# 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.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Athletics | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Dartchery | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Swimming | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 2 | 10 |

## Archery

| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank |
| Ganesh | Men's St. Nicholas round paraplegic | 65 | 27 |
| Jeena | Men's Columbia round open | 45 | 40 |
| Laxman | Men's Columbia round open | 49 | 39 |
| Patel | Women's St. Nicholas round paraplegic | 61 | 13 |

## Athletics
### Field

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Points | Rank | Result | Points | Rank |
| Ganesh | Men's club throw A | 19.77 | — | 37 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Ganesh | Men's javelin A | 11.12 | — | 30 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Ganesh | Men's shot put A | 3.53 | — | 37 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Gattu | Men's precision javelin open | — | 62 | 38 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Jeena | Men's club throw C | 18.32 | — | 43 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Jeena | Men's javelin C | 8.64 | — | 45 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Jeena | Men's shot put C | 3.17 | — | 50 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Jeena | Men's precision javelin open | — | 64 | 27 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Khan | Men's club throw C | 20.66 | — | 37 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Khan | Men's discus throw C | 10.54 | — | 50 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Khan | Men's javelin C | 8.58 | — | 46 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Kumar | Men's club throw C | 13.39 | — | 45 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Kumar | Men's javelin C | 6.20 | — | 47 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Kumar | Men's shot put C | 3.16 | — | 51 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Laxman | Men's club throw D | 23.77 | — | 24 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Laxman | Men's javelin D | 12.05 | — | 24 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Laxman | Men's shot put D | 3.70 | — | 24 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Laxman | Men's precision javelin open | — | 54 | 57 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Patel | Women's club throw A | 10.45 | — | 17 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Patel | Women's discus throw A | 6.11 | — | 17 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Patel | Women's javelin A | 5.44 | — | 16 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Patel | Women's shot put A | 2.63 | — | 20 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Patel | Women's precision javelin open | — | 4 | 51 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Pereira | Men's club throw A | 32.61 | — | 4 Q | NM | NM | NM |
| Shehrnaz Kermani | Women's precision javelin open | — | 60 | 31 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
Legend: Q = Qualified for the next phase

## Dartchery

| Athlete/Team | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete/Team | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Ganesh Jeena | Mixed pairs open | South/Conn (AUS) Lost | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kumar Laxman | Mixed pairs open | Koten/Sala (ITA) Lost | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Jeena | Men's 50 m freestyle class 4 incomplete | 58.50 | 2 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Kumar | Men's 50 m backstroke class 4 incomplete | 2:04.90 | 5 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Shehrnaz Kermani | Women's 50 m freestyle special class | 1:38.30 | 4 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Shehrnaz Kermani | Women's 50 m backstroke special class | 1:34.50 | 4 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Shehrnaz Kermani | Women's 50 m breaststroke special class | 1:47.60 | 6 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Shehrnaz Kermani | Women's 100 m breaststroke open | — | — | 3:57.20 | 4 |

## Table tennis

| Athlete/Team | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete/Team | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Murlikant Petkar | Men's singles C | Telsnig (AUT) Lost | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Patel | Women's singles B | — | Schweiger (FRG) Won | Ramousse (FRA) Lost | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Weightlifting

| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Makandi | Men's featherweight | 90 | 11 |