India national wheelchair handball team
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| Association | Handball Federation of India | ||
| Coach | Anand Bajirao Mane[1] | ||
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| Last updated on 2022-11-18. | |||
The India national wheelchair handball team is the national wheelchair handball team of India and is overseen by the Handball Federation of India.[2][3]
History[edit]
They participated at the first Four a Side World Championship in September 2022. They lost the fifth-place game in the penalty shootout against the Netherland. They finished the tournament at the sixth place out of six teams. Two months later at the Six a Side World Championship they lost again a penalty shootout at the third-place game against the Norwegian team and they finished fourth out of 9 teams.[4] At this tournament they had 5 new players out of 12.[5][6] Many of the players of the Six a Side World Championship squad were also wheelchair basketball player. Reena Gupa plays for the India women's national wheelchair basketball team.[7]
Competitive record[edit]
Wheelchair Handball World Championship[edit]
Apart from the Netherlands, the Indian national wheelchair handball team was the only other team to participate in both the Four a side and Six a Side World Championships in 2022.
| IHF Wheelchair Handball World Championship record (Four a Side) | |||||||||
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| Year | Position | GP | W | L | SW | SL | SPW | SPL | |
 2022 Egypt |
6th | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 54 | 79 | |
| Total | 1/1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 54 | 79 | |
| IHF Wheelchair Handball World Championship record (Six a Side) | |||||||||
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| Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
 2022 Portugal |
4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 78 | ||
| Total | 1/1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 78 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ Kumar, Lalit (22 September 2022). "बुलंद इरादों के साथ भारतीय व्हीलचेयर हैंडबॉल टीम पहुंची मिस्र, वर्ल्ड चैंपियनशिप में करेगी प्रतिभाग" [Indian wheelchair handball team reaches Egypt with high intentions, will participate in World Championship]. Zee News (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "Wheelchair handball team for Egypt meet:". The Times of India. 22 September 2022. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "भारतीय व्हीलचेयर हैंडबॉल टीम उम्दा प्रदर्शन के इरादे के साथ पहुंची पुर्तगाल" [Indian wheelchair handball team arrives in Portugal determined to perform well]. Jubilee Post (in Hindi). 16 November 2022. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ पुर्तगाल मे शानदार प्रदर्शन कर भारत लौटे वर्ल्ड व्हील चेयर हँडबॉल टूरनामेंट के खिलाडी [Players of World Wheelchair Handball Tournament returned to India after performing brilliantly in Portugal] (Television production) (in Hindi). Global Chakra News. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "Indian Wheelchair Handball Team Participated In World Championship Held In Portugal; Loses Bronze By One Goal". Punekar News. 24 November 2022. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ प्रदीप, उप्रेती (16 November 2022). "उम्दा प्रदर्शन के इरादे के साथ भारतीय व्हीलचेयर हैंडबॉल टीम पहुंची पुर्तगाल" [Indian wheelchair handball team arrives in Portugal determined to perform well]. United News of India (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ Jhangiani, Anjali (29 November 2022). "Pune duo help India finish fourth at Wheelchair Handball Championship". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
External links[edit]
- website
- IHF Team Page (2022 Four a Side)
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