India is all set to make a strong impact at the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics, scheduled from November 15 to 26. This marks the 25th edition of the Summer Deaflympics, first held in Paris in 1924.
The Indian contingent will compete across 11 sports: athletics, badminton, golf, judo, karate, shooting, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, wrestling, and tennis. Shooting and athletics feature the largest representation, with 12 shooters and 11 track and field athletes in action.
The squad consists of 45 men and 28 women, reflecting the growing strength and diversity of Indian athletes in international deaf sports. This marks the largest-ever Indian delegation at the Deaflympics.
Diksha Dagar, a golld medallist from the 2022 Deaflympics in Brazil and silver medallist in 2017, will spearhead India’s contintegent.
Jerlin Anika Jayaratchagan, a triple gold medallist in badminton at previous Deaflympics, will be India’s flag-bearer at Deaflympics 2025.
The Deaflympics, sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and organized by the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD), is a premier international multi-sport event for deaf athletes.
India debuted at the International Deaf Games in 1965 and has since won a total of 52 medals. Its best-ever performance came in Caxias do Sul 2022, where Indian athletes bagged 16 medals (8 gold, 1 silver, 7 bronze), finishing ninth among 77 nations.
With a talented mix of seasoned champions and promising newcomers, India is poised for a memorable campaign in Tokyo. Fans can cheer the athletes on through live streaming available across India.
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India squad for Deaflympics 2025
Athletics
Nilesh (male)
Anupam Kumar (male)
Vivek Rana (male)
Karthick Mahalingam (male)
Manikandan Kamaraj (male)
Balram (male)
Jaspal Singh (male)
Ramesh Kumar (male)
Sameeha Barvin Mujib (female)
Versha Gulia (female)
Gayatri Sekar (female)
Badminton
Abhinav Sharma (male)
Soumyadeep Chakraborty (male)
Piyush (male)
Nisarg Sanjivbhai Panchal (male)
Jerlin Anika Jayaratchagan (female)
Aaditya Yadav (female)
Shreya Singla (female)
Gauranshi Sharma (female)
Golf
Vibhu Tyagi (male)
Harsh Singh (male)
Jastar Singh Billing (male)
Diksha Dagar (female)
Judo
Rakesh Singh (male)
Sambid Das (male)
Omkar Suresh Mokashi (male)
Karambir Singh (male)
Pragati Kesarwani (female)
Sakshi Haridas Bansode (female)
Aditi Sharma (female)
Vaishnavi Bala More (female)
Nirchara (female)
Karate
Perunithi Manickavasagam (male)
Lowa Swain (female)
Shooting
Dhanush Srikanth (male)
Mohammed Murtaza Vania (male)
Shourya Saini (male)
Kushagra Singh Rajawat (male)
Abhinav Deshwal (male)
Rudar (male)
Chetan Hanmant Sapkal (male)
Mahit Sandhu (female)
Natasha Uday Joshi (female)
Komal Milind Waghmare (female)
Anuya Prasad (female)
Pranjali Prashant Dhumal (female)
Swimming
Aman Sharma (male)
Saumitra Purushottam Gore (male)
Table Tennis
Priom Chakraborty (male)
Srijit Mazumder (male)
Ullas Naik (male)
Suvro Sengupta (male)
Subhechcha Roy (female)
Shiney Anthony Gomes (female)
Aishwin Kaur (female)
Archana Pandey (female)
Taekwondo
Kanishka Sharma (female)
Chavi Singh (female)
Tennis
Prithvi Sekhar (male)
Arshit (male)
Dhananjay Dubey (male)
Aaryan Humaney (male)
Bhavani Kedia (female)
Jafreen Shaik (female)
Kirtilata (female)
Wrestling
Pardeep Malik (male)
Vijay Kumar (male)
Ajay Kumar (male)
Amit (male)
Sumit Dahiya (male)
Ghan Shyam (male)
Tanuj Kumar Choudhary (male)
Ashish Yuvraj Maske (male)
Where to watch Deaflympics 2025 live in India?
Live streaming of the Deaflympics 2025 will be available on the competition’s official YouTube channel in India. The event will not be broadcast live on any TV channels in India.
