Para Sports
World Para Athletics C’ship 2025: India to field 73-member contingent- Full list
Dharambir and Preethi Pal will be the Indian flagbearers.

Sumit Antil to lead India's 73-member contingent at World Para Athletics Championships 2025. (Photo Credit: Reuters)
India is ready to host the spectacular World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi next month, a grand celebration of elite Para-athletes competing in one of the most prestigious global track and field showdowns.
The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) has unveiled the Indian contingent of 73 athletes for this prestigious event, who will be showcasing their talent to the world in front of their home crowd support.
Paralympic Champion club thrower Dharambir Nain and multiple Paralympic medalist sprinter Preethi Pal will be the flagbearers of the Indian contingent.
Despite reigning world champion Mariyappan Thangavelu opting out of the competition, India's team remains packed with stellar athletes, including two-time Paralympic champion Sumit Antil, Navdeep, and Simran Sharma.
Here is the Indian Contingent for the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships:
Preethi Pal - Women's 100m, Women's 200m
Amisha Rawat - Women's Shot Put F45/46
Kanchan Lakhani - Women's Discus Throw F51-53
Kashish Lakra - Women's Club Throw F51
Suchitra Parida - Women's Javelin F55/56
Shreyansh Trivedi - Men's 100 m T37
Mit Bharatbhai Patel - Men's Long Jump T43/44
Unni Renu - Men's Long Jump T43/44
Soman Rana - Men's Shot Put F56/57
Ravi Rongali - Men's Shot Put F40
Sandip Sargar Sanjay - Men's Javelin F42-44
Ajay Singh - Men's Long Jump T45/46/47
Pushpendra Singh - Men's Javelin F42-44
Pranav Soorma - Men's Club Throw F51
Sagar Thayat - Men's Discus Throw F43/44
Ayush Verma - Men's Shot Put F53
Ajeet Singh - men's javelin F45/46
Banti - men's high jump F44/64
Birbhadra Singh - men's discus throw F57
Dayawanti - women's shot put, women's discus throw
Devender Kumar - men's discus throw F44
Dharambir - men's club throw F51
Haney - men's discus throw F37
Karamjyoti - women's discus throw F54/f55
Manjeet - men's Javelin F12/13
Manu - men's Shot Put F37
Mohd Yasser - men's Shot Put F45/46
Navdeep - Men's javelin F40/41
Nishad Kumar - Men's high jump T45/46/47
Pardeep - Men's discus throw
Pardeep - Men's long jump
Parveen - Men's shot put
Pooja - Women's discus throw
Praveen Kumar - Men's high jump
Rahul - Men's high jump
Ram Pal - Men's high jump
Rinku - Men's javelin
Sagar - Men's shot put
Sandeep - Men's javelin F42-44
Sandeep - Men's 200 m T44
Sharmila - Women's shot put F55/56/57
Simran - Women's 100 m, women's 200 m T12
Sumit - Men's javelin F61-64
Vikas - Men's long jump T45/46/47
Vishu - Men's long jump T12
Akira Nandan Banothu - Men's 400 m T35/38
Varun Singh Bhati - Men's High Jump T42/63
Rakeshbhai Bhatt - Men's 100 m T37
Ekta Bhyan - Women's Club Throw F51
Anjanaben Rohitbhai Bumbadiya - Women's 400 m T45/46/47
Nimisha - Women's Long Jump T45/46/47
Hem Chandra - Men's Javelin F55/56/57
Bhavanaben Ajabaji Chaudhary - Women's Javelin F45/46
Solairaj Dharmaraj - Men's Long Jump T62/64
Dilip Mahadu Gavit - Men's 400 m T45/46/47
Monu Ghangas - Men's Shot Put; Men's Discus Throw F11
Mahendra Gurjar - Men's Long Jump; Men's Javelin F42-44
Sundar Singh Gurjar - Men's Javelin F45/46
Sema Hokato Hotozhe - Men's Shot Put F56/57
Bhagyashri Madhavrao Jadhav - Women's Shot Put F34
Keerthika Jayachandran - Women's Shot Put F53/54
Deepthi Jeevanji - Women's 400 m T20
Shubham Juyal - Men's Shot Put F56/57
Sakshi Kasana - Women's Discus Throw F54/55
Yogesh Kathuniya - Men's Discus Throw F54/55/56
Atul Kaushik - Men's Discus Throw F57
Sachin Sarjerao Khilari - Men's Shot Put F46
Anandhi Kulanthaisamy - Women's Club Throw F31/32
Pardeep Kumar - Men's Discus Throw; Men's Javelin F62-64
Parveen Kumar - Men's Javelin F55/56/57
Pradeep Kumar - Men's Javelin F52/53/54
Priyans Kumar - Men's Discus Throw F57
Shailesh Kumar - Men's High Jump T42/63