India kickstarts its paralympic games campaign this month in rio with 19 athletes hoping to make the nation proud.

Start of the 2016 paralympics india. The 2016 paralympic games will take place in rio, brazil from september 7, 2016 to september. India's first medal in paralympics came in 1974 games,. India is scheduled to compete at the 2016 summer paralympics in rio de janeiro, brazil, from 7th to 18th september 2016.

Having won the gold in athens 2004, jhajharia had to wait till rio 2016 for a second chance at the world’s biggest stage as the f46 category was not included in 2008 and 2012. India at the rio 2016 paralympics. Indian athletes have appeared in every edition of the summer.

Represented by their largest ever contingent, india will hope for an improved medals tally when the paralympic games start on wednesday. ·india has claimed eight medals at the paralympic summer games: ·athens 2004 were india's most successful paralympic games to date,.

India's ankur dhama crashes out of paralympics. India sent a delegation to the 1968 summer paralympics in tel aviv, israel from november 4 to 13, 1968. India won its first paralympic medal four years later, in the 1972 heidelberg games in germany.

Having made it to rio 2016 only after russia's disqualification, she is still touted to be one of india's best hopes of a medal at rio 2016. Nine male athletes from india competed at the 1996 summer paralympics in atlanta, united states. India’s improved show in 2012 and 2016 paralympics in 2012, india won a silver in london, thanks to hn girisha who won a silver in the men's high jump f42 category.

The 2016 summer paralympics has kick started today on september 7, 2016. Gold 2 silver 1 bronze 1 total 4. Dhama clocked a time of four minutes and 37.61 seconds.