Para Athletics in Arunachal Pradesh

Reviewed profileAchievements, tournaments, coaches and FAQs on this page are compiled by hand from federation, government and press reporting, drawing on Wikipedia — India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, Devendra Jhajharia, ESPN — 'From 12 medals in 48 years to 29 in Paris', Paris Paralympics coverage, Olympics.com — Paris 2024 Paralympics India medal tally, Paralympic.org — Paris 2024 India feature, News on Air — World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2026 New Delhi coverage, Outlook India, Business Standard — Sumit Antil coverage. These are not cited to individual documents: we hold no per-claim source for them, so treat dates, counts and career records here as a summary rather than a reference. Sections we hold nothing for are left empty. Sport pages last reviewed as a set: September 2026.

Overview

Origin: Modern
Category: Para
Olympic discipline: No
Paralympic discipline: Yes
Central pathway: TOPS eligible
Athlete profiles on SportSupport: 16

Governance and status

Each field below is shown only where we hold a source for it; anything else reads “Not currently verified” rather than a guess. Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports recognition is granted year by year, so it is only ever shown with the year it applies to. Last reviewed: September 2026.

Indian governing/organising body: Paralympic Committee of India
Ministry recognition: Paralympic Committee of India — Annual recognition renewed by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports — as at 2026Source: Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports — List of recognised National Sports Federations
International federation: Not currently verified
Khelo India inclusion: Not currently verified
TOPS eligibility: In scope — TOPS covers Paralympic medal prospects
Olympic status: Not on the Olympic programme
Paralympic status: On the Paris 2024 Paralympic programme (Para Athletics)Source: International Paralympic Committee — Paris 2024 Paralympic Games — sports (2024)

Para Athletics is listed on SportSupport in the para category. Its recorded origin is Modern. Para disciplines are contested at the Paralympic Games, not the Olympic Games. Para Athletics was on the Paris 2024 Paralympic programme. (Source: International Paralympic Committee — Paris 2024 Paralympic Games — sports: https://www.paralympic.org/paris-2024/sports) We list Paralympic Committee of India as the Indian governing/organising body for the sport.

India's top Paralympic medal source, led by Sumit Antil and Devendra Jhajharia.

Para Athletics is on the pathway that runs through India's national sports federations to the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS), with selection running through Paralympic Committee of India against its published benchmarks. Being on this pathway is not itself a statement that the discipline is currently in TOPS — TOPS covers a Core Group and a Development Group chosen by the Mission Olympic Cell.

Scholarships & Funding

Central, state and private scholarships available for para athletics athletes in India.

Khelo India Talent Identification & Development (KITID)
Monthly stipend (₹10,000 for selected Khelo India athletes), boarding, coaching and kit at accredited centres for talent identified through the Khelo India selection process (Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports). Applies only to disciplines on the official Khelo India Games list, and only to athletes it selects.
Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS)
Central government scheme covering training, foreign exposure, equipment and an out-of-pocket allowance (up to ₹50,000/month) for athletes inducted by the Mission Olympic Cell. TOPS covers a Core Group and a Development Group of disciplines rather than every Olympic sport, and induction is decided athlete by athlete; we hold no current list confirming whether para athletics is among the covered disciplines.
National Sports Development Fund (NSDF)
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports fund used to sponsor elite athletes' training, foreign coaches and equipment. Allocations are made case by case; we hold no record of NSDF support specific to para athletics.
Pension for Meritorious Sportspersons
Lifetime monthly pension (₹20,000 for Olympic/World/Asian/CWG medallists; scaled by tier) for retired internationals who meet the scheme's medal criteria — Government of India.

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Indian Players

16 profiles

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Rules

Para athletics follows World Para Athletics rules, which mirror World Athletics competition rules with adaptations for impairment. Athletes are grouped by a classification code: 'T' for track and jumps, 'F' for throws, with the following digits indicating impairment type and severity — 11-13 vision impairment, 20 intellectual impairment, 31-38 co-ordination impairments (cerebral palsy, ataxia, athetosis), 40-41 short stature, 42-47 limb deficiency/impaired power or range of movement, 51-57 wheelchair racing and seated throws, and 61-64 for athletes competing with prostheses. Classification is done by trained panels and can be reviewed. T11 sprinters wear blackout eyeshades and may run with a guide runner who must not pull or push and must not cross the line ahead of the athlete. Wheelchair races use lane rules adapted for racing chairs, seated throwers compete from a fixed throwing frame with strapping rules, and prosthetic specifications (blade length in particular) are regulated. False starts, three trials plus a final three for top throwers/jumpers, and standard measurement rules otherwise apply.

Authoritative rulebook: Paralympic Committee of India. Age-group and school-level variations are published by SGFI and the state associations each season.

Positions

Typical roles across para sports. These are category-level descriptions, not a sourced para athletics squad list.

Competitor
Athlete who takes part in the para athletics event under Paralympic Committee of India rules.
Coach
Federation-certified coach responsible for training and match-day decisions.
Match official
Referee, umpire or judge who officiates the event.

Equipment

Standard kit and infrastructure required to train and compete in para athletics at a federation-recognised event.

Event-specific implements: javelin, shot, discus and club to World Para Athletics specification by class
Racing wheelchair (three-wheeled, low-slung) with compression gloves for T53/T54 track athletes
Throwing frame with regulated strapping and holding bar for seated F-class throwers
Running blades / daily-use prostheses meeting length and design regulations for T42-T64 athletes
Blackout eyeshades and a tether for T11 athletes running with a guide runner
Spikes or class-appropriate footwear, competition kit with classification number bib

Governing/organising body

Body listed on SportSupport

Paralympic Committee of India

Paralympic Committee of India is the body we list as the Indian governing/organising body for Para Athletics. Its recognition status as we hold it: Annual recognition renewed by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (as at 2026). Recognition is granted year by year, so read the federation profile for the source.

Origin: Modern
Olympic: No
Paralympic: Yes
Category: Para

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Major Indian Events

Domestic competitions we hold a source for in para athletics.

Indian Open Para Athletics Championships / National Para Athletics Championships
Organized under the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI), currently headed by Devendra Jhajharia — himself India's first double Paralympic gold medallist. Sumit Antil broke his own F64 javelin world record at a recent Indian Open edition.
World Para Athletics Grand Prix (New Delhi)
India hosted the 2026 edition in New Delhi, where Indian athletes swept podiums across multiple events including the men's 400m T53/T54, women's 400m T11/T12, men's long jump T42/T63 and men's shot put F46.

International Events

Continental and world-level competitions we hold a source for in para athletics.

Paralympic Games
India's finest Games came at Paris 2024: a record 29 medals (7 gold, 9 silver, 13 bronze) from an 84-athlete contingent across 12 sports — nearly matching the 30 medals India had won across all previous Games combined since its 1968 debut. Para-athletics contributed the largest share. Sumit Antil defended his F64 javelin gold with a Paralympic record 70.59m (breaking the record twice in the same final), becoming the first Indian man to defend a Paralympic title. Preethi Pal won India's first-ever Paralympic medal in a track event (bronze, women's 100m T35) and added a second in the 200m. Mariyappan Thangavelu became the first Indian to medal at three consecutive Paralympics.
World Para Athletics Championships
Sumit Antil won gold in both 2023 and 2024.
Asian Para Games
India won a record 111 medals at Hangzhou 2022 (held 2023), a key indicator ahead of the Paris breakthrough.

Leagues

No dedicated professional league is currently catalogued for para athletics. The national championship under Paralympic Committee of India remains the top domestic competition.

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International Players

Globally recognised para athletics athletes to know outside India.

The international federation for para athletics maintains the current world ranking — check the federation site for the up-to-date top names.

Career Options

Ways to build a career in para athletics — on the field, on the sidelines and behind the scenes.

Sumit Antil's story is emblematic: he lost his left leg in a motorcycle accident at 17 in 2015, took up javelin a year later, and within a few years held the world record (73.29m) and two Paralympic golds
Devendra Jhajharia — the first Indian para-athlete to win two Paralympic golds (Athens 2004, Rio 2016) — now serves as President of the Paralympic Committee of India, a rare instance of an athlete-turned-administrator at the top of an Indian federation
Government support has become a genuine, measurable driver: 52 of India's 84 para-athletes at Paris (62%) were funded through the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS), with athletes given freedom to train anywhere plus personal physios and, in some cases, sports psychologists
Medal success now carries substantial financial reward — Jhajharia received over ₹1 crore and land from central and state governments, and Deepa Malik ₹4 crore from Haryana — creating a visible, aspirational career path where none previously existed
Playing pathway through PCI's state associations and national championships across the full range of T (track) and F (field) classification classes

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Related academies

1 listed

SAI National Centre of Excellence, BengaluruElite
Bengaluru, Karnataka · Since 1991
Sports Authority of India's flagship southern training centre.

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Government Schemes

2 listed

Central and state schemes that fund training, stipends and awards for para athletics athletes and academies.

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FAQs

Common questions about para athletics in India.

Who governs Para Athletics in India?▾

We list Paralympic Committee of India as the Indian governing/organising body for Para Athletics, and state associations affiliated to it run age-group and state-level competition. We hold no current-year Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports recognition record for it, so this is not a statement that it is currently a recognised national sports federation — recognition is granted year by year.

Is Para Athletics an Olympic sport?▾

No. Para Athletics is a para discipline, and para disciplines are contested at the Paralympic Games, not the Olympic Games. Athletes selected by Paralympic Committee of India against its published criteria can be considered for TOPS funding, which covers Paralympic medal prospects.

How do I start playing Para Athletics in India?▾

The usual routes are a school team under the School Games Federation of India (SGFI), a college team under the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), or a private academy affiliated to your state association under Paralympic Committee of India. Age-group state championships follow from there.

What government schemes support Para Athletics athletes?▾

TOPS supports a Core Group and a Development Group of disciplines selected by the Mission Olympic Cell, rather than every Olympic sport. We hold no current list confirming whether Para Athletics is among them, so we make no TOPS claim for it. State governments give cash awards to medallists at events they notify. Para Athletics does not appear on the official Khelo India Games discipline list, so we make no Khelo India claim for it.

Para Athletics in every state & UT

Dedicated pages for Para Athletics in each Indian state and Union Territory — academies, schemes, athletes and how to start.