India at the 1968 Summer Paralympics explained
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]
Archery
See main article: Archery at the 1968 Summer Paralympics.
Athletics
See main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics.
- Field
Legend: Q = Qualified for the next phaseDartchery
See main article: Dartchery at the 1968 Summer Paralympics.
Athlete/Team | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
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Ganesh Jeena | align=left rowspan="2" | Mixed pairs open[26] | Lost | rowspan="2" colspan="4" |
Kumar Laxman | Lost | |
Swimming
See main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Paralympics.
Table tennis
See main article: Table tennis at the 1968 Summer Paralympics.
Weightlifting
See main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Paralympics.
See also
Notes and References
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- Web site: Participation Numbers Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games. International Paralympic Committee. 17 May 2011.
- Web site: Medal Standings Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games. International Paralympic Committee. 28 April 2011. 12 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191212015342/http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/reports.html?type=medalstandings&games=1968PG&sport=all. live.
- Web site: Participants in the 1968 Paralympics. 31 August 2024. International Paralympic Committee. 18 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240518235142/https://www.paralympic.org/tel-aviv-1968/results/participants. live.
- Web site: Results/Archery/Men's St. Nicholas round paraplegic. International Paralympic Committee. 1 June 2024. 23 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230923151035/https://www.paralympic.org/tel-aviv-1968/results/archery/mens-st-nicholas-round-paraplegic. live.
- Web site: Results/Archery/Men's Columbia round open. International Paralympic Committee. 1 June 2024. 31 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230531042157/https://www.paralympic.org/tel-aviv-1968/results/archery/mens-columbia-round-open. live.
- Web site: Results/Archery/Women's St. Nicholas round paraplegic. International Paralympic Committee. 1 June 2024. 18 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230518080419/https://www.paralympic.org/tel-aviv-1968/results/archery/womens-st-nicholas-round-paraplegic. live.
- Web site: Results/Athletics/Men's club throw. International Paralympic Committee. 1 June 2024. 2 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230202020606/https://www.paralympic.org/tel-aviv-1968/results/athletics/mens-club-throw. live.
- Web site: Results/Athletics/Men's javelin. International Paralympic Committee. 1 June 2024.
- Web site: Results/Athletics/Men's shot put. International Paralympic Committee. 1 June 2024. 2 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230202015103/https://www.paralympic.org/tel-aviv-1968/results/athletics/mens-shot-put. live.
- Web site: Results/Athletics/Men's discus throw C. International Paralympic Committee. 1 June 2024. 21 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240221224445/https://www.paralympic.org/tel-aviv-1968/results/athletics/mens-discus-throw-c. live.
- Web site: Results/Athletics/Men's club throw C. International Paralympic Committee. 1 June 2024. 23 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240223191851/https://www.paralympic.org/tel-aviv-1968/results/athletics/mens-club-throw-c. live.
- Web site: Results/Athletics/Men's javelin C. International Paralympic Committee. 1 June 2024. 26 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230926184524/https://www.paralympic.org/tel-aviv-1968/results/athletics/mens-javelin-c. live.
- Web site: Results/Athletics/Men's shot put. International Paralympic Committee. 1 June 2024. 11 December 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231211200855/https://www.paralympic.org/tel-aviv-1968/results/athletics/mens-shot-put-c. live.
- Web site: Results/Athletics/Men's club throw D. International Paralympic Committee. 1 June 2024.
- Web site: Results/Athletics/Men's javelin D. International Paralympic Committee. 1 June 2024. 22 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240222031953/https://www.paralympic.org/tel-aviv-1968/results/athletics/mens-javelin-d. live.
- Web site: Results/Athletics/Men's shot put D. International Paralympic Committee. 1 June 2024.
- Web site: Results/Athletics/Men's precision javelin. International Paralympic Committee. 1 June 2024. 21 April 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240421082217/https://www.paralympic.org/tel-aviv-1968/results/athletics/mens-precision-javelin-open. live.
- Web site: Results/Athletics/Women's club throw. International Paralympic Committee. 1 June 2024. 15 September 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240915140018/https://www.paralympic.org/tel-aviv-1968/results/athletics/womens-club-throw. live.
- Web site: Results/Athletics/Women's discus throw. International Paralympic Committee. 1 June 2024. 15 September 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240915140042/https://www.paralympic.org/tel-aviv-1968/results/athletics/womens-discus-throw. live.
- Web site: Results/Athletics/Women's javelin. International Paralympic Committee. 1 June 2024. 15 September 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240915160513/https://www.paralympic.org/tel-aviv-1968/results/athletics/womens-javelin. live.
- Web site: Results/Athletics/Women's shot put. International Paralympic Committee. 1 June 2024. 15 September 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240915140027/https://www.paralympic.org/tel-aviv-1968/results/athletics/womens-shot-put. live.
- Web site: Results/Athletics/Women's precision javelin. International Paralympic Committee. 1 June 2024. 15 September 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240915135953/https://www.paralympic.org/tel-aviv-1968/results/athletics/womens-precision-javelin-open. live.
- Web site: Results/Dartcherys/Mixed pairs open. International Paralympic Committee. 1 June 2024. 10 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230610063617/https://www.paralympic.org/tel-aviv-1968/results/dartchery/mixed-pairs-open. live.
- Web site: Swimming - Men's 50 m freestyle class 4 incomplete. International Paralympic Committee. 1 June 2024. 21 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240221151345/https://www.paralympic.org/tel-aviv-1968/results/swimming/mens-50-m-freestyle-class-4-incomplete. live.
- Web site: Swimming - Men's 50 m backstroke class 4 incomplete. International Paralympic Committee. 1 June 2024. 4 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704024627/https://www.paralympic.org/tel-aviv-1968/results/swimming/mens-50-m-backstroke-class-4-incomplete. live.
- Web site: Swimming - Women's 50 m freestyle special class. International Paralympic Committee. 1 June 2024. 2 December 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231202052051/https://www.paralympic.org/tel-aviv-1968/results/swimming/womens-50-m-freestyle-special-class. live.
- Web site: Swimming - Women's 50 m backstroke special class. International Paralympic Committee. 1 June 2024. 25 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220525062246/https://www.paralympic.org/tel-aviv-1968/results/swimming/womens-50-m-backstroke-special-class. live.
- Web site: Swimming - Women's 50 m breaststroke special class. International Paralympic Committee. 1 June 2024. 10 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221210213907/https://www.paralympic.org/tel-aviv-1968/results/swimming/womens-50-m-breaststroke-special-class. live.
- Web site: Swimming - Women's 100 m breaststroke open. International Paralympic Committee. 1 June 2024. 8 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230208203639/https://www.paralympic.org/tel-aviv-1968/results/swimming/womens-100-m-breaststroke-open. live.
- Web site: Results/Table tennis/Men's singles C. International Paralympic Committee. 1 June 2024. 4 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231004234039/https://www.paralympic.org/tel-aviv-1968/results/table-tennis/mens-singles-c. live.
- Web site: Results/Table tennis/Women's singles B. International Paralympic Committee. 1 June 2024. 2 March 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240302024732/https://www.paralympic.org/tel-aviv-1968/results/table-tennis/womens-singles-b. live.
- Web site: Results/Weightlifting/Men's featherweight. 1 June 2024. International Paralympic Committee. 7 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220707113942/https://www.paralympic.org/tel-aviv-1968/results/weightlifting/mens-featherweight. live.