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Hijam Raju Singh | TIMESOFINDIA.COM

Seven gold, 29 medals! India's Paralympians set a new benchmark at Paris Paralympics

From 12 medals in 11 editions to 48 medals in the last two editions, India have come a long way at the Summer Paralympics.

When a record 54 para athletes participated in the Tokyo Games three years ago, the expectation was always for the best ever show. And they did not disappoint, they came back with a record haul of 19 medals -- five gold, eight silver and six bronze. India had won only four gold medals in their Paralympic history before Tokyo.

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