After a successful campaign at the Summer Olympics, Indian athletes will next be in action at the Paralympic games held in Tokyo. India will send its largest-ever squad of 54 athletes to the games, scheduled to be held between August 25 - September 5. These participants will be competing in nine different sporting events to help India win a medal. Having participated in all the games since 1984, India has won a total of 12 medals at the Paralympics.The #Paralympics medals close up. Who wants one of these medals? How often do you think about them? #MondayMotivation #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/wK3gmLLAi9— Paralympic Games (@Paralympics) August 9, 2021Rio gold medalist Mariyappan Thangavelu will be the flagbearer of the Indian contingent at the opening ceremony and will hope to secure another gold in the men's high jump T-63 event in Tokyo.The Indian contingent at Paralympics in TokyoArcheryHarvinder Singh’s journey started after watching archery matches from the London Olympics on TV.He is now ready to hit the bulls eye at the #Tokyo2020 Paralympics. #Cheer4India #Praise4Para@PMOIndia @ianuragthakur @NisithPramanik @DeepaAthlete @ParalympicIndia pic.twitter.com/O8SjarpBiI— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) August 9, 2021A total of five Indian archers have qualified for the Paralympics. Four male archers made the cut after a brilliant performance at the World Championships while Jyoti Baliyan secured her berth through a bipartite invitation.MenRecurve IndividualHarvinder SinghVivek ChikaraCompound IndividualRakesh KumarShyam Sundar SwamiWomenCompound IndividualJyoti BaliyanMixed TeamCompoundJyoti Baliyan, TBDAthleticsThe Paralympic Committee of India announced the final list of all the participants after the national trials in New Delhi.As we celebrate @Neeraj_chopra1 ’s #gold at #Tokyo2020, let’s also remember Devendra Jhanjhariya who has won two gold medals in the same discipline (Javelin) for India at the @Paralympics !!! pic.twitter.com/szjw68rWwC— उदित UDIT (@UditSheth) August 8, 2021Club throw F 51 Amit Kumar SarohaDharambir NainDiscus throw F 52Vinod KumarDiscus throw F 56Yogesh KathuniyaHigh Jump T 47Nishad KumarRam PalHigh Jump T 63Mariyappan ThangaveluSharad KumarVarun Singh BhatiHigh Jump T 64Praveen KumarJavelin Throw F 41Navdeep SinghJavelin Throw F 46Sundar Singh GurjarAjeet SinghDevendra JhajhariaJavelin Throw F 54 Tek ChandJavelin Throw F 57Ranjeet BhatiJavelin Throw F 64Sandeep ChoudharySumit AntilShot Put F 35Arvind MalikShot Put F 57Soman RanaWomenTrack: 100m T 13SimranField: Club Throw F 51Kashish LakraEkta BhyanShot Put F 34 Bhagyashri JadhavBadminton Badminton will make its debut at the Paralympics in Tokyo. Seven Indian shuttlers will compete in four different events at the games.MenMen's Singles SL3Pramod BhagatManoj SarkarMen's Singles SL4Tarun DhillonSuhas Lalinakere YathirajMen's Singles SL 6Krishna NagarWomenWomen's Singles SL4Parul ParmarWomen's Singles SU5 Palak KohliWomen's doubles Parul Parmar, Palak KohliMixed Doubles [SL3 - SU5]Palak Kohli, Pramod BhagatPara CanoeingPrachi Yadav is set to become India's first ever participant in the para canoeing event. The Indian secured her place after finishing eighth at the ICF Championship in 2019.Women's VL2Prachi YadavPowerliftingJaideep Deswal and Sakina Khatun will represent India in powerlifting. Sakina will be the country's first female weightlifter at the Paralympics. Both participants secured their place through a bipartite invitation.Men's 65 kgJaideep DeswalWomen's 50 kgSakina KhatunShootingThe Paralympic Committee of India announced a list of ten shooters to represent the nation at the games.Men's P1- 10 M Air Pistol SH1Manish NarwalDeepender SinghSinghrajMen's R1- 10 M Air Rifle standing SH1Swaroop Mahavir UnhalkarDeepak SainiMen's R7-50 M Rifle three positions SH1 Deepak SainiWomenWomen's P2 - 10 M AIR Pistol SH1Rubina FrancisWomen's R2-10 M Air Rifle SH1Avani LekharaWomen's R8- 50 M Rifle three positions SH1Avani LekharaMixed Team eventsMixed P3 - 25 M pistol SH1Rahul Jakhar, AkashMixed P4- 50 M pistol SH1Manish Narwal, Singhraj, AkashMixed R3 - 10 M Air rifle prone SH1Deepak Saini, Sidhartha Babu, Avani LekharaMixed R6 - 50 M rifle prone SH1Avani Lekhara, Deepak Saini, Sidhartha BabuSwimmingSuyash Yadav secured a place in the team via MQS while Niranjan Mukundan booked his spot through a bi-partitee invitation.50m Butterfly S7Niranjan MukundanSuyash YadavHear from PCI Secretary General Sh. Gursharan Singh how we ensured mental wellbeing of #TeamIndia Para-athletes during uncertainties brought on by the pandemic; ensuring they're rearing to go for #Tokyo2020 #Paralympics!#Praise4Para #StrongerTogether #Cheer4India #UnitedByEmotion pic.twitter.com/FnbtdiYNhB— Paralympic India 🇮🇳 #Cheer4India 🏅 #Praise4Para (@ParalympicIndia) August 4, 2021200 Individual Medley SM7Suyash YadavTable TennisIndia will send two paddlers to the Paralympics. Both participants secured their place through the overall rankings allocation.Individual C3Sonalben Madhubhai PatelIndividual C4Bhavina Hasmukhbhai PatelTaekwondoIndia's Aruna Tanwar secured a place in Taekwondo after receiving a bipartitite invitation.Women's K44- 49 kgAruna TanwarCheck out: Summer Olympics vs Paralympics: 6 major differences