Asian Para Games 2023: India is once again ready to make its mark on the international sporting stage, this time at the prestigious Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China. With a whopping 303 athletes, India is sending its most robust contingent ever to the games, setting the stage for what could be an extraordinary showcase of talent.
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In the wake of a remarkably successful Asian Games campaign, where India clinched an impressive 107 medals, the focus now shifts to the Asian Para Games. This competition, held from October 22 to October 28, is expected to witness India’s most prosperous run in the history of the event. In the previous edition in Jakarta, the Indian squad secured a total of 72 medals, indicating a substantial improvement. According to reports, India’s athletes will compete in a diverse array of 17 sports. This impressive range includes Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Blind Football, Boccia, Canoe, Chess, Cycling, Judo, Lawn Ball, Powerlifting, Rowing, Shooting, Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, and Wheelchair Fencing.
Asian Para Games 2023: India Fields Its Strongest Contingent Ever – Get to Know the Full Squad
Here’s a comprehensive look at the Asian Para Games full squad for India:
Athletics
India’s athletic representation is vast, including both men and women. Notable male athletes include Narayan Thakur, Ravi Kumar, and many more. The women’s team boasts stars like Preeti Pal and Devika Malik, among others.
Para Badminton
The Badminton squad features outstanding male players like Krishna Nagar and Pramod Bhagat, along with female players like Nithya Sre and Manasi Girishchandra Joshi, who are expected to shine on the court.
Asian Para Games 2023: India Fields Its Strongest Contingent Ever – Get to Know the Full Squad
Para Table Tennis
This sport will see representatives like Jehan Dorab Madan and Poonam, showcasing their talents and competing at the highest level.
Para Powerlifting
The Powerlifting division will be led by athletes like Pradeep Joon and Manpreet Kaur. This is an event where India has historically performed well, and these athletes are sure to continue the tradition.
Asian Para Games 2023: India Fields Its Strongest Contingent Ever – Get to Know the Full Squad
Para Archery, Para Shooting, Para Swimming, Para Chess, Para Cycling, Para Fencing, Para Lawn Bowls, Para Judo, Para Boccia, Men’s Blind Football, Para Taekwondo, and Para Canoe
India’s representation in these sports is no less impressive. From archery to canoeing, the country’s best para-athletes are gearing up to compete against the best.
Here’s the full list of para athletes representing India:
| Sports | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Para Badminton | Krishna Nagar, Sivarajan Solaimalai, Pramod Bhagat, Manoj Sarkar, Nitesh Kumar, Sukant Indukant Kadam, Tarun, Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj, Chirag Baretha, Ruthick Ragupathi, Prem Kumar Ale, Shashank Kumar, Abu Hubaida, Akash Sethu Madhavan, Gokul Das AreeparambVadakkayil, Hardik Makkar, Raj Kumar | Nithya Sre, Rachana Shaileshkumar Patel, Manasi Girishchandra Joshi, Mandeep Kaur, Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar, Jyoti, Palak Kohli, Vaishnavi Puneyani, Manisha Ramadass, Shanthiya Viswanathan, Thulasimathi Murugesan, Ammu Mohan |
| Para Athletics | Ajay Kumar, Chirag, Ravi Kumar, Shreyansh Trivedi, Rakeshbhai Bhatt, Manoj Baskar, Vijay Kumar, Sheik Abdul Mohammad, Pranav Desai, Mit Patel, Narayan Thakur, Vijay Kumar, Vinay Kumar Lal, Madan, Mohammad Arif, Dilip Gavit, Jasbeer, Mithun, Khodaji Thakor, Ankur Dhama, Keshavamurthy Gururaju, Sharath Shankarappa, Raman Sharma, Rakesh Bhaira, Parmod, Devershee Sachan, Amit Kumar, Dharambir, Pranav Soorma, Monu Ghanghas, Rishi Rathore, Manjeet Ahlawat, Balaji Rajendran, Sourav, Devender Kumar, Ajithkumar Panchal, Ananth Rao Krishnappa, Yogesh kathuniya, Pardeep, Mariyappan Thangavelu, Ramsunghbhai Padhiyar, Shailesh Kumar, Ram Pal, Nishad Kumar, Praveen Kumar, Syam Injapuri, Unni Renu, Rishikant Sharma, Abhishek Chamoli, Laxit, Manjeet, Haney, Boby, Navdeep, Ritender, Sandeep, Sumit Antil, Pushpendra Singh, Pardeep Kumar, Manihas, Neeraj Yadav, Tek Chand, Parveen Kumar, Ajeet Singh, Sundar Singh, Rinku, Pardeep, Ajay Singh, Arjun Singh, Vikas, Jagdishbhai Shantilal Parmar, Mukesh, Rakeshbhai Bhatt, Solairaj Dharmaraj, Someswara Rao Ramudri, Sagar, Manu, Mayank, Ravi Rongali, Dinesh Chaudhary, Mohd Yasser, Rohit Kumar, Sachin Sarjerao Khilari, Muthuraja, Hokato Hotozhe Sema, Soman Rana, Virender, Manojkumar Sabapathi | Preeti Pal, Pooja, Devika Malik, Simran, Shalini Saraswathi, Jayanti Behera, Ishwari Nishad, Lalitha Killaka, Deepthi Jeevanji, Rakshitha Raju, Radha Venkatesh, Ekta Bhyan, Dolly Gola, Suman, Nidhi Mishra, Lakshmi, Kanchan Lakhani, Jaspreet Kaur Sran, Sakshi Kasana, Karamjyoti, Pooja, Suvarna Raj, Kusum, Poonam Sharma, Fatima Khatoon, Bhavanaben Ajabaji Chaudhary, Keerti Chauhan, Nimisha Chakkungalparambil Suresh, Muthumeena Vellasamy, Medha Jayanth, Bhagyashri Madhavrao Jadhav, Dayawanti, Santosh, Sharmila, Amisha Rawat |
| Para Table Tennis | Jehan Dorab Madan, Sandeep Dangi, Hitesh Dolwani, Dattaprasad Jotiram Chougule, Jashvant Dalsangbhai Chaudhary | Poonam, Baby Sahana Ravi, Pragati Kesharwani, Sonalben Manubhai Patel, Bhavinaben Hasmukhbhai Patel |
| Para Powerlifting | Pradeep Joon, Parmjeet Kumar, Manish Kumar, Ashok, Ramubhai Babubhai Bambhava, Joby Mathew, Vinod Thakur, Sandesha Bappunji Giddegowda | Manpreet Kaur, Jaspreet Kaur, Sakina Khatun, Pratima Krishnarao, Seema Rani, Raj Kumari, Zainab Khatoon, Kasthuri Rajamani, Suman Devi |
| Para Archery | Adil Mohamed Nazir Ansari, Naveen Dalal, Rakesh Kumar, Shyam Sunder Swami, Suraj Singh, Harvinder Singh, Rajesh Kumar, Sahil | Jyoti, Sheetal Devi, Sarita, Pooja Jatyan, Pooja |
| Para Shooting | Akash, Manish Narwal, Singhraj Adhana, Rudransh Khandelwal, Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar, Amir Ahmad Bhat, Nihal Singh, Rahul Jakhar, Sidhartha Babu, Sriharsha Devaraddi Ramakrishna | Nisha Kanwar, Rubina Francis, Sumedha Pathak, Avani Lekhara, Mona Agarwal |
| Para Swimming | Swapnil Sanjay Patil, Himanshu Nandal, Gopichand Lingutla, Suyash Narayan Jadhav, Tejas Nandakumar, Punith Nandakumar, Mohammad Shams Aalam Shaikh, Herojit Singh Rajkumar, Shridhar Nagappa Malagi, Niranjan Mukundan | Devanshi Satija, Shashruti Vinayak Nakade, Vaishnavi Vinod Jagtap |
| Para Chess | Akkisetty Ganthimeri, Naveen Kumar Arigala, Shashikant Appaso K, Ashwinbhai K M, Darpan Satish Inani, Soundarya Kumar P, Aryan Bhalchandra I, Kishan Gangolli, Somendra | Kanishri Raju Prema, Charvi Mehta, Sharon Rachel Aby, Himanshi Bhaveshbhai Rathi, Vruthi Saganlal Jain, Sanskruti Vikas More, Mrunali Prakash P, Tijan Punaram G, Sarita Prabhakar K |
| Para Cycling | Arshad Shaik, Jalaluddin Ansari, Prashant Sudarshan Arkal, Yogesh Bhimrao Ahire | Jyoti Radheshyam Gaderiya, Geeta Shambhu Singh Rao |
| Para Fencing | Venkateswar Ramesh Rao, Prafulla Kumar Khandayatray, Rakhal Kumar Sethy, Praveen, Sunil Phogat | Pujaswini Nayak, Rekha Devi, Rekha, Sheranthi Thomas |
| Para Lawn Bowls | Raghavendra Puttaswamaiah, Balaji Krishna Murthy, Dharmender Kumar, Vikas Narwal, Vikas Dagar, Surjeet Singh | Anju Bala, Nirmala Devi, Nilima Ray, Rinki, Bharti Rathee, Sapana |
| Para Judo | Kapil Parmar, Devendra Yadav, Sunil Kumar, Jaydev Gorain | Janki Bai, Kokila, Gulshan, Renuka Narayan Salave, Vrushali More, Mukesh Rani |
| Para Boccia | Sachin Chamaria, Jatin Kumar Kushwah | Anjali Devi, Pooja Gupta |
| Men’s Blind Football | Prakash Chaudhary, Klingson Marak, Pradeep Patel, Shivam Singh, Sovendra Singh, Vishnubha TejubhaVaghela, Sahil, Akash Singh | |
| Para Taekwondo | Ranjan Kumar | Aruna, Muskan, Veena Arora |
| Para Canoe | Yash Kumar, Sanjeev Kotiya, Manish Kaurav, Gajendra Singh, Jai Deep | Pooja Ojha, Prachi Yadav, Rajni Jha, Shabana, Sangeeta Rajput |
This year, the Indian contingent’s primary goal is to surpass their previous record of 72 medals, achieved in the 2018 Para Games. Their ultimate ambition is to break the 100-medal barrier, showcasing their determination to perform at the highest level and bring glory to their nation.
Asian Para Games 2023: India Fields Its Strongest Contingent Ever – Get to Know the Full Squad
India’s participation in the Asian Para Games 2023 is not just about numbers; it’s about determination, talent, and the aspiration to shine on the global stage. With their largest-ever contingent, India is poised for a historic performance in Hangzhou.
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