India at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics

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 the
2017 Deaflympics
IOC codeIND
NOCAll India Sports Council of the Deaf
Websitewww.aiscd.org
in Samsun
Competitors46
Medals
Ranked 26th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total
5

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]

Criticism

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]

Medalists
Name Medal Sport Event
Virender Singh  Gold Wrestling Men's 74 kg freestyle
Diksha Dagar  Silver Golf Women's individual
Ajay Kumar  Bronze Wrestling Men's 64 kg freestyle
Sumit Dahiya  Bronze Wrestling Men's 97 kg freestyle
Prithvi Sekhar and Jafreen Shaik  Bronze Tennis mixed doubles

Medal table
Sport  Gold  Silver  Bronze Total
Wrestling 1 0 2 3
Golf 0 1 0 1
Tennis 0 0 1 1

References
  1. "India | 2017 Summer Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. "Virender Singh Makes India Proud, Wins Gold In Wrestling At The Deaflympics In Turkey". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  3. "Men's freestyle 74kg | 2017 Summer Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  4. "In Pics: Differently abled wrestler Virender Singh fights for recognition". Hindustan Times. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  5. "Countries | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  6. "India win three medals in Deaflympics - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  7. "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.
  8. Scroll Staff. "Deaflympics 2017: India bag gold, silver and two bronze medals in Turkey". Scroll.in. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  9. "Indian amateur golfer Diksha Dagar credits dad for her silver win at Deaflympics". hindustantimes. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  10. "Indian Deaflympics team returns home to apathy, stages 6-hour protest at airport". Hindustan Times. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  11. "Deaflympics athletes protest at Delhi Airport against government apathy". The Indian Express. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  12. "Deaflympics 2017: Indian medallists protest against government's apathy, refuse to leave Delhi airport". Firstpost. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  13. "Indian Olympians Arrive After Winning 5 Medals, But Nobody Cares Because It's #Deaflympics". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 27 December 2017.


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