International Participation

Four men and five female players represented India in the IBSA World Judo Championship held in Antalya, Turkey from 19-26 April 2018.

A contingent of 8 athletes with 6 escorts and guide runners accompanied by coach Dr. Satyapal Singh participated in the Asian Para Games held from 6-13 October in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The Indian team comprising Akshay Bidhuri and Ajay Birajdar participated in the 13th Annual IBSA World Open Bench Press & Powerlifting Championships for the Blind held from 10-18 November at Luxor, Egypt. Akshay Bidhuri, a Class XII student at JPM Senior Secondary School, the Blind Relief Association, Delhi won two gold medals in bench press and powerlifting (under 56 kg weight category) and Ajay Birajdar from Maharashtra won a gold in bench press & silver in powerlifting (under 75kg weight category), thus totaling to 4 medals for India. Around 120 athletes from 10 countries competed for the world title in powerlifting and bench press under various weight categories. The athletes were congratulated and the victory was celebrated at a felicitation ceremony organized by the Blind Relief Association & Indian Blind Sports Association at Gandhi Hall, B.R.A on 20 November, 2018. Mr. Naresh Dhawan, General Secretary of the Delhi State Powerlifting Association was the chief guest of the occasion.

The 2022 International Blind Sports Federation- IBSA Blind Football Asia-Oceania Championships were held in Kochi, Kerala from 11-18 November. This was the first time in India that a para-football event had 10 men’s teams and 2 women’s teams.

To mark the entry into the World Games 2023, a joint press conference was held by the Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI), Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled, and Indian Blind Sports Association (IBSA) on 7 August at the Press Club of India.