Which country has the most medals in the history of the Paralympics?

The 2024 Paralympic Games will run from August 28 to September 8. The United States of America (USA) is in the top spot with 2283 medals. Overall India has participated in 12 editions of the Paralympic Games, winning a total of 31 medals, including 9 gold, 12 silver and 10 bronze in the Paralympics since its introduction in 1960. The Paralympics has seen individual athletes take up the role to bring glory to the country. India prepares to put on their best-ever performance in the Paris Paralympics 2024 with its largest-ever Paralympics contingent. In this blog piece, we look at the top 10 nations with the most medals in the history of the Paris Paralympics 2024.

Which country has the most medals in the history of the Paralympics?

Just a couple of days are left for the Paris Paralympics 2024 to get underway, and the India Paralympics contingent will be hopeful of winning more medals in Paris. The 2024 Paralympic Games kickstarts in Paris from August 28 to September 8. All the 2024 Paralympic events will be held in the suburbs of Saint-Denis & Versailles and Vaires-sur-Marne. Since its introduction, 22154 medals have been won by 129 countries.

Talking about the overall medal tally, the United States of America (USA) stands tall with 2283 medals. Great Britain occupies second place with a total of 1913, followed by China in third with 1229. USA swimmer Trischa Zorn-Hudson is the most successful Paralympian in history with 46 medals, including 32 gold medals. Here are the top 10 countries with the most medals in the history of the Summer Paralympic Games.

All you need to know about the Paralympics opening ceremony in Paris

The 2024 Summer Paralympics promises to be a spectacular 11-day event. Just like the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, the opening ceremony for the Paralympics will take place outside the stadium in the Eiffel Tower, Place de la Concorde and the Trocadéro. The Champs-Elysées is all set to be the site of a "people's parade." Almost 184 delegations, representing the 22 sports in the Paralympic competition, will descend the most beautiful avenue in the world from the Arc de Triomphe. This year, over 4,400 para-athletes are expected to take part.

The initial part of the ceremony will be open to the public. However, the ceremonial and artistic sequence which will be held on the Place de la Concorde on a 4,500-square-meter stage surrounded by four tiers of seating is a paid one, with ticket prices starting from INR 13,994 to INR 65,305. The Paris Paralympics 2024 opening ceremony tickets are available on the official ticketing website. The cauldron which was extinguished at the end of the Paris Olympics 2024 will once more light up the Parisian sky.

As the Paris 2024 Paralympic torch relay kicks off, let's take a trip down memory lane with some of the most iconic moments from past relays.

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India Paralympics team all set for a new medal record in Paris 2024

The Indian Paralympics team will be hopeful of winning more medals in Paris. With 2 days left for the Paris Paralympics 2024 which is starting on August 28, the India Paralympics team is training harder than ever to put on their best-ever performance following the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics success. The 84-member squad is a perfect combination of experienced Paralympians and young athletes. Sumit Antil, Avani Lekhara, Manish Narwal and Krishna Nagar are all set to lead the Indian team with their impressive track records and recent successes.

They are joined by Sheetal Devi, Manasi Joshi, Mona Agarwal, Bhagyashree Jadhav and Harvinder Singh who are all ready to clinch gold medals at the Paris Paralympics. Amidst all the buzz, it will be interesting to see whether the India Paralympics team can better their medal tally in Paris Paralympics 2024. The 2024 Paralympic Games will run from August 28 to September 8. Sumit Antil and Bhagyashree Jadhav are India's flagbearers at the Paris Paralympics 2024 opening ceremony which takes place on Wednesday, August 28.

पेरिस पैरालिंपिक शुरू होने वाला है और हमारे 84 एथलीट इसमें हिस्सा ले रहे हैं, मैं आप सभी से कहना चाहता हूं की सभी देशवासी #Cheer4Bharat का नारा लगाएं और हमारे खिलाड़ियों का हौसला बढ़ाएं pic.twitter.com/nv7i330IDT

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