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Indian athlete Ajeet Singh Yadav shone with a silver medal at the Paris Paralympics 2024. Late on the Tuesday-Wednesday night, the star claimed a silver medal in the javelin throw F46 final. Ajeet upstaged compatriot and world record holder Sundar Singh Gurjar (64.96m) with a fifth-round throw of 65.62m to achieve the glory….
Kapil Parmar bagged India’s first-ever Paralympic medal in judo, winning a bronze in the men’s 60kg (J1) after convincingly defeating Brazil’s Elielton de Oliveira in the play-off in Paris on Thursday. Parmar produced a superlative performance, dominating his opponent from start to finish to record a 10-0 win in the bronze medal contest….
India’s world champion Deepthi Jeevanji came up short of her best timing as she won a bronze medal in the women’s 400m T20 category final race at the Paralympics on Tuesday. Deepthi, who turns 21 later this month, clocked 55.82 seconds to finish behind Yuliia Shuliar (55.16 seconds) of Ukraine and world record…
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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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As a child, Rubina Francis dreamed of emulating her idol, Olympic medallist shooter Gagan Narang but winning a medal at the biggest stage was an audacious target considering that even standing steady on her feet was a huge challenge at that time. The 25-year-old from Jabalpur was born with talipes — commonly known…
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India suffered heartbreak from the archery arena as Sarita Kumari’s splendid run ended in quarterfinals, while armless wonder Sheetal Devi crashed out of the last-16 in the compound women’s open category at the Paralympics in Paris Paralympics 2024 on Saturday. Faridabad’s Sarita, who qualified as ninth seed, had a dominating outings in the…
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File photo of Arshad Shaik.© X/@PCI_IN_Official Indian cyclists Arshad Shaik and Jyoti Gaderiya failed to make an impact in their respective track cycling events as they crashed out in the qualification round in the Paris Paralympics on Saturday. In the qualifying stage of the men’s 1,000m time trial C1-3, Shaik managed a disappointing…
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Indian shuttlers Nitesh Kumar and Sukant Kadam qualified for the semifinals of men’s singles SL3 and SL4 categories respectively after recording straight-game wins in their last group matches in the Paris Paralympics on Saturday. Nitesh, who had won a silver medal in the Asian Para Games last year in China, beat Mongkhon Bunsun…
Paris Paralympics 2024, Day 3 Live Updates: After clinching four medals on the second day, the Indian contingent will be eyeing more glory on Day 3 of the ongoing Paris Paralympics 2024. During the day, Indian archer Sheetal Devi will be in action among the other stars from the nation on the day. The armless archer…
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The Indian Paralympics contingent at the Paris 2024 Games has been in great touch. On Friday, Indians returned with four medals as expectations are high from the contingent. Even when not winning medals, the Indian stars have been turning heads with their good show. Badminton star Sivarajan Solaimalai is one among them. In…