paralympics begin on Wednesday. India could not repeat its previous performance at the Tokyo Games in the recently held Olympics, but India's para-athletes will be hoping to win a record number of medals this time.
India has sent its highest number of athletes this time, 84. India won a record 19 medals including five gold medals at the 2022 Tokyo ParaGames and ranked 24th overall. India aims to double the number of gold medals this time and win more than 25 medals in total. India is participating in 12 sports this time and the 54-member team participated in nine sports in Tokyo.
The Indian Para Athletics team has performed well in recent times and this time there are high expectations from the 38 players participating in athletics. Foot archer Shital Devi is also among the strong contenders for the gold medal. Hokato Semon can win gold in shot put and Narayan in rowing. Asian Para Games F34 silver medalist Sumit Antil and shot putter Bhagyashree Jadhav will be India's flag bearers in the opening ceremony outside the stadium for the first time in the history of the Paralympic Games.