The first Abilympics competition was held in Tokyo in 1981 to commemorate the United Nations’ International Year of Disabled Persons (IYDP). Abilympics now takes place every four years, governed under the International Abilympic Federation, and has been internationally held in Perth, Australia (1995) Prague, The Czech Republic (2000), New Delhi, India (2003), Shizuoka, Japan (2007), Seoul, South Korea (2011), & Bordeaux, France (2016).
Since its beginning NAAI has represented India in the 6th (2003-India), 7th (2007- Japan), 8th (2011-South Korea) and 9th (2016 - France), International Abilympics.
Brief details of Indian participation in International Abilympics are as follows:
|
Event |
Year |
Venue |
Number of Indian Contestants |
Number of Skills |
Awards Received by India |
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|
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Certificate of Excellence |
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|
6th |
2003 |
New Delhi, India |
- |
- |
7 |
8 |
15 |
- |
|
7th |
2007 |
Shizuoka, Japan |
29 |
29 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
8th |
2011 |
Seoul, South Korea |
16 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
9th |
2016 |
Bordeaux, France |
19 |
21 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
