India achieved its best-ever finish at the Paralympics after clinching 18th spot on the medals tally in the 17th edition which concluded in Paris on Sunday.
India won seven gold, nine silver and 13 bronze medals to achieve its best-ever haul at a single edition of the Paralympic Games.
China finished on top with 220 medals, including 94 golds. Great Britain finished second with 49 golds while USA took the third spot with 36 golds.
For India, Avani Lekhara (Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1) and Sumit Antil (Men’s Javelin Throw F64) defended their titles from Tokyo 2020 while Harvinder Singh (Men’s Individual Recurve Open), Nitesh Kumar (Men’s Singles SL3), Dharambir (Men’s Club Throw F51), Praveen Kumar (Men’s High Jump T64) and Navdeep Singh (Men’s Javelin Throw F41) also stood at the top of the podium.
Here is the final medals tally with top 10 nations and India:
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | People's Republic of China | 94 | 76 | 50 | 220 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 49 | 44 | 31 | 124 |
| 3 | USA | 36 | 42 | 27 | 105 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 27 | 17 | 12 | 56 |
| 5 | Brazil | 25 | 26 | 38 | 89 |
| 6 | Italy | 24 | 15 | 32 | 71 |
| 7 | Ukraine | 22 | 28 | 32 | 82 |
| 8 | France | 19 | 28 | 28 | 75 |
| 9 | Australia | 18 | 17 | 28 | 63 |
| 10 | Japan | 14 | 10 | 17 | 41 |
| 18 | India | 7 | 9 | 13 | 29 |
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