This was the 13th time that India participated at the Summer Deaflympics since making its Deaflympic debut in 1965. The delegation included Rohit Bhaker, who competed in his 6th Deaflympic event as the most experienced competitor for India at the multi-sport event along with Virender Singh, who was competing in his 4th Deaflympic event. Indian delegation mainly dominated in the sport of wrestling including a solitary gold medal won by Virender Singh in the men's 74 kg category.[2][3][4]
Virender Singh was the only gold medalist for India at the 2017 Deaflympics
Overall, Indian athletes claimed 5 medals in the event including a gold medal and 2 bronze medals in the men's wrestling categories.[5][6][7][8] Amateur ladies golfer Diksha Dagar claimed a silver medal in the women's individual event as a part of the golf competition which made its debut at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics, in fact she also became the only Indian golfer to receive a Deaflympic medal.[9]
The Indian medalists at the multi-sport event complained, argued and protested against the Indian government as the government failed to honour and recognise the achievements of the Indian wrestlers at the competition.[10][11] Several critics revealed and criticized that only Olympic and Paralympic medal winners are honoured and recognised in India but not the Deaflympic participants and Deaflympic medal winners.[12][13]
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india, 2017, summer, deaflympics, india, competed, 2017, summer, deaflympics, which, held, samsun, turkey, india, sent, delegation, consisting, participants, event, india, the2017, deaflympicsioc, codeindnocall, india, sports, council, deafwebsitewww, aiscd, o. India competed in the 2017 Summer Deaflympics which was held in Samsun Turkey India sent a delegation consisting of 46 participants for the event 1 India at the2017 DeaflympicsIOC codeINDNOCAll India Sports Council of the DeafWebsitewww wbr aiscd wbr orgin SamsunCompetitors46MedalsRanked 26thGold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 3 Total 5Summer appearances192419281931193519391949195319571961196519691973197719811985198919931997200120052009201320172021This was the 13th time that India participated at the Summer Deaflympics since making its Deaflympic debut in 1965 The delegation included Rohit Bhaker who competed in his 6th Deaflympic event as the most experienced competitor for India at the multi sport event along with Virender Singh who was competing in his 4th Deaflympic event Indian delegation mainly dominated in the sport of wrestling including a solitary gold medal won by Virender Singh in the men s 74 kg category 2 3 4 Virender Singh was the only gold medalist for India at the 2017 DeaflympicsOverall Indian athletes claimed 5 medals in the event including a gold medal and 2 bronze medals in the men s wrestling categories 5 6 7 8 Amateur ladies golfer Diksha Dagar claimed a silver medal in the women s individual event as a part of the golf competition which made its debut at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics in fact she also became the only Indian golfer to receive a Deaflympic medal 9 Contents 1 Criticism 2 Medalists 3 Medal table 4 References 5 External linksCriticism editThe Indian medalists at the multi sport event complained argued and protested against the Indian government as the government failed to honour and recognise the achievements of the Indian wrestlers at the competition 10 11 Several critics revealed and criticized that only Olympic and Paralympic medal winners are honoured and recognised in India but not the Deaflympic participants and Deaflympic medal winners 12 13 Medalists editName Medal Sport EventVirender Singh nbsp Gold Wrestling Men s 74 kg freestyleDiksha Dagar nbsp Silver Golf Women s individualAjay Kumar nbsp Bronze Wrestling Men s 64 kg freestyleSumit Dahiya nbsp Bronze Wrestling Men s 97 kg freestylePrithvi Sekhar and Jafreen Shaik nbsp Bronze Tennis mixed doublesMedal table editSport nbsp Gold nbsp Silver nbsp Bronze TotalWrestling 1 0 2 3Golf 0 1 0 1Tennis 0 0 1 1References edit India 2017 Summer Deaflympics www deaflympics com Retrieved 27 December 2017 Virender Singh Makes India Proud Wins Gold In Wrestling At The Deaflympics In Turkey indiatimes com Retrieved 27 December 2017 Men s freestyle 74kg 2017 Summer Deaflympics www deaflympics com Retrieved 27 December 2017 In Pics Differently abled wrestler Virender Singh fights for recognition Hindustan Times 16 August 2017 Retrieved 27 December 2017 Countries Deaflympics www deaflympics com Retrieved 27 December 2017 India win three medals in Deaflympics Times of India The Times of India Retrieved 27 December 2017 Meet the Athletes Who Won 5 Medals at the Summer Deaflympics in Turkey Making India Proud The Better India 4 August 2017 Retrieved 27 December 2017 Scroll Staff Deaflympics 2017 India bag gold silver and two bronze medals in Turkey Scroll in Retrieved 27 December 2017 Indian amateur golfer Diksha Dagar credits dad for her silver win at Deaflympics hindustantimes 28 July 2017 Retrieved 15 August 2018 Indian Deaflympics team returns home to apathy stages 6 hour protest at airport Hindustan Times 1 August 2017 Retrieved 27 December 2017 Deaflympics athletes protest at Delhi Airport against government apathy The Indian Express 1 August 2017 Retrieved 27 December 2017 Deaflympics 2017 Indian medallists protest against government s apathy refuse to leave Delhi airport Firstpost 1 August 2017 Retrieved 27 December 2017 Indian Olympians Arrive After Winning 5 Medals But Nobody Cares Because It s Deaflympics indiatimes com Retrieved 27 December 2017 External links editIndia at the Deaflympics nbsp nbsp This article about sports in India is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title India at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics amp oldid 1179503727, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
