India at the 1968 Summer Paralympics

India at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	IND
NPC	Paralympic Committee of India
Website	Paralympic India
in Tel Aviv November 4, 1968 (1968-11-4) – November 13, 1968 (1968-11-13)
Competitors	10 in 6 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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India competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics held in Tel Aviv from 4 to 13 November 1968. The nation made its official debut at the 1968 Games. India sent a contingent consisting of ten athletes for the Games and did not win a medal.

Background

The ninth International Stoke Mandville Games was later designated as the first Paralympics in 1960 and the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation organized the 1968 Games. ^[1] India made its Paralympics debut in the 1968 Games. ^[2] India sent ten competitors including eight males and two females. ^{[3] [4]} The team did not win any medals. ^[5]

Competitors

The Indian contingent for the Games consisted of ten athletes who competed across six sports. ^[6]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Archery	4	0	4
Athletics	7	2	9
Dartchery	4	0	4
Swimming	2	1	3
Table tennis	1	1	2
Weightlifting	1	0	1
Total [a]	8	2	10

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1968 Summer Paralympics

Athlete	Event	Score	Rank
Ganesh	Men's St. Nicholas round paraplegic [7]	65	27
Jeena	Men's Columbia round open [8]	45	40
Laxman		49	39
Patel	Women's St. Nicholas round paraplegic [9]	61	13

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Field

Athlete	Event	Qualification			Final
		Result	Points	Rank	Result	Points	Rank
Ganesh	Men's club throw A [10]	19.77	—	37	Did not qualify
	Men's javelin A [11]	11.12		30
	Men's shot put A [12]	3.53		37
Gattu	Men's precision javelin open [13]	—	62	38	Did not qualify
Jeena	Men's club throw C [14]	18.32	—	43	Did not qualify
	Men's javelin C [15]	8.64		45
	Men's shot put C [16]	3.17		50
	Men's precision javelin open [13]	—	64	27
Khan	Men's club throw C [14]	20.66	—	37	Did not qualify
	Men's discus throw C [17]	10.54		50
	Men's javelin C [15]	8.58		46
Kumar	Men's club throw C [14]	13.39	—	45	Did not qualify
	Men's javelin C [15]	6.20		47
	Men's shot put C [16]	3.16		51
Laxman	Men's club throw D [18]	23.77	—	24	Did not qualify
	Men's javelin D [19]	12.05		24
	Men's shot put D [20]	3.70		24
	Men's precision javelin open [13]	—	54	57
Patel	Women's club throw A [21]	10.45	—	17	Did not qualify
	Women's discus throw A [22]	6.11		17
	Women's javelin A [23]	5.44		16
	Women's shot put A [24]	2.63		20
	Women's precision javelin open [25]	—	4	51
Pereira	Men's club throw A [10]	32.61	—	4 Q	NM
Shehrnaz Kermani	Women's precision javelin open [25]	—	60	31	Did not qualify

Legend: Q = Qualified for the next phase

Dartchery

Main article: Dartchery at the 1968 Summer Paralympics

Athlete/Team	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Ganesh Jeena	Mixed pairs open [26]	South / Conn  (AUS) Lost	Did not advance
Kumar Laxman		Koten / Sala  (ITA) Lost

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Paralympics

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Jeena	Men's 50 m freestyle class 4 incomplete [27]	58.50	2	Did not qualify
Kumar	Men's 50 m backstroke class 4 incomplete [28]	2:04.90	5
Shehrnaz Kermani	Women's 50 m freestyle special class [29]	1:38.30	4	Did not qualify
	Women's 50 m backstroke special class [30]	1:34.50	4
	Women's 50 m breaststroke special class [31]	1:47.60	6
	Women's 100 m breaststroke open [32]	—		3:57.20	4

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 1968 Summer Paralympics

Athlete/Team	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Murlikant Petkar	Men's singles C [33]	Telsnig  (AUT) Lost	Did not advance
Patel	Women's singles B [34]	—	Schweiger  (FRG) Won	Ramousse  (FRA) Lost	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Paralympics

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Makandi	Men's featherweight [35]	90	11

See also

• India at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Notes

1. Some athletes participated in multiple sports, hence individual counts might not add up to the total.

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