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Paralympics: Suhas Yathiraj, Nitesh Kumar Seal Para Badminton Semi-Final Spots

August 30, 2024 admin

Tokyo silver medallist shuttler Suhas Yathiraj and Nitesh Kumar continued their impressive run to secure spots in the men’s singles SL4 and SL3 semifinals, respectively, at the Paralympics here on Friday. Suhas, a 2007 batch IAS officer, defeated Korea’s Shin Kyung Hwan 26-24, 21-14 in his second match, topping the three-man Group A…

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Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE Updates: Manasi Joshi In Action, India Eye 6 Medals Today

August 30, 2024 admin

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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Nitesh Kumar-Thulasimathi Murugesan Wins All-India Para Badminton Clash In Paralympics 2024

August 29, 2024 admin

File image of Thulasimathi Murugesan.© X (Twitter) India’s Nitesh Kumar and Thulasimathi Murugesan had little difficulty overcoming country-mates Suhas Yathiraj and Palak Kohli in the opening group stage match of badminton mixed doubles (SL3-SU5) at the Paralympic Games here on Thursday. The Nitesh-Thulasimathi duo won the Group A contest 21-14, 21-17 in 31…

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Paralympics 2024 LIVE Updates: India Start With Para Badminton, Archery

August 29, 2024 admin

Paralympics 2024 Day 1 LIVE Updates: India’s Paralympics 2024 journey starts in badminton, as the mixed doubles duo of Nitesh Kumar and Thulasimathi Murugesan begin their journey for a first Paralympic medal. Several other badminton stars will play throughout the day, with the likes of Suhas Yathiraj and Sukant Kadam also in action. Para archery will…

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After Olympics Loss, Lakshya Sen Reveals Deepika Padukone Called Him And “She Said…”

August 29, 2024 admin

Lakshya Sen with Deepika Padukone© Twitter Lakshya Sen was India’s best-performing badminton star at the Paris Olympics 2024. He became the first Indian male shuttler to enter the semi-final of an Olympics. However, he missed the medal by a whisker. He went down to Viktor Axelsen in the semi-final and then also lost…

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After Olympics Semi-Final Heartbreak, Lakshya Sen Points Out Key Turning Point In Bronze Medal Match

August 24, 2024 admin

Despite a run of five wins at Paris Olympics 2024, Lakshya Sen lost his final two matches to end up without a medal and finish fourth in the badminton men’s singles event. Looking back, Lakshya has pointed out a key reason that led to the change in momentum during his bronze medal match….

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Krishna Nagar Focusing On Staying Calm To Defend Paralympic Gold In Paris

August 22, 2024 admin

Life has consistently thrown challenges at Krishna Nagar but the Indian para shuttler knows how to take them in stride, laugh at adversity, adapt and emerge victorious. When he was bullied during his childhood for his short height, Krishna responded with his achievements. Krishna refused to let his dwarfism condition hinder his progress….

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“Help Us Host An Olympics”: PM Narendra Modi Seeks Input From ‘2036 Team’

August 16, 2024 admin

After announcing India’s aspiration to host the 2036 Olympics in his Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked for Indian athletes’ input for the smooth hosting of the quadrennial extravaganza in 2036. Notably, India will be bidding to host the Olympic Games in 2036. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has also initiated…

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“Whereabouts Failures Due To Technical Glitch”: Tokyo Paralympics Champion Pramod On Suspension

August 13, 2024 admin

Following his suspension from the sport due to violation of anti-doping violations, Tokyo 2020 Paralympic champion para-shuttler Pramod Bhagat on Tuesday said that the three whereabout failures within a 12-month period were due to a “technical glitch” rather than an intentional wrongdoing. Bhagat will miss the upcoming Paris Paralympic Games after being suspended…

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PV Sindhu vs He Bing Jiao Olympics Round Of 16 Live Streaming Badminton Women’s Singles Live Telecast: Where To Watch

August 1, 2024 admin

PV Sindhu Olympics RO16 Live Streaming: When And Where To Watch© AFP PV Sindhu Olympics Round of 16 Badminton Women’s Singles Live Streaming: PV Sindhu enters crunch time for a third Olympic medal, as she faces China’s He Bingjiao in the badminton women’s singles Round of 16 at the Paris Olympics 2024. The…

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