India national wheelchair handball team

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AssociationHandball Association of India
CoachAnand 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 Association of India.[2][3]

History

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

Wheelchair Handball World Championship

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)
Year Position GP W L SW SL SPW SPL
Egypt 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)
Year Position GP W D L GF GA
Portugal 2022 Portugal 4th 6 3 0 3 68 78
Total 1/1 6 3 0 3 68 78

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.