India at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeIND
NPCParalympic Committee of India
Websitewww.paralympicindia.org.in
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors19 in 5 sports
Flag bearers Devendra Jhajharia (opening)
Mariyappan Thangavelu (closing)
Medals
Ranked 43rd
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
4
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Indian Contingent for Rio 2016 Paralympics

India competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. Indian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Paralympic Games since 1968 (except 1976 & 1980 edition).

On August 8, 2016 Paralympic Committee of India announced a list of 19 competitors [1] (16 Men & 3 Women) to be part of Rio 2016 paralympic games for India in 5 sports.

India has sent its largest ever delegation in the history of summer paralympic games i.e.19 competitors in 5 sports. it has been India's best ever performance in the history of the summer Paralympic games with a total of 4 medals won ( 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze ) with Devendra Jhajharia breaking the World Record to win a gold medal at the Paralympics.Till this, India have won 4 Gold, 4 Silver and 4 Bronze from 1968 to 2016 over 48 years of India's Paralympic history. [2] Mariyappan Thangavelu is the first gold medallist for India in 2016 Paralympics.

Disability classifications

Main article: Disability sport classification

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[3][4]

Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[5]

Competitors

Sport Men Women Total Events
Archery 0 1 1 1
Athletics 13 2 15 11
Powerlifting 1 0 1 1
Swimming 1 0 1 1
Shooting 1 0 1 1
Total 16 3 19 15

Medallists

The medal winners with the Prime Minister: (left to right) Mariyappan Thangavelu, Deepa Malik, Narendra Modi, Devendra Jhajharia, Varun Bhati

Overall

Medal Name Sport Event Date
Mariyappan Thangavelu Athletics Men's High Jump T42 9 September
Devendra Jhajharia Athletics Men's Javelin Throw F46 14 September
Deepa Malik Athletics Women's Shot Put- F53 12 September
Varun Singh Bhati Athletics Men's High Jump T42 9 September

Medals by Sports

Sport Total
Athletics 2 1 1 4

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

India has qualified one berth in Women individual recurve Archery event after Pooja Khanna secured fifth-place finish in final Paralympic qualifier to secure a continental quota in World Quota Recurve Women Open in Czech Republic 2016 & thus became first Para Archer from India to qualify for Paralympic Games.

Women

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Score Seed Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Rank
Pooja Khanna[6] Recurve Individual Open 513 29  Olszewska (POL)
L 2–6 		Did Not Advance 29

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Indian athletes have been able to achieve qualifying standard in the following athletic events (up to maximum of 3 athletes in each event) & after selection trials Paralympic Committee of India has selected a team of 15 athletes (13 Men & 2 Women) for the paralympic games.

Men

Track Events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Ankur Dhama 1500 meter- T11[7] 4:37:60 2 — Did Not Advance
Field Events
Athlete Events Result Rank
Mariyappan Thangavelu High Jump- T42[8] 1.89
Varun Singh Bhati 1.86 (PB)
Sharad Kumar 1.77 6
Ram Pal Chahar High Jump- T47[9] 1.93 (PB) 6
Devendra Jhajharia Javelin Throw - F46[10] 63.97 (WR)
Sundar Singh Gurjar Did Not Start Not Ranked
Rinku Hooda 54.39 (PB) 5
Ranbir Narender Javelin Throw - F42/44[11] 53.79 (PB) 6
Sandeep Chaudhary 54.30 (PB) 4
Virender Dhankar Javelin Throw F57[12] 35.73 9
Shot put F57[13] 11.62 8
Amit Kumar Saroha Discus Throw- F51/52[14] 9.01 7
Club Throw - F51[15] 26.63 4
Dharambir Dharambir 21.39 9

Women

Field Events

Athlete Events Result Rank
Deepa Malik Shot Put- F53[16] 4.61 (PB)
Karamjyoti Dalal Discus Throw F55[17] No Mark Not Ranked

Powerlifting

Main article: Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Farman Basha in Rio.

India has secured one berth in Men's event after National champion Farman Basha secured a place in World Ranking list as of February 29, 2016 in the given qualification period for the games.

Men

Athlete Event Total lifted Rank
Farman Basha 49 kg[18] 140 4

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Naresh Kumar Sharma earned a qualifying berth for India in the R7 - Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions event in last paralympic qualifier event in 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Fort Benning for the paralympic games.[19][20]

Men

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Naresh Sharma Men's R1-10m Air Rifle Standing SH1[21] 583.0 21 Did Not Advance
Mixed R3-10m Air Rifle Prone - SH1[22] 606.5 44 Did Not Advance
Men's R7-50m Rifle 3 Positions - SH1[23] 1094-25x 22 Did Not Advance
Mixed R6-50m Rifle Prone SH1[24] 591.0 40 Did Not Advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Indian swimmer Suyash Jadhav achieved A qualifying mark in the finals of Men's 50m Butterfly-S7 event at the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports World Games 2015 for the Rio paralympic games.

Men

Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Suyash Narayan[25] Men's 50m Freestyle- S7[26] 31.58 5 Did Not Advance
Men's 50m Butterfly- S7[27] 33.63 5 Did Not Advance
Men's 200m Individual Medley- SM7[28] 3:01:05 6 Did Not Advance

See also

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