| Npc: | IND |
| Npcname: | Paralympic Committee of India |
| Games: | Summer Paralympics |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Location: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Competitors: | 54 |
| Sports: | 9 |
| Flagbearer Open: | Tek Chand |
| Flagbearer Close: | Avani Lekhara[1] |
| Rank: | 24 |
| Gold: | 5 |
| Silver: | 8 |
| Bronze: | 6 |
| Appearances: | auto |
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 (total 19). Before this edition, India had won 12 medals (4 medals of each color) of all previous Paralympics appearances combined.
Table tennis player Bhavina Patel won India's first olympics (Paralympic) medal in Table Tennis.[2] Shooter Avani Lekhara scripted history as she became the first Indian to win a medal in Shooting in the Paralympics. She also became the first Indian woman to win a gold medal and become multiple medalist in Paralympics.[3] Another shooter Singhraj Adhana won two medals - Silver in Mixed 50m pistol SH1 category and Bronze in Men's 10m air rifle SH1 category.[4]
Archer Harvinder Singh became the first Indian to win a medal in Archery at the olympics (Paralympic). He won a bronze medal in Men's Recurve Individual.[5] In badminton Indian shuttler won a record number of medals including two golds (Pramod Bhagat - Men's singles SL3, Krishna Nagar - Men's singles SH6) one silver (Suhas Yathiraj - Men's Singles Badminton SL4) and one bronze (Manoj Sarkar - Men's Singles Badminton SL3). Mariyappan Thangavelu and Devendra Jhajharia won consecutive medals in their respective category (they both won gold in Rio 2016). They both won silver medals. Devendra's silver at the Tokyo Games took his overall individual tally to three medals and he's now level with legendary Paralympian Joginder Singh Bedi who also has three medals to his name at the Paralympic Games.[6] In Javelin throw F64 another Indian Sumit Antil won agold medal (68.55 m) with new world record.
Indian discus thrower Vinod Kumar lost his F52 category bronze medal after being found ineligible in the disability classification assessment.[7] Mariyappan Thangavelu was originally the flag bearer but because of quarantine, the flag bearer was changed to Tek Chand.[8]
See main article: 2020 Summer Paralympics medal table.
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| Medals by Gender | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | bgcolor=#F7F6A8 | bgcolor=#DCE5E5 | bgcolor=#FFDAB9 | Total | |||
| Male | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | |||
| Female | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Total | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 | |||
| Medals by Day | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Total | ||||
| 5 | 29 August | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | 30 August | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 7 | 31 August | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 10 | 3 September | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 11 | 4 September | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 12 | 5 September | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 | ||
This year India sent its largest contingent of all time.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Athletics | 20 | 4 | 24 | |
| Badminton | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Paracanoeing | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Powerlifting | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Shooting | 8 | 2 | 10 | |
| Swimming | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Table Tennis | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 40 | 14 | 54 |
See main article: Archery at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Archery at the 2020 Summer Paralympics - Qualification. India archers achieved quota places for the following events from the 2019 World Para Archery Championships.
Harvinder Singh and Vivek Chikara became the first male archers from the country to qualify for the games. They achieved this feat by finishing in the Top 16 in the World Championship. Rakesh Kumar and Shyam Sundar Swami also qualified from the World Championship.[9] Jyoti Baliyan got the Bipartite Commission invitation to participate in the tournament.
|-|align=left|Harvinder Singh|align=left rowspan=2|Individual Recurve Open|600|21|rowspan=2 |
W 6–5|
W 6–5|
W 6–2|
L 4–6|
W 6–5||-|align=left|Vivek Chikara|609|10|
W 6–2|
L 3–7|colspan=3|Did not advance|9|-|align=left|Rakesh Kumar|align=left rowspan=2|Individual Compound Open|699|3||
W 144–131 |
W 140–137|
L 143–145|colspan=2|Did not advance|5|-|align=left|Shyam Sundar Swami|682|21||
L 139–142|colspan=4|Did not advance|17|}
|-|Jyoti Baliyan|Individual Compound Open|671|15|
L 137–141|colspan=4|Did not advance|17|}
See main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification. The following Indian athletes achieved the quota places by finishing in the top 4 at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championship in Dubai, Qualification Ranking Allocation, Qualification Ranking Allocation, and High-Performance Allocation.
India secured qualification through World Championship and via World Rankings.
The Paralympic Committee of India announced the final list of the athletes after completing the selection trials in New Delhi.[10]
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | |||
| Amit Kumar Saroha | align=left rowspan=2 | Club Throw F51 | 27.77 SB | 5 |
| Dharambir Nain | 25.59 SB | 8 | ||
| Vinod Kumar | Discus Throw F52 | CNC | — | |
| Yogesh Kathuniya | Discus Throw F56 | 44.38 SB | ||
| Nishad Kumar | align=left rowspan=2 | High Jump T47 | 2.06 AR | |
| Ram Pal | 1.94 | 5 | ||
| Mariyappan Thangavelu | align=left rowspan=3 | High Jump T63 | 1.86 SB | |
| Sharad Kumar | 1.83 SB | |||
| Varun Singh Bhati | 1.77 SB | 7 | ||
| Praveen Kumar | High Jump T64 | 2.07 AR | ||
| Navdeep Singh | Javelin Throw F41 | 40.80 | 4 | |
| Sundar Singh Gurjar | Javelin Throw F46 | 64.01 SB | ||
| Ajeet Singh | 56.15 | 8 | ||
| Devendra Jhajharia | 64.35 PB | |||
| Ranjeet Bhati | Javelin Throw F57 | NM | — | |
| Sandeep Chaudhary | Javelin Throw F64 | 62.20 SB | 4 | |
| Sumit Antil | 68.55 WR SB | |||
| Arvind Malik | Shot Put F35 | 13.48 | 7 | |
| Soman Rana | Shot Put F57 | 13.81 | 4 | |
| Tek Chand | Shot Put F55 | 9.04 | 8 | |
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | |||
| Kashish Lakra | align=left rowspan=2 | Club Throw F51 | 12.66 SB | 6 |
| Ekta Bhyan | 8.38 SB | 8 | ||
| Bhagyashree Jadhav | Shot Put F34 | 7.00 PB | 7 | |
See main article: Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification. Badminton made its debut at the Paralympic Games. Following Indian shuttlers qualified for the games based on qualification rankings or bipartite invitation.[11] [12] [13]
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Semifinal | Final / | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||||
| Pramod Bhagat | Singles SL3 | W (21–10, 21–23, 21–9) | W (21–12, 21–9) | 1 Q | W (21–11, 21–16) | W (21–14, 21–17) | ||||
| Manoj Sarkar | L (10–21, 23–21, 9–21) | W (21–16, 21–9) | 2 Q | L (8–21, 10–21) | W (22–20, 21–13) | |||||
| Tarun Dhillon | Singles SL4 | W (21–7, 21–13) | W (21–18, 15–21, 21–17) | L (19–21, 9–21) | 2 Q | L (16–21, 21–16, 18–21) | L (17–21, 11–21) | 4 | ||
| Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj | W (21–9, 21–3) | W (21–6, 21–12) | L (15–21, 17–21) | 2 Q | W (21–9, 21–15) | L (21–15, 17–21, 15–21) | ||||
| Krishna Nagar | align=left rowspan=2 | Singles SH6 | W (22–20, 21–10) | W (21–17, 21–14) | 1 Q | W (21–10, 21–11) | W (21–17, 16–21, 21–17) | |||
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | |||
| Parul Parmar | Singles SL4 | L (8–21, 2–21) | L (21–23, 21–19, 15–21) | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Palak Kohli | Singles SU5 | L (4–21, 7–21) | W (21–12, 21–18) | 2 Q | L (11–21, 15–21) | Did not advance | |||
| Parul Parmar Palak Kohli | Doubles SL3–SU5 | L (7–21, 5–21) | L (12–21, 20–22) | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
See main article: Paracanoeing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
See main article: Powerlifting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Powerlifting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification. Sakina Khatun and Jaideep Deswal received the bipartite invitation to participate in the games. Sakina became the first-ever female powerlifter from the country to participate in the games. While this was Jaideep's second Paralympics, he has represented the country at the 2012 Games in Athletics.
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaideep Deswal | Men's 65 kg | — | — | |
| Sakina Khatun | Women's 50 kg | 93 | 5 |
See main article: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification. Indian shooters achieved quota places for the following events by their best finishes at the 2018 World Shooting Para Sport Championships, 2018 World Shooting Para Sport World Cup, Châteauroux, 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 became the first Indian Para Pistol shooter to qualify for the Paralympic Games after winning gold and silver medal at the 2018 World Shooting Para Sport World Cup, Châteauroux.[15] Later Singhraj also joined them by securing a berth in the mixed pistol event. Avani Lekhera becomes the first female shooter to secure a Paralympic berth for India.[16] Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar secured another quota in the rifle from the 2019 World Shooting Para Sport Championships, Sydney. Later Siddhartha Babu also secured qualified from the same tournament. Deepak Saini, Rahul Jakahar, Akash, and Rubina Francis secured the quota places from the 2021 Para Sport World Cup, Lima.[17]
Paralympic Committee of India, on 8 July 2021 announced the 10-member Indian Team for the Tokyo 2021 games.[18]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Manish Narwal | P1 – 10 m air pistol SH1 | 575 | 1 Q | 135.8 | 7 |
| Deepender Singh | 560 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
| Singhraj Adhana | 569 | 6 Q | 216.8 | ||
| Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar | R1 – 10 m air rifle standing SH1 | 615.2 | 7 Q | 203.9 | 4 |
| align=left rowspan=2 | Deepak Saini | 592.6 | 20 | Did not advance | |
| R7 - 50 m rifle 3 positions SH1 | 1114 | 18 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Rubina Francis | P2 – 10 m air pistol SH1 | 560 | 7 Q | 128.5 | 7 |
| Avani Lekhara | R2 – 10 m air rifle SH1 | 621.7 | 7 Q | 249.6 EWR/PR | |
| R8 – 50 m rifle 3 positions SH1 | 1176 | 2 Q | 445.9 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | |||
| Rahul Jakhar | align=left rowspan=2 | P3 - 25 m pistol SH1 | 576-14x | 2 Q | 12 | 5 |
| Akash | 551-11x | 20 | Did not Advance | |||
| Manish Narwal | align=left rowspan=3 | P4 – 50 m pistol SH1 | 533-7x | 7 Q | 218.2 PR | |
| Singhraj Adhana | 536-4x | 4 Q | 216.7 | |||
| Akash | 507-3x | 27 | Did not Advance | |||
| Deepak Saini | align=left rowspan=3 | R3 – 10 m air rifle prone SH1 | 624.9 | 43 | Did not advance | |
| Sidhartha Babu | 625.5 | 40 | Did not advance | |||
| Avani Lekhara | 629.7 | 27 | Did not advance | |||
| Avani Lekhara | align=left rowspan=3 | R6 – 50 m rifle prone SH1 | 612 | 28 | Did not advance | |
| Deepak Saini | 602.2 | 46 | Did not advance | |||
| Sidhartha Babu | 617.2 | 9 | Did not advance | |||
See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. One Indian swimmer has successfully entered the Paralympic slot after Suyash Jadhav achieved the MQS. Later, Niranjan Mukundan received bi-partite invitation.[19] [20]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Niranjan Mukundan | 50m Butterfly S7 | 33.82 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Suyash Jadhav | 32.36 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| 100m Breaststroke SB7 | DSQ | — | |||
| 200m Individual Medley SM7 | DNS | Did not advance | |||
See main article: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. India entered two athletes into the table tennis competition at the games. Bhavina Hasmukhbhai Patel and Sonalben Manubhai Patel qualified via overall Rankings allocation.[21] [22]
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Sonal Patel | Individual C3 | L 2–3 | L 1–3 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Bhavina Patel | Individual C4 | L 0–3 | W 3–1 | 2 Q | W 3–0 | W 3–0 | W 3–2 | L 0–3 | |
| Sonal Patel Bhavina Patel | Team C4-5 | L 0–2 | Did not advance | ||||||
See main article: Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. India qualified one athlete to compete at the Paralympics competition. Aruna Tanwar received the bipartite commission invitation allocation quotas for women's – 49 kg events.[23] Aruna withdrew before her repechage round match due to a hairline fracture.