| Nepal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | NEP |
| NPC | National Paralympic Committee (NPC) – Nepal |
| Website | paralympic.org.np |
| inParis, France August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28) – September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08) | |
| Competitors | 3 (2 men and 1 woman) in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Palesha Goverdhan |
| Medals Ranked 79th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Nepal competed at the2024 Summer Paralympics inParis, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024.[1]
Nepalese athletes made theirOlympic Games debut at the1964 Summer Olympics and theirParalympic Games debut at the2004 Summer Paralympics. However,Nepal had not secured an official medal in either event—until taekwondo athletePalesha Goverdhan made history by winning a bronze medal at theParis 2024 Paralympic Games. This marked Nepal’s first-ever official medal in theParalympic orOlympic Games, placing the country on the Paralympic medal tally for the very first time.[2][3] For this historic and remarkable achievement,Palesha Goverdhan was awardedरू65 lakh (US$48,000) by the Nepalese prime ministerKP Oli on behalf of theGovernment of Nepal on 13 September 2024.[4]
The following Nepalese competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names arebolded.
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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games, including game-eligible alternates in team sports.[5]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Bhim Bahadur Kumal | Men's 50 m freestyle S9 | 35.08 | 19 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | First round | Quarterfinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Bharat Singh Mahata | Men's −58 kg |  Tanaka (JPN)L 3–19 | Did not advance | |||||
| Palesha Goverdhan | Women's −57 kg |  Morales (VEN)W 31-0 |  Fernandes (BRA)L 8-10 |  Caverzan (FRA)W 2-1 | N/a | N/a |  Micev (SRB)W 15-8 |  |
