INCREDIBLE FIGHTERS

INCREDIBLE FIGHTERS

India will field 19 Paralympians at Rio 2016, the largest even contingent that the country has sent to the Games since it began in 1960. The hope for these athletes would be to add to the eight medals India has won so far.  

It would be easy for us to say that for many of these athletes, reaching the Paralypics games from a country where even able-bodies athletes do not get the best of support, is a big achievement. 

And here's everything you need to know about these incredible fighter:-

1. Devendre Jhajharia         -Javelin Throw
2. Deepa Malik                    -Shot Put
3. Karamjyoti Dalal              -Discus Throw
4. Suyash Narayan Jadhav -Swimming
5. Farman Basha                 -Powerlifting
6. Ankur Dhama                  -1500 meters
7. Mariyappan Thangavelu  -High Jump
8. Varun Singh Bhati            -High Jmp
9. Sharad Kumar                  -High Jump
10. Rampal Chahar                -High Jump
11. Sundar Singh Gurjar        -Javelin Throw
12. Rinku                               -Javelin Throw
13. Ranbir Narender               -Javelin Throw
14. Sandeep                          -Javelin Throw
15. Virender Dhankar            -Javelin, Shot Put
16. Amit Kumar Saroha        -Club Throw
17. Dharambir                       -Club Throw
18. Naresh Sharma              -Shooting Sport
19. Pooja                              -Archery

So, there you go. 19 incredible athletes, 19 incredible journeys. As they kick off their campaign at Rio 2016, here’s wishing each and every one of them the best of luck!