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Despite an impressive performance by Indian athletes at the Paris Paralympics two years ago, expectations that the country might demonstrate similar strength in the Winter Paralympics have yet to materialize. Situated in a tropical climate, India has still not made its debut at the Winter Paralympics.
Two Indian athletes from Kashmir, Arif Mohammad Khan and Stanzin Lundup, have previously participated in the Winter Olympic Games. However, both finished far down the standings. India has yet to be represented at the Winter Paralympics.
India’s performance at the Paris Paralympics was widely regarded as a milestone. The country finished 19th in the overall medal standings with a total of 29 medals, including seven gold. It marked India’s best medal tally at any Paralympic Games.
China topped the medal table in Paris with a commanding total of 221 medals, including 94 gold. Among Asian nations, India finished third. Japan placed 11th with 41 medals, including 14 gold. Canada ranked 13th with 29 medals, the same total as India, but finished higher because it secured 10 gold medals.
The scale of the Summer Paralympics is significantly larger than that of the Winter Games. The Paris Paralympics featured 4,433 athletes from 170 nations competing for 549 gold medals. In contrast, the ongoing Winter Paralympics include 611 athletes from 55 countries, with 71 gold medals at stake.
China currently leads the medal tally at the Winter Paralympics with 27 medals, including 10 gold and seven silver. Canada has secured 10 medals so far, including one gold and one silver.
While Indian athletes are absent from the competition arenas, sports enthusiasts and volunteers from the world’s fastest-growing major economy are visible at the Games.
Among them is journalist Ranjith Mani, who traveled from Bengaluru to cover the event as a freelance reporter. It is his first experience reporting on the Olympics or Paralympics. Mani has visited venues in Cortina and other mountain locations and has also covered Para Ice Hockey at the Santa Giulia Ice Hockey Arena.
Also present at the Games in a different capacity is Soumick Chatterjee, a medical scientist specializing in AI-driven medical imaging. Chatterjee spent five years in Germany before moving to Italy three years ago with his girlfriend. His work focuses on medical imaging and genetics, and he is currently volunteering at the Santa Giulia Ice Hockey Media Centre.
Several volunteers from other South Asian countries, including Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal, are also part of the Games. None of these nations have athletes competing in the current Winter Paralympics.
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