A total of 84 Indian para athletes will compete at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, scheduled from August 28 to September 9 in France. It is India\u2019s largest contingent in Paralympic history.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"My best wishes to all the incredible Indian athletes competing in the Paralympic Games which begin in Paris today. Keep inspiring us!\" Chopra posted on X.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sumit Antil and Bhagyashri Jadhav will be India\u2019s flagbearers at the opening ceremony.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India will compete in 12 of the 22 sports, including debuts in para cycling, para judo and para rowing.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India's campaign will begin on Thursday with para archery, where Tokyo Paralympics bronze medallist Harvinder Singh will feature in men's recurve ranking round and Sarita will play in women's compound open category.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Later, in para badminton Krishna Nagar will start his men\u2019s singles title defence in SH6 category. Sivarajan Solaimalai and Nithya Sre Sivan are the other para-shuttler who will be in the action on day-1.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India's campaign will begin on Thursday with para archery, where Tokyo Paralympics bronze medallist Harvinder Singh will feature in men's recurve ranking round and Sarita will play in women's compound open category.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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