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Manish Narwal won silver in the men’s 10m air pistol (SH1) event at the Paris Paralympics.© X/@VishankRazdan India’s Manish Narwal clinched a silver medal in the men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 with a score of 234.9 to take the country’s medal tally to four in the ongoing Paris Paralympics on Friday. Narwal finished…
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Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra on Friday acknowledged training Indian athletes across sports on the aspect of mental health remains a “work in progress”, while adding that benefits of the same must reach grassroots level. Bindra said mental health directly influences overall well-being of an athlete and sports administrators also share equal responsibility…
File photo of Para shuttler Nitesh Kumar.© X (Twitter) Paris: India’s Nitesh Kumar dished out a superlative performance, thrashing China’s Yang Jianyuan in straight games in his second men’s singles SL3 group A match to qualify for the semifinals in para badminton competition at Paris Paralympics on Friday. A 29-year-old IIT Mandi graduate, Nitesh,…
Wheelchair basketball match between Germany and Great Britain© X (Twitter) Basketball remains one of the most followed sports in the world, but not many are aware that the sport is also played by physically challenged athletes. In fact, more than more than 100 countries play wheelchair basketball at the moment, with teams like…
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India’s armless archer Sheetal Devi finished second in the women’s individual compound open ranking round with a stunning performance to directly make a round of 16 entry in the Paris Paralympics on Thursday. The 17-year-old Devi from Jammu and Kashmir, who shoots with her legs as she was born without arms, scored a…
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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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The 2024 Paralympics were opened in Paris on Thursday (IST) by French President Emmanuel Macron, firing the starting gun on 11 days of competition in a city still riding the wave of the successful Olympics. Macron declared the Games open during an exuberant and colourful opening ceremony in a balmy Place de la…
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President Droupadi Murmu feels that India’s ambitious bid to host the 2036 Olympics is a step in the right direction as it would not just inspire people but also promote meritocracy in the country’s sporting landscape. The president, who met senior PTI editors at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday for an exclusive interaction, also…
India’s Full Schedule at Para Paralympics 2024: An 84-strong contingent of Indian para-athletes, the largest ever in the country’s history and a heady mix of youth and experience, would be eyeing an unparalleled gold rush when the Paralympic Games begin here on Wednesday. India won a record 19 medals, including five gold, in the Tokyo Paralympics in…
File photo of Haider Ali.© X/@HaiderAthlete Haider Ali, Pakistan’s only para-athlete participating in the upcoming Paris Paralympics, departed for the French capital along with his coach Akbar Ali on Monday. The opening ceremony scheduled on August 28 will mark the official commencement of the Games after the successful conclusion of the Olympics earlier…
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