World Para Athletics Championships Highlights 2025: India's Greatest Number Of Medals

India wrapped up the World Para Athletics Championships in tenth place with a total of 22 medals (six gold, nine silver, and seven bronze) that ended on Sunday.

Despite grabbing four medals on the final day, this wasn’t the best finish in terms of overall position in the medal tally.

India’s top finish was at the last edition where they placed sixth with a total of 17 medals in Kobe.

India was tied with Colombia, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland, and Thailand, all having six gold medals each.

However, in a race to break into the top five, Iran clinched three gold medals and secured third place.

The Netherlands and Poland took home two and three golds respectively to make it into the top five, while Colombia, Great Britain, and Italy each won one gold medal, pushing India down to the tenth position.

Three championship records by Indians

India broke three championship records at the event.

Two time Paralympic champion Sumit Antil launched the javelin 71.37m in the F64 Category, setting a new championship record.

Most track medals

This marks the highest number of track medals India has ever secured at the World Para Athletics Championships.

India bagged six track medals in New Delhi, compared to four in the last edition held in Kobe.

India’s first gold medallist of the event, Shailesh Kumar, leaped 1.91m in the men’s high jump T42 event, establishing a new event record.

First time world champion Rinku Hooda achieved 66.37m in the men’s javelin F46 event, setting a championship record.

Indian para athletes also achieved 30 personal bests in this edition.

Sandeep Kumar made history as the first male Indian para athlete to win a track medal at the World Championships, taking home bronze in the men’s 200m T35 event.

Indian medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships 2025.

Gold Medal

1)Simran Sharma – Women’s 100m T12
2)Shailesh Kumar – Men’s high jump T63
3)Rinku Hooda – Men’s Javelin Throw F46
4)Sumit Antil – Men’s Javelin Throw F64
5)Sandeep Sargar – Men’s Javelin Throw F44
6)Nishad Kumar – Men’s high jump T47

Silver Medal

1)Simran Sharma – Women’s 200m T12
2)Preeti Pal – Women’s 200m T35
3)Ekta Bhyan – Women’s club throw F51
4)Deepthi Jeevanji – Women’s 400m T20
5)Navdeep Singh – Men’s Javelin Throw F41
6)Dharambir Nain – Men’s club throw F51
7)Sandeep – Men’s Javelin Throw F44
8)Yogesh Kathuniya – Men’s Discus Throw F56
9)Sundar Singh Gurjar – Men’s Javelin Throw F46

Bronze Medal

1)Sandeep – Men’s 200 T44
2)Soman Rana – Men’s shot put F57
3)Praveen Kumar – Men’s high jump T64
4)Preeti Pal – Women’s 200m T35
5)Pardeep Kumar – Men’s Discus Throw F44
6)Atul Kaushik – Men’s Discus Throw F57
7)Varun Singh Bhati – Men’s high jump T63

They had their best performance ever with a total of 22 medals secured.