- DevendraJhajharia(JavelinThrow) - ParalympicGamesGoldmedalist,WorldRecordHolder & PadmashreeAwardee
- NarenderRanbir(JavelinThrow) - ParalympianandAsianParaGamesmedalist
- Amit Saroha(ClubThrow) - ParalympianandAsianParaGamesmedalist
- SuyashJadhav(Swimming) - OnlyIndianParaswimmer to qualify for Rio 2016
- AnkurDhama(1500m) - AsianParaGamesmedalist
- VarunBhati(HighJump) - World No. 2
- RampalChahar(HighJump) - World No. 6
- DeepaMalik(ShotPut) - AsianParaGamesmedalistandArjunaAwardee
- Dharambir(ClubThrow) – QualifiedParalympian at 2016AthleticsGrandPrix,Dubai
- Pooja(Archery)-2016ParaNationalArcheryChampionshipmedalistand World No. 5 at 2016 World RankingArcheryTournament
- Rinku (Javelin Throw) – Qualified Paralympian at 2016 IPC Athletics Grand Prix,Switzerland
- As per the Govt. census report of 2011, over 2.68 CR individuals in India suffer from disability. This accounts for 2.21% of the country’s population
- These individuals face many challenges ranging from:
- Limited disabled friendly infrastructure and facilities
- In-equal treatment
- Social stigmas
- Reduced participation in society
- Low self-confidence / Inferiority complex & therefore an overall unsatisfactory quality of life
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