The India national wheelchair handball team is the national wheelchair handball team of India and is overseen by the Handball Federation of India.
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. At this tournament they had 5 new players out of 12. 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.
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)YearPosition 2022 Egypt 6th 6 1 5 4 10 54 79 2024 Egypt 8th 6 0 6 2 12 63 95 Total 2/2 12 1 11 6 22 117 174 IHF Wheelchair Handball World Championship record (Six a Side)YearPosition 2022 Portugal 4th 6 3 0 3 68 78 Total 1/1 6 3 0 3 68 78
References
External links website IHF Team Page (2022 Four a Side)