London 2012 Paralympic Games: List of Indian contingent members

The Indian contingent included a total of 21 members including ten athletes, six coaches and five escorts. Athlete Jagbir Singh was the Indian flag-bearer for the contingent parade at the Paralympics opening ceremony.

BREAKING NEWS: MONDAY SEPTEMBER 03, 2012 10.30pm BST (3.13am IST)
24-year old Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda (HN Girisha) has won a silver medal for the Indian team in the high jump event at London 2012 Paralympics.

 

Athletes and their respective competitive events:

H N Girisha	High Jump (SILVER MEDALIST)
Jagseer Singh	Long Jump
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Narender	Javelin
Amit Kumar	Discus
Farman Basha	Power Lifting
Rajrender Singh Rahelu	Power Lifting
Sachin Chowdhry	Power Lifting
Sharath Gayakwad	Swimming
Naresh Kumar Sharma	Shooting

 

Coaches:

Naval Singh	Discus
K S Nizzamuddin	Long Jump
Satyanarayana	High Jump
Vijay B Munishwar	Power Lifting
Sadanand Malashetti	Power Lifting
John Christopher Nirmal Kumar	Swimming

 

Athletes' Escorts:

K N Govinda

Devender

Manguesh Umredkar

K N Viswanath

Antonita Farman

The London 2012 Paralympics opening ceremony is called Enlightenment and showcased the achievements of British disabled artists and performers, including members of the charity Aerobility. The event also featured a parade of athletes from each of the competing nations, before the cauldron was lit by the Paralympic flame, marking the official start of the 14th Paralympic Games.

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