India at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

India at the Paralympic Games

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IPC code  IND
NPC Paralympic Committee of India
At the 2016 Summer Paralympics in
Competitors 4 in 3 sports
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Paralympic history (summary)
Summer Games

India is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.

Disability classifications

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.[1][2] 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.[3]

Competitors

Sport Men Women Total Events
Athletics 2 0 2 2
Powerlifting 1 0 1 1
Shooting 1 0 1 1
Total 4 0 4 4

Athletics

Men
Field Events
Athlete Event Distance Points Rank
Devendra Jhajharia[4] Javelin Throw - F46
Amit Kumar Club Throw - F51

Powerlifting

Men
Athlete Event Result Rank
Farman Basha Men's -49 kg

Shooting

The last direct qualifying event for Rio in shooting took place at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Fort Benning in November. Naresh Kumar Sharma earned a qualifying spot for their country at this competition in the R7 - Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions event.[5][6]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Naresh Sharma Men's R7-50m Rifle 3 Positions - SH1

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. ↑ http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/para-athletes-aim-for-glory-at-rio-paralympics-116040700931_1.html
  5. ↑ "Shooting Qualification" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Fort Benning, United States Official Results Book" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
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