AS 31 INDIAN PARA ATHLETES participate in the 8th World Para Athletics Championships in London, we ponder five decades back when India first entered the global stage.
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India has a long association with the Paralympic movement. The country made its debut at the 1968 Summer Paralympics at Tel Aviv in Israel. Just four years later, Murlikant Petkar became the first-ever Indian to win a Paralympic gold. In the 49-odd years since India’s Paralympic debut, its differently-abled athletes have come a long way – with a four-medal haul at the 2016 Rio Paralympics being the country’s best-ever showing.
Day 5 highlights of the World Para Athletics Championships London
In this video, India's para athletes share their views on how the sport can be grown. And also what may be needed to help Indian para athletes get the deserved share of recognition.