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Indian para-athlete Amisha missed out on a medal in the final of the F46 Shot Put at the ongoing Paris Paralympics, as she finished at number 14th in the medal match on Wednesday. Amisha finished at number 14th with the personal best of 9.25 m, but it was not enough to land her…
Sachin Khilari in action© X (Twitter) India’s Sachin Sarjerao Khilari on Wednesday added a Paralympic silver to his world title in men’s shot put F46 event with an Asian record distance of 16.32m at the ongoing Games in Paris. The 34-year-old Khilari achieved his best throw of the day in his second attempt…
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Bhagyashri Jadhav in action© X (Twitter) India’s Bhagyashri Jadhav finished fifth in the women’s shot put (F34) at the Paralympics on Tuesday. Jadhav, making her second appearance at the Paralympics, produced a throw of 7.28m but it was not enough for a podium finish. China’s Lijuan Zou won the gold with a season…
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Carrying a back injury for more than a year, history-making Indian javelin thrower Sumit Antil’s path to Paralympic glory was paved with a ‘sweet sacrifice’ and several sleepless nights. The 26-year-old faced a tough choice in the build-up to the Paralympics — give up his favourite sweets or put his career at risk…
Yogesh Kathuniya in action© X (formerly Twitter) India’s Yogesh Kathuniya clinched his second consecutive Paralympic silver medal in men’s discus throw F-56 event with a season’s best effort 42.22m at the ongoing Games in Paris on Monday. The 27-year-old hurled the discus to the podium-clinching distance in his very first attempt to add…
India opened its account in the athletics competitions at the Paris Paralympics with a bronze medal as sprinter Preeti Pal finished third in the Women’s 100m – T35 Final with a personal best time at Stade de France on Friday. The 23-year-old Preeti clocked 14.21 seconds, which is also her personal best to…
Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Here’s India’s Day 2 schedule! Para Badminton 12 PM: Manasi Joshi vs Oksana Kozyna (Ukraine) in Women’s Singles SL3 Group Play Stage 1:20 PM: Manoj Sarkar vs Mongkhon Bunsun (Thailand) in Men’s Singles SL3 Group Play Stage 2 PM: Nitesh Kumar vs Jianyuan Yang (China) in Men’s Singles SL3 Group Play…
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Newly appointed ICC Chairman Jay Shah extended his wishes to everyone on the occasion of the National Sports Day (Major Dhyan Chand’s birth anniversary) on Thursday. Dhyan Chand celebrated as ‘The Wizard’ represented the Indian hockey team from 1925 to 1949, scoring over 1500 goals in the 185 matches he played as a…
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File image of javelin thrower Sumit Antil.© X (Twitter) India can clinch 10 medals including five golds in athletics at the Paralympics starting on Wednesday, reckoned para athletics head coach Satyanarayana, adding that the aim will be to better their performances from the last edition. Satyanarayana said the Indian athletes have trained intensely…
Rakshitha Raju, a visually impaired athlete from Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka, has been selected for the Paralympics 2024. She will be competing in the Women’s 1500m Running T-11 Category, making history as the first Indian female athlete to compete in this category in the Paralympic Games. This milestone is a testament to Rakshitha’s unparalleled resilience…
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