Millions of Indians found it more meaningful because their nation had not taken home any medals at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.
However, Nagarajegowda’s victory also spurred debate about whether one medal was sufficient for a nation that houses millions of disabled people.
It also brought up concerns about how India views disability and parasports in general. However, since 2012, something seemed to have clicked for the nation.
India took home four medals from the Rio 2016 Paralympics and 20 at the Tokyo 2020 Games.
And it finished the Paralympics in Paris with an astounding 29 medals.
India has had a lot of memorable moments in Paris. For example, Navdeep Singh set a record in the javelin throw to win gold in the F41 class (a class for athletes of short stature), and Sheetal Devi, who competes without arms, won a bronze medal with Rakesh Kumar in a mixed compound archery event.
