# India at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

India competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London from 29 August to 9 September 2012. The nation made its official debut at the 1968 Summer Paralympics and has appeared in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since 1984. This was India's 10th appearance at the Summer Paralympics. The Indian contingent consisted of ten athletes competing across four sports in the Paralympic Games. India won one silver medal in the competition.

## Background

The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) was formed in 1994, five years after the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) was established in 1989. The ninth International Stoke Mandville Games was later designated as the first Paralympics in 1960. The International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation organized the Paralympic Games till 1984. The 1988 Seoul Paralympics was the first to use the Paralympics name and the event has been held in the same host city as the corresponding Summer Olympic Games since then.
The nation made its Paralympics debut in 1968 and have appeared in every edition of the Summer Paralympic Games since 1984. This edition of the Games marked the nation's tenth appearance at the Summer Paralympics. Jagseer Singh was the flag bearer during the opening ceremony.
The Indian contingent consisted of ten athletes, assisted by six coaches and five escorts. During the course of the Games, the support staff of the Indian team were denied accommodation in the Games Village as their permits were illegally used by the officials of the Paralympic Committee of India and their family members.

## Medalists

Girisha Nagarajegowda won the only medal, a silver medal in the Men's high jump F42 event.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Silver | Girisha Nagarajegowda | Athletics | Men's high jump F42 | 3 September |

## Competitors

The Indian contingent consisted of ten athletes competing across four sports in the Paralympic Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Events |
| Athletics | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Powerlifting | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 4 |

## Athletics

| Athlete | Event | Distance | Points | Rank |
| Girisha Nagarajegowda | Men's high jump F42 | 1.74 | — | |
| Jaideep Deswal | Men's discus throw F42 | 39.77 | — | 7 |
| Amit Kumar | Men's discus throw F51-53 | 9.89 | 674 | 8 |
| Narender Ranbir | Men's javelin throw F44 | 49.50 | — | 6 |
| Jagseer Singh | Men's long jump F46 | 6.42 | — | 6 |

## Powerlifting

| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Farman Basha | Men's -48 kg | 150.0 | 5 |
| Rajinder Singh Rahelu | Men's -67.5 kg | NMR | NMR |
| Sachin Chaudhary | Men's -82.5 kg | 187.0 | 9 |

## Shooting

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Naresh Sharma | Men's 10 m air rifle standing SH1 | 571 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Naresh Sharma | Mixed 50 m rifle prone SH1 | 575 | 36 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Naresh Sharma | Men's 50 m rifle 3 Positions SH1 | 1109 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

Sharath Gayakwad was the sole Indian representative in the swimming event of the Games. He earned a berth in men's 100m breaststroke SB8 event after winning a bronze medal in the Asian Para Games held in Guangzhou, China. Gayakwad trained for the Games under coach Mel Tantrum in Perth, Australia.
| Athletes | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athletes | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Sharath Gayakwad | Men's 100m butterfly S8 | 1:07.12 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sharath Gayakwad | Men's 100 m breaststroke SB8 | 1:18.20 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sharath Gayakwad | Men's 50 m freestyle S8 | 28.98 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sharath Gayakwad | Men's 200 m individual medley SM8 | 2:38.17 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |