India is currently competing in the 2021 Summer Deaflympics which is held in Caxias do Sul, Brazil.[1] India sent a delegation consisting of 65 participants in 11 sporting disciplines such as shooting, badminton, athletics, golf, judo, karate, table tennis, tennis, taekwondo, wrestling for the event, which is also the largest ever delegation sent by India in a single Summer Deaflympic event.[2][3]
| India at the 2022 Deaflympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | IND |
| NOC | All India Sports Council of the Deaf |
| Website | www |
| in Caxias do Sul | |
| Competitors | 46 |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
|
| Summer appearances | |
This was the 14th time that India had participated at the Summer Deaflympics since making its Deaflympic debut in 1965. The delegation included Rohit Bhaker, who competed in his 7th Deaflympic event as the most experienced competitor for India at the multi-sport event. Golfer Diksha Dagar who competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics also returned to Deaflympics after appearing previously at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics.
India rank 9th in the event which includes Sports shooter Dhanush Srikanth won the first medal as well as first gold medal for India during the event as he clinched a gold medal in the men's 10m air rifle shooting event with a new deaf world record by registering a score of 247.5 points in the final.[4][5][6][7]
Medalists edit
| Name | Medal | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerlin Anika |  Gold
|
Badminton | Women Singles |
| Abhinav Sharma | Gold
|
Badminton | Mixed Doubles |
| Rohit Bhaker
Mahesh |
Gold
|
Badminton | Mixed Team |
| Diksha Dagar | Gold
|
Golf | Women's Individual |
| Dhanush Srikanth | Gold
|
Shooting | Men's 10m air rifle |
| Abhinav Deshwal | Gold
|
Shooting | Men's 10m air pistol |
| Dhanush Srikanth Priyesha Deshmukh |
Gold
|
Shooting | Mixed rifle |
| Sumit Dahya | Gold
|
Wrestling | Men's Freestyle (97 kg) |
| Prithvi Sekhar Dhananjay Dubey |
 Silver
|
Tennis | Men's Doubles |
| Abhinav Sharma |  Bronze
|
Badminton | Men's Singles |
| Vedika Sharma | Bronze
|
Shooting | Women's 10m air pistol |
| Shourya Saini | Bronze
|
Shooting | Men's 10m air rifle |
| Prithvi Sekhar | Bronze
|
Tennis | Men's Singles |
| Prithvi Sekhar Jafreen Shaik |
Bronze
|
Tennis | Mixed Doubles |
| Virender Singh | Bronze
|
Wrestling | Men's Freestyle (74 kg) |
| Amit Krishan | Bronze
|
Wrestling | Men's Freestyle (86 kg) |
Medal table edit
| Sport | Gold
|
Silver
|
Bronze
|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badminton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Golf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shooting | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Tennis | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 8 | 1 | 7 | 16 |
References edit
- ^ "India at the 2022 Summer Deaflympics". Deaflympics. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Sixty-five Indian athletes to participate in Deaflympics". Sportstar. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ Judge, Shahid. "Explainer: India at Deaflympics – here's what you need to know about the quadrennial event". Scroll.in. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Results - Shooting 10m Air Rifle (Men)". Deaflympics. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Dhanush Srikanth wins gold, Shourya Saini bags bronze at Deaflympics | More sports News - Times of India". The Times of India. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Srikanth earns shooting gold with world record score at Deaflympics". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Dhanush Srikanth wins gold, Shourya Saini bags bronze in Deaflympics". Sportstar. Press Trus of India. Retrieved 8 May 2022.