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Paralympic shooting, also known as shooting Para sport, is an adaptation of shooting sports for competitors with disabilities. Shooting is a test of accuracy and control, in which competitors use pistols or rifles to fire a series of shots at a stationary target. Each shot is worth a maximum score of 10.9 points. Athletes use .22 caliber rifles, pistols and .177 caliber air guns. Paralympic shooting first appeared in the Summer Paralympics at the 1976 Toronto Games.
Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of twelve events. The competition was held in the Beijing Shooting Range Hall from 7 September to 12 September.
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.
Yelena Taranova is an Azerbaijani paralympic sport shooter. A silver medalist of the 2000 Summer Paralympics and bronze medalist of the 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2010 Volmerange-les-Mines and 2011 Columbus World Cup winner, she represneted Azerbaijan in the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
Sareh Javanmardi is an Iranian Paralympic shooter from Shiraz, Iran. Also known as Sareh Javanmardidodmani or Sareh Javanmardi Dodmani, she is the first ever female gold medalist from Iran to win in the shooting category of the Paralympics Games.
Thailand competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
Iran competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
China has qualified to send athletes to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. Sports China competed in include blind football, archery, boccia, cycling, goalball, judo, paracanoeing, sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball.
Turkey has qualified send athletes to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. Sports the country qualified to compete in include 5-a-side football, archery, goalball and wheelchair basketball.
Christopher Pitt is an Australian Paralympic shooter. He has represented Australia in the 2016 Rio Paralympics and the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Deepender Singh (born 15 June 1994 Bhatpura, Sambhal, India) is a champion Indian para pistol sport shooter. His family is subsistence farmers living between he Yamuna and Gangatic plains of western Uttar Pradesh. He has won many gold and silver medals and set a new para world record at the Para World Cup in Bangkok.
India competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. Indian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since 1984, though they made their official debut at the 1968 Summer Paralympics. This was India's most successful Paralympic season with 5 golds 8 silvers and 6 bronzes. Before this edition, India had won 12 medals of all previous Paralympics appearances combined.
Server Ibragimov is an Uzbekistani sport shooter. He represented Uzbekistan at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the bronze medal in the men's 10 metre air pistol SH1 event. He qualified to represent Uzbekistan at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan after winning the silver medal at the 2018 World Shooting Para Sport Championships held in Cheongju, South Korea.
South Korea competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Lorraine Lambert is a British Paralympic shooter who was fifth in the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio. Lambert was chosen for the postponed 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo in August 2021.
Manish Narwal is an Indian Para Pistol Shooter. He ranks fourth in the world in Men's 10m Air Pistol SH1 according to the World Shooting Para Sport Rankings. Manish is also supported by GoSports Foundation through the Para Champions Programme.
Rubina Francis is an Indian para pistol shooter. She is currently ranked number five by the International Shooting Sport Federation in Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 and she also participated in the 2018 Asian Para Games P2 - Women's 10M Air Pistol.
Avani Lekhara is an Indian Paralympian and rifle shooter. She won a Gold Medal in 10m air rifle standing and a Bronze Medal in 50m rifle 3 positions at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. As of January 2023, Lekhara is ranked world no. 1 in Women's 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 and has competed in the 2018 Asian Para Games. She has been supported by GoSports Foundation through the Para Champions Programme. She is also the first Indian woman to win multiple medals in a single Paralympic Games. She has been given out of turn appointment as Assistant Conservator of Forest (ACF) by the Government of Rajasthan.
Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar is an Indian Para Rifle shooter. He is currently World No 13 in Men's 10m Air Rifle standing SH1.
Singhraj Adhana, known mononymously as Singhraj, is an Indian paralympian and shooter. He won a silver medal in the Mixed 50m pistol SH1 and a bronze medal in the Men's P1 10 metre air pistol SH1 at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
References
- ↑ "World Shooting Para Sport Rankings / Official World Rankings 2021". World Shooting Para Sport.
- ↑ "Indian shooters capable of winning 4 medals at Paralympics, says national chief coach". Indian Express.
- ↑ "Para shooter Singhraj clinches gold, Narwal finishes fourth". The Hindu.
- ↑ "Indian shooters set records at 2019 Para World Cup". Olympic.
- ↑ "Para World Cup: Records for pistol Rahul Jakhar". Times of India.
- ↑ "Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Quota Distribution" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee.
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