India at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
India will be participating at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 25 August to 6 September 2020.
| India at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | IND |
| NPC | Paralympic Committee of India |
| Website | www |
| in Tokyo | |
| Competitors | 22 in 3 sports |
| Medals Ranked 0th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances | |
Indian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympics since 1984, although they made their official debut at the 1968 Summer Paralympics.
Competitors
| Sport | Men | Women | Total | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Athletics | 11 | 1 | 12 | 8 |
| Shooting | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Total | 20 | 2 | 22 | 14 |
Archery
India archers have achieved quota places for the following events from 2019 World Archery Para Championships 2019.
Harvinder Singh and Vivek Chikara becomes first male archers from the country to qualify for the games. They have achieved this feat by finishing in Top 16 in the World Championship. Rakesh Kumar and Shyam Sundar Swami also qualified from the World Championship.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Round 64 | Round 32 | Round 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |
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| Harvinder Singh | Men's Recurve Individual Open | |||||||||
| Vivek Chikara | ||||||||||
| Rakesh Kumar | Men's Compound Individual Open | |||||||||
| Shyam Sundar Swami | ||||||||||
Athletics
The following Indian athletes have achieved the quota places by virtue of finishing in top 4 at 2019 World Para Athletics Championship in Dubai, Qualification Ranking Allocation, Qualification Ranking Allocation and High Performance Allocation.
India secured 12 qualification through World Championship by virtue of finishing in top 4, India had won 9 medals (2 Gold, 2 Silver and 5 Bronze), of which 8 medals were in the Paralympic Games program categories.
Men
Field
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Vinod Kumar | Discus Throw F52 | ||||
| Yogesh Kathuniya | Discus Throw F56 | ||||
| Nishad Kumar | Men's High Jump T47 | ||||
| Mariyappan Thangavelu | Men's High Jump T63 | ||||
| Sharad Kumar | |||||
| Praveen Kumar | Men's High Jump T64 | ||||
| Sudar Singh Gurjar | Javelin Throw F46 | ||||
| Ajeet Singh | |||||
| Rinku Hooda | |||||
| Sandeep Choudhary | Javelin Throw F64 | ||||
| Sumit Antil | |||||
Women
Field
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ekta Bhyan | Club Throw F51 | ||||
Shooting
Indian shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 World Shooting Para Sport Championships, 2018 World Shooting Para Sport World Cup, Chateauroux, 2019 World Shooting Para Sport World Cup, Al Ain and 2019 World Shooting Para Sport Championships, Sydney. Each athlete from each NPC must at least aim to score targets in each medalling event in the qualifying tournaments.
Manish Narwal and Deepender Singh becomes the first Indian Para Pistol shooter to qualify for the Paralympic games after winning gold and silver medal at 2018 World Shooting Para Sport World Cup, Chateauroux.[2] Later Singhraj also joined them by securing berth in the mixed pistol event. Avani Lekhera becomes the first female shooter to secure Paralympic berth for India.[3] Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar secured another quota in rifle from 2019 World Shooting Para Sport Championships, Sydney. Later Siddhartha Babu also secured qualified from the same tournament.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Manish Narwal | P1-Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 | ||||
| Deepender Singh | |||||
| Singhraj | P4-Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 | ||||
| Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar | R1-Men's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 | ||||
| Avani Lekhara | R6-Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 | ||||
| Sidhartha Babu | |||||
References
- "Indian archers bag four berths for Tokyo Paralympics - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- "Tokyo 2020 Qutoa Allocation after the Châteauroux 2018 World Shooting Para Sport World Cup" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Qutoa Allocation after the Châteauroux 2018 World Shooting Para Sport World Cup. 25 February 2019.
- "Quota Allocation after the Al Ain 2019 World Cup" (PDF). Quota Allocation after the Al Ain 2019 World Cup. 25 February 2019.