India at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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India at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
Flag of India.svg
IPC code IND
NPC Paralympic Committee of India
Website www.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)

India competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. The nation made its official debut at the 1968 Summer Paralympics and has appeared in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since 1984. This is India's 11th appearance at the Summer Paralympics.

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India sent its largest ever delegation for the Summer Paralympic Games consisting of 19 athletes competing across five sports. Devendra Jhajharia was the flag bearer during the opening ceremony and Mariyappan Thangavelu carried the Indian flag during the closing ceremony. The Games also marked India's best ever performance at the Paralympics till then with four medals including one gold, one silver and two bronze medals.

Background

The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) was formed in 1994, five years after the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) was established in 1989. [1] The ninth International Stoke Mandville Games was later designated as the first Paralympics in 1960. The International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation organized the Paralympic Games till 1984. The 1988 Seoul Paralympics was the first to use the Paralympics name and the event has been held in the same host city as the corresponding Summer Olympic Games since then. [2]

The nation made its Paralympics debut in 1968 and have appeared in every edition of the Summer Paralympic Games since 1984. This edition of the Games marked the nation's 11th appearance at the Summer Paralympics. [3] [4] Devendra Jhajharia was the flag bearer during the opening ceremony and Mariyappan Thangavelu carried the Indian flag during the closing ceremony.

Disability 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. [5] [6]

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. [7]

Medallists

The medal winners with the Indian Prime Minister: (left to right) Mariyappan Thangavelu, Deepa Malik, Narendra Modi, Devendra Jhajharia, Varun Bhati Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the medal winners of the Rio 2016 Paralympics (29311262974).jpg
The medal winners with the Indian Prime Minister: (left to right) Mariyappan Thangavelu, Deepa Malik, Narendra Modi, Devendra Jhajharia, Varun Bhati

The Games also marked India's best ever performance at the Paralympics till then with four medals including one gold, one silver and two bronze medals. Mariyappan Thangavelu won the first gold medal in the Men's high jump T42 event. Devendra Jhajharia won the other gold medal in the Men's javelin throw F46 event, breaking the World Record in the process. [4] [8] Deepa Malik and Varun Bhati were the other medalists with a silver and bronze medal respectively. [4]

Medalists [4]
MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal Paralympics.svg Gold Mariyappan Thangavelu Athletics Men's High Jump T42 9 September
Gold medal Paralympics.svg Gold Devendra Jhajharia Athletics Men's Javelin Throw F46 14 September
Silver medal Paralympics.svg Silver Deepa Malik Athletics Women's Shot Put- F53 12 September
Bronze medal Paralympics.svg Bronze Varun Bhati Athletics Men's High Jump T42 9 September

Competitors

India sent its largest ever delegation for the Summer Paralympic Games consisting of 19 athletes competing across five sports. [9]

The Indian contingent with Prime Minister Narendra Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Indian Contingent for Rio 2016 Paralympics.jpg
The Indian contingent with Prime Minister Narendra Modi
SportMenWomenTotalEvents
Archery pictogram (Paralympics).svg Archery 0111
Athletics pictogram (Paralympics).svg Athletics 1321511
Powerlifting pictogram.svg Powerlifting 1011
Swimming pictogram (Paralympics).svg Swimming 1011
Shooting pictogram (Paralympics).svg Shooting 1011
Total1631915

Archery

India achievied one berth in Women's individual recurve archery event after Pooja Khanna secured fifth-place finish in the final Paralympic qualifier held in Czechia and became first Indian para archer to qualify for the Paralympic Games. [9] [10]

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
ScoreSeedOpposition
score		Opposition
score		Opposition
score		Opposition
score		Opposition
score		Rank
Pooja Khanna Women's recurve individual 51329Flag of Poland.svg  Olszewska  (POL)
L 2–6		Did Not Advance

Athletics

About 15 Indian athletes achieved the qualifying standard for the Games. [9]

Track events
AthleteEventHeatFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Ankur Dhama Men's 1500 m T11 [11] 4:37:602Did Not Advance
Field events
AthleteEventsResultRank
Mariyappan Thangavelu Men's high jump T42 [12] 1.89Gold medal icon.svg
Varun Singh Bhati 1.86 PBBronze medal icon.svg
Sharad Kumar 1.776
Ram Pal Chahar Men's high jump T47 [13] 1.93 PB6
Devendra Jhajharia Men's javelin throw F46 [14] 63.97 WRGold medal icon.svg
Sundar Singh Gurjar DNS
Rinku Hooda 54.39 PB5
Ranbir Narender Men's javelin throw F42-44 [15] 53.79 PB6
Sandeep Chaudhary 54.30 PB4
Virender Dhankar Men's javelin throw F57 [16] 35.739
Men's shot put F57 [17] 11.628
Amit Kumar Saroha Men's discus throw F51/52 [18] 9.017
Men's club throw F51 [19] 26.634
Dharambir 21.399
Deepa Malik Women's shot put F53 [20] 4.61 PBSilver medal icon.svg
Karamjyoti Dalal Women's discus throw F55 [21] NM

Powerlifting

Farman Basha was the lone Indian competitor in Power lifting competitions. Farman Basha of India.jpg
Farman Basha was the lone Indian competitor in Power lifting competitions.

India has one berth in the men's event after Farman Basha secured a place in the World Ranking list as of 29 February 2016. [9]

AthleteEventWeight lifted (kg)Rank
Farman Basha Men's 49 kg [22] 1404

Shooting

Naresh Sharma earned a qualifying berth for India in the last Paralympic qualifier event held at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Fort Benning, United States. [23] [24]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ScoreRankScoreRank
Naresh Sharma Men's 10m air rifle standing SH1 [25] 583.021Did not advance
Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 [26] 606.544
Men's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 [27] 109422
Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 [28] 591.040

Swimming

Indian swimmer Suyash Jadhav achieved the 'A' qualifying mark in the finals of Men's 50m Butterfly S7 event at the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports World Games 2015. [9] [29]

AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Suyash Jadhav Men's 50 m freestyle S7 [30] 31.585Did not advance
Men's 50m butterfly S7 [31] 33.635
Men's 200m Individual Medley- SM7 [32] 3:01:056

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