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Paris Paralympics 2024

04 Sep 2024

Paris Paralympics: Archer Harvinder Singh Bags Gold Medal In Recurve Open

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Harvinder Singh for the Gold Medal.

Paralympics 2024

04 Sep 2024

Paris Paralympics 2024: India's Sachin Khilari Clinches Silver In Shot Put

Indian athlete Sachin Khilari secured a silver medal in the men’s shot put F46 event at the Paris Paralympics with a throw of 16.32 meters, contributing to India’s record-breaking 21-medal haul at the Games

24 Feb 2022

Paralympics medallist Sharad Kumar worried about his coach in Ukraine

Tokyo Paralympics bronze-medallist Sharad Kumar is tracking developments relating to the Russian military operation in Ukraine as he is worried about the safety of his coach Nikitin Yevhen there.

24 Dec 2021

Noida DM Suhas LY will not play in 4th National Para-Badminton Championship

Suhas L Yathiraj who won a silver medal at the Tokyo Paralympics will not feature in the Para-Badminton National championship in Bhubaneswar due to personal reasons.

12 Sep 2021

PM Narendra Modi meets Paralympians

PM Narendra modi met Paralympians. Other than their performance and podium finishes, the PM asked players about their family members and how they contributed in making them, successful athletes.

04 Sep 2021

India hopes to win one more medal in Tokyo paralympics

World champion Pramod Bhagat on Saturday stormed into the men's singles finals of the badminton after beating Japan's Daisuke Fujihara at the Tokyo Paralympics.

31 Aug 2021

DNA: Learn the philosophy of winning the battle of life from these Paralympics players

After Tokyo Olympics, India also performed well in the Paralympic Games held in Tokyo where it has won 10 medals so far. The story of these players also teaches us how to come out of the difficult situations of life and become champions.

30 Aug 2021

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: India’s medal tally climbs to 7

India is currently in 34th place in the medals standings at the Tokyo Paralympics with 7 medals so far. Shooter Avani Lekhara created history by becoming first Indian woman to win a Paralympics gold and also India's first at Tokyo Games. Antil won gold in men's javelin throw F64 event and broke his own record thrice in the final. Apart from this Devendra Jhajharia, Bhavina Patel, Nishad Kumar and Yogesh Kathuniya have won silver medals. Here is a list of all medal winners at the Tokyo Paralympics so far.

29 Aug 2021

Remarkable athlete, PM Modi congratulates Nishad Kumar for winning silver

PM Narendra Modi congratulated Nishad Kumar for his victory on Twitter. Nishad Kumar jumped 2.06m in the finals of the men's high jump T45-T47 class at the ongoing Paralympics in Tokyo.

Niranjan Mukundan

25 Jun 2020

Paralympians share their lockdown-induced practice routines on Twitter

Para-swimmer and former Junior World Champion, Niranjan Mukundan, whose swimming prowess is well-known to all, is looking at the brighter side of this lockdown experience.

2020 Tokyo Olympics

20 Mar 2019

Cherry blossom-themed torch unveiled for Tokyo 2020 Olympic, Paralympic games

The 1.2-kilogram torch is made from aluminium, 30 percent of which has been salvaged from the temporary housing built in the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake.

08 Feb 2019

Paralympics: World body to lift Russia ban, with conditions

Russia has been barred from international Paralympic competitions since August 2016, over allegations of state-sponsored doping similar to the ones that led to the suspension of its athletics federation and anti-doping agency.

Asian Para Games

01 Oct 2018

Indian para athletes denied entry in Games village for non-payment

Indian athletes were denied entry in the games village due to non-payment of accommodation fee.

26 Sep 2018

Indian athletes get rousing send-off by Shah Rukh Khan

The Asian Para Games will see players participate in an array of events including athletics, swimming, badminton, chess and powerlifting.

International Paralympic Committee

20 Dec 2017

Russian Paralympic Committee ban remains, final decision on Winter Games participation to be made in January

In a statement, the IPC said it had also kept in place an interim measure for Russian athletes to compete as neutrals in qualification events across four winter sports: alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing and snowboard.

Oscar Pistorius

20 Dec 2017

Jailed South African track star Oscar Pistorius to appeal increased sentence at South Africa's highest court

South Africa's Supreme Court more than doubled Oscar Pistorius` murder sentence last month, accepting prosecutors` argument that the original jail term of six years for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was "shockingly lenient".

Devendra Jhajharia

02 Nov 2017

Paralympics legend Devendra Jhajharia targets gold medal in 2020 Games

Jhajharia became the first Indian Paralympian to be bestowed the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award earlier this year.

Oscar Pistorius

01 Nov 2017

Oscar Pistorius: From Olympic glory to jail for murder

Judge Thokozile Masipa on Friday rejected an appeal by the state against a six-year jail sentence for Paralympian Oscar Pistorius who murdered his girlfriend in 2013.

13 Oct 2016

Aditya Mehta, Indian paralympian, forced to remove prosthetic limb at Bengaluru International Airport

Mehta pleaded with the official that if he removed his artificial limb it would take at least 45 minutes to wear it back and the flight is about to take-off in next 30 minutes.

Rio Paralympics

19 Sep 2016

Rio Paralympics end with music -- and relief

Overall, organizers are breathing a sigh of relief that predictions of failure for South America`s first Olympics and Paralympics were proved wrong.

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