India at the Paralympics
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India made its Summer Paralympic debut at the 1968 Games, competed again in 1972, and then was absent until the 1984 Games. The country has participated in every edition of the Summer Games since then. It has never participated in the Winter Paralympic Games.[1]
India's first medal in Paralympics came in 1972 Games, with Murlikant Petkar winning a gold medal in swimming. India finished 25th out of the 42 participating nations, India's best ever finish yet.
History
India's first medal, and also the first individual gold medal, was won in 1972 Games, when Murlikant Petkar swam the 50 meter freestyle in a world record time of 37.331 seconds. India finished at 25th rank in those games. In 1984, Joginder Singh Bedi won silver at the Men's Shot Put and followed it up with a pair of bronze winning performances in the Discus and Javelin throws. Thus, Joginder became the first multi-medallist Paralympian from India. Bhimrao Kesarkar also won a silver medal in Javelin in 1984 Games. India finished 37th out of the 54 participating nations.[2]
India continued to participate in each Paralympic Games thereafter, but failed to make an impact until the 2004 Games when Devendra Jhajharia,[3] javelin thrower, won gold and Rajinder Singh won bronze for powerlifting in the 56-kg category. India finished 53rd out of the 136 participating nations. H. N. Girisha, won the silver medal in the 2012 Paralympic games held in London in the men's high jump F-42 category.
India's Best Ever performance was Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games .
Medals
Medals by Summer Games
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Medals by Winter Games
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Medals by Summer Sport
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Medalists
Multiple Medalists
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| Joginder Singh Bedi |  /  1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York
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| Devendra Jhajharia |  2004 Athens 2016 Rio de Janeiro 2020 Tokyo
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2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
2012 Games Village Controversy
During the 2012 Summer Paralympics it was reported that coaches and escorts of the Indian Team were denied accommodation in the Games Village because their permits were being used by officials of the Paralympic Committee of India.[4] The Team's 10 athletes were to be assisted by six coaches and five escorts, but only two escorts were given passes; Paralympic Committee General Secretary Ratan Singh confirmed that he had brought his son, that the Committee president had brought his wife, and the treasurer had brought his wife and daughter.[5]
See also
References
- ^ India at the Paralympics on paralympic.org
- ^ "The lesser-known Olympics". blogger. 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
- ^ "Never before shown: A gold medal winner from India". paralympic village. 2004-12-19. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
- ^ "Not provided with escort, alleges Paralympics athlete". thehindu.com. The Hindu. September 3, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
- ^ Kumar, Nandini (September 2, 2012). "Officials ditch special athletes at Paralympics". epaper.timesofindia.com. Mumbai Mirror, re-published online by e-paper. p. 22. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
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