2024 Kobe World Para Athletics Championships

2024 Kobe World Para Athletics Championships – Key Details

• Social Timeframe & Venue: Held from 17–25 May 2024 at Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium, Japan—the first edition hosted in East Asia.
  
  
• Scope of the Event:
  • Participating Athletes: 1,073 from 103 nations
  • Number of Events: 168 para-athletics events

  • India’s Performance

    • Total Medals: 17(Best-ever performance; previous best: 10 in Paris 2023)
      • Gold: 6
      • Silver: 5
      • Bronze: 6
    • Overall Rank: 6th

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    Indian Gold Medallists 🥇

    1. Deepthi Jeevanji – Women’s 400m T20 (World Record: 55.20s)
    2. Sachin Khilari – Men’s Shot Put F46 (Asian Record: 16.30m)
    3. Mariyappan Thangavelu – Men’s High Jump T42 (Championship Record: 1.88m)
    4. Sumit Antil – Men’s Javelin Throw F64 (Reigning Paralympics & World Champion)
    5. Ekta Bhyan – Women’s Club Throw F51
    6. Simran Sharma – Women’s 200m T12 (PB: 24.95s)

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    Indian Silver Medallists 🥈

    • Yogesh Khatuniya – Men’s Discus Throw F56
    • Nishad Kumar – Men’s High Jump T47
    • Rinku – Men’s Javelin Throw F46
    • Kashish Lakra – Women’s Club Throw F51
    • Bhagyashri Jadhav – Women’s Shot Put F34

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    Indian Bronze Medallists 🥉

    • Dharambir – Men’s Club Throw F51
    • Navdeep – Men’s Javelin Throw F41
    • Ajeet Singh – Men’s Javelin Throw F46
    • Sandeep – Men’s Javelin Throw F64
    • Preeti Pal– Women’s 100m T35 & 200m T35

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    Global Rankings

    • 1st: China – 87 medals (33 Gold)
    • 2nd: Brazil
    • 3rd: USA
      
      Updated : 29 Aug 2025 ; 10: 30 PM