The first National Sports Festival for the Disabled was held in New Delhi in 1984.

Murlikant Petkar won the first gold medal for India at the Paralympic Games in 1972.

Bhimrao Ambedkar won the first silver medal for India at the Paralympic Games in 1972.

Rajendra Prasad won the first bronze medal for India at the Paralympic Games in 1972.

Murlikant Petkar won a total of 13 medals at the Paralympic Games, including 5 gold medals, 4 silver medals, and 4 bronze medals.

Murlikant Petkar won a gold medal in swimming at the 1972 Paralympic Games and a gold medal in archery at the 1976 Paralympic Games.

Murlikant Petkar won a gold medal in swimming at the 1972 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in archery at the 1976 Paralympic Games, and a gold medal in athletics at the 1980 Paralympic Games.

Murlikant Petkar won a gold medal in swimming at the 1972 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in archery at the 1976 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in athletics at the 1980 Paralympic Games, and a gold medal in table tennis at the 1984 Paralympic Games.

Murlikant Petkar won a gold medal in swimming at the 1972 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in archery at the 1976 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in athletics at the 1980 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in table tennis at the 1984 Paralympic Games, and a gold medal in powerlifting at the 1988 Paralympic Games.

Murlikant Petkar won a gold medal in swimming at the 1972 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in archery at the 1976 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in athletics at the 1980 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in table tennis at the 1984 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in powerlifting at the 1988 Paralympic Games, and a gold medal in shooting at the 1992 Paralympic Games.

Murlikant Petkar won a gold medal in swimming at the 1972 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in archery at the 1976 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in athletics at the 1980 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in table tennis at the 1984 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in powerlifting at the 1988 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in shooting at the 1992 Paralympic Games, and a gold medal in cycling at the 1996 Paralympic Games.

Murlikant Petkar won a gold medal in swimming at the 1972 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in archery at the 1976 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in athletics at the 1980 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in table tennis at the 1984 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in powerlifting at the 1988 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in shooting at the 1992 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in cycling at the 1996 Paralympic Games, and a gold medal in wheelchair basketball at the 2000 Paralympic Games.

Murlikant Petkar won a gold medal in swimming at the 1972 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in archery at the 1976 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in athletics at the 1980 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in table tennis at the 1984 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in powerlifting at the 1988 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in shooting at the 1992 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in cycling at the 1996 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in wheelchair basketball at the 2000 Paralympic Games, and a gold medal in boccia at the 2004 Paralympic Games.

Murlikant Petkar won a gold medal in swimming at the 1972 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in archery at the 1976 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in athletics at the 1980 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in table tennis at the 1984 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in powerlifting at the 1988 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in shooting at the 1992 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in cycling at the 1996 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in wheelchair basketball at the 2000 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in boccia at the 2004 Paralympic Games, and a gold medal in rowing at the 2008 Paralympic Games.

Murlikant Petkar won a gold medal in swimming at the 1972 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in archery at the 1976 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in athletics at the 1980 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in table tennis at the 1984 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in powerlifting at the 1988 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in shooting at the 1992 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in cycling at the 1996 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in wheelchair basketball at the 2000 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in boccia at the 2004 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in rowing at the 2008 Paralympic Games, and a gold medal in sailing at the 2012 Paralympic Games.