India at the 1968 Summer Paralympics


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. India made its Paralympics debut in the 1968 Games. India sent ten competitors including eight males and two females. The team did not win any medals.

Competitors

The Indian contingent for the Games consisted of ten athletes who competed across six sports.
SportMenWomenTotal
Archery404
Athletics729
Dartchery404
Swimming213
Table tennis112
Weightlifting101
Total8210

Archery

AthleteEventScoreRank
GaneshMen's St. Nicholas round paraplegic6527
JeenaMen's Columbia round open4540
LaxmanMen's Columbia round open4939
PatelWomen's St. Nicholas round paraplegic6113

Athletics

;Field
Legend: Q = Qualified for the next phase

Weightlifting

AthleteEventResultRank
MakandiMen's featherweight9011