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{{short description|Indian Paralympic powerlifter (born 1974)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox sportsperson|
| name = Farman Basha
| image = Farman Basha of India.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Farman Basha in Rio for the 2016 Paralympic Games
| fullname =
| nicknames =
| country = {{IND}}
| sport = [[Paralympic powerlifting]]
| club =
| collegeteam =
| coach = Vijay B Munishwar (national coach)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|02|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], Karnataka
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = {{convert|1.55|m}}
| weight = {{convert|48|kg}}
| medaltemplates=
{{MedalSport |Powerlifting}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Para Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2010 Asian Para Games|2010 Guangzhou]] | [[Powerlifting at the 2010 Asian Para Games|Men's 48 kg]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2018 Asian Para Games|2018 Jakarta]] | [[Powerlifting at the 2018 Asian Para Games|Men's 48kg]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2014 Asian Para Games|2014 Incheon]]|[[Powerlifting at the 2014 Asian Para Games|Men's 49kg]]}}
}}
'''Farman Basha''' (born 25 March 1974) is an Indian [[powerlifter]]. Basha represented [[India at the 2012 Summer Paralympics]] in London, United Kingdom. He won a bronze medal at the [[2010 Asian Para Games]] in [[Guangzhou]], China. However, this was later upgraded to a silver medal after [[Iran at the 2010 Asian Para Games|Iranian]] [[Mustafa Radhi]] was disqualified due to [[Use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport|doping]].<ref name="Hindu">{{cite web | url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/08/stories/2011010866112100.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110112190437/http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/08/stories/2011010866112100.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=12 January 2011 | title=Farman Basha gets silver | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=8 January 2011 | accessdate=27 August 2012}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Basha was born on 25 March 1974 in [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], to a middle-class family. He holds a diploma in electronics and television engineering. He is married to Antonita Farman, a general category athlete.<ref name="Hindustan2008">{{cite news | title = Basha and the 'power' of his dreams | work = [[Hindustan Times]] | date = 29 August 2008 | accessdate = 31 August 2012 | url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1545000461.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150328143732/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1545000461.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 28 March 2015 }}</ref> Basha is afflicted with [[poliomyelitis]], which he contracted when he was one year old. Due to this permanent physical impairment, he is unable to ambulate and uses calipers and a wheelchair.<ref name="Biography">{{cite web | url=http://www.paralympic.org/Athletes/Biographies | title=Athletes – Biographies – Powerlifting – India – Farman Basha | publisher=paralympic.org. [[International Paralympic Committee]] | accessdate=31 August 2012}}</ref>

==Powerlifting==
Unaware of [[Paralympic sports]], Basha used to compete in bodybuilding contentions. He started powerlifting after his neighbour introduced him to sport for persons with physical disabilities. The first event he participated in was the 1997 National Wheelchair Games, where he won a silver medal. This achievement encouraged him to "pursue the sport with even greater vigour".<ref name="Hindustan2008" />

In 1998, Basha won a gold medal and set a new national record in the [[South India|South Zone]] selection trials for the [[1999 FESPIC Games]] ([[Far East and South Pacific Games for the Disabled]]), held in Bangkok, where he finished seventh overall. He won a gold medal in an event for non-disabled competitors in 2006. This feat "left the Powerlifting Federation of India [Indian Powerlifting Federation] so upset that" the Federation barred disabled athletes from competing in their events.<ref name="Hindustan2008" /> He represented [[India at the 2006 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Melbourne]], Australia. He lifted {{convert|156.8|kg}} and finished at tenth spot.<ref>{{cite news | title = Results from weightlifting at Commonwealth Games | agency = [[Associated Press]] | date = 24 March 2006 | accessdate = 31 August 2012 | url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-120525048.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924172732/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-120525048.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 24 September 2015 }}</ref>

He was awarded with the [[Arjuna Award]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite news | last = Dasgupta | first = KumKum | title = Why are we so unsporting about the differently abled? | work = [[Hindustan Times]] | date = 8 September 2008 | accessdate = 31 August 2012 | url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-184577346.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924145809/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-184577346.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 24 September 2015 | location=New Delhi }}</ref> In 2010, he received the Ekalavya Award – [[Chief Ministers of Karnataka|Chief Minister]]'s award for an outstanding sportsperson (for 2008) from the [[Governor of Karnataka]] [[Hansraj Bhardwaj]] at a ceremony in the [[Raj Bhavan (Karnataka)|Raj Bhavan]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Ekalavya awards presented by governor | work = [[Daily News and Analysis]] | date = 11 April 2010 | accessdate = 31 August 2012 | url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2006739971.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924203353/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2006739971.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 24 September 2015 }}</ref>

He is sponsored by a company with {{Indian Rupee}}5,000–5,500 per month and his wife, Antonita, contributes for rest of the expenditures.<ref name="Hindustan2012">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/SportColumns/High-on-spirit-and-guts/Article1-917895.aspx |title=High on spirit and guts – Farman Basha, Powerlifter |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=22 August 2012 |accessdate=27 August 2012 |author=Jhajharia, Devendra |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814060926/http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/sportcolumns/high-on-spirit-and-guts/article1-917895.aspx |archivedate=14 August 2014 }}</ref>

Basha appeared in 4 [[Paralympic]] events and finished 10th in 2004, 4th in 2008, 5th in 2012 and 4th in 2016 Paralympics in his category. Though never won a medal, Farman has been a promising Indian athlete in each Paralympic event.

He competed at the [[Para powerlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|2018 Commonwealth Games]] where he came 5th in the [[Para powerlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's lightweight|lightweight]] event.<ref>{{cite web |title=Farman Basha |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/para-powerlifting/athlete-profile-n6054309-farman-basha.htm |website=results.gc2018.com |access-date=21 January 2023}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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