India competed in the

2017 Summer Deaflympics ) , nations = 86 , athletes = 2,873 , events = 219 in 18 sports , stadium = Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium , opened_by = Recep Tayyip Erdoğan , torch_lighter = Ertuğrul Bursa , opening = July 18, 2017 , closing ...

which was held in Samsun, Turkey. India sent a delegation consisting of 46 participants for the event. This was the 13th time that India participated at the

Summer Deaflympics The Deaflympics also known as Deaflympiad (previously called World Games for the Deaf, and International Games for the Deaf) are a periodic series of multi-sport events sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at which Deaf athlet ...

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. Virender 2013 Deaflympics

Overall, Indian athletes claimed 5 medals in the event including a gold medal and 2 bronze medals in the men's wrestling categories. Amateur ladies golfer

Diksha Dagar Diksha Dagar (born 14 December 2000) is an Indian professional golfer who is also hearing-impaired. She became the leading amateur ladies golfer in India from November 2015. Diksha Dagar represented India at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics where ...

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.

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. 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.

Medalists

Medal table

References

External links

India at the Deaflympics
Nations at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics 2017 in Indian sport India at the Deaflympics {{India-sport-stub