Another major highlight for India in the Paris Olympics was the men's hockey team winning its second consecutive medal (bronze). However, there were some mistakes in the Paris Olympics, which will be regretted in future also. However, this shows that India still needs to do a lot before becoming a sports superpower.
Along with his record-breaking performance at the Paris Paralympics, para athletes and veteran tennis star Rohan Bopanna's men's doubles title win at the Australian Open at the age of 44 also left an indelible mark.
India won a total of 29 medals including seven gold, nine silver and 13 bronze at the Paralympic Games. He finished 18th in the medal table.
Para players like Avani Lekhara, Sumit Antil, Mariyappan Thangavelu, Sheetal Devi, Nitesh Kumar, Praveen Kumar, Navdeep Singh, Sheetal Devi, Harvinder Singh and Dharambir emerged as new heroes due to their performances.
The women's table tennis team of Manika Batra, Shreeja Akula, Ayahika Mukherjee, Sutirtha Mukherjee and Diya Chitale also created history. She won the first medal (bronze) for India at the Asian Table Tennis Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan.
The year 2024 will be remembered for the success of the Indian sports team in cricket, Olympics, Paralympics, Chess Olympiad and FIDE World Championships.
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