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Who Is Nitesh Kumar: IIT Graduate Who Won Paris Paralympics 2024 Gold For India

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Who Is Nitesh Kumar: IIT Graduate Who Won Paris Paralympics 2024 Gold For India

Nitesh Kumar won gold at the Paris Paralympics 2024© X (Twitter) Nitesh Kumar clinched gold medal in the Men’s Singles SL3 badminton event after defeating England’s Daniel Bethell at the Paris Paralympics 2024 on Monday. Nitesh produced a brilliant performance to clinch the match 21-14, 18-21, 23-21. The para-badminton athlete looked in tremendous touch as…

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Yogesh Kathuniya Bags Second Consecutive Paralympic Silver In Men’s Discus Throw F-56 Event

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Yogesh Kathuniya Bags Second Consecutive Paralympic Silver In Men’s Discus Throw F-56 Event

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…

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Anand Mahindra Reminds Sheetal Devi Of “Promise” He Made As Archer Takes Internet By Storm

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Anand Mahindra Reminds Sheetal Devi Of “Promise” He Made As Archer Takes Internet By Storm

Sheetal Devi drew massive praise on social media© X (Twitter) One of the most inspiring sportspersons India has, Sheetal Devi, has made heads turn with her exemplary skill and performance in the Paris Paralympics 2024. Though she couldn’t get a medal in the individual event, her sheer accuracy despite the challenges, has made…

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Paralympics Live: Kathuriya Eyes Discus Gold, Badminton Bronze Match Begins

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Paralympics Live: Kathuriya Eyes Discus Gold, Badminton Bronze Match Begins

Paris Paralympics 2024 Day 5, Live Updates: Day 5 of the ongoing Paris Paralympics 2024 will be a crucial one for the Indian contingent as they will aim to add more medals to the tally. Badminton stars Suhas Yathiraj, Nitesh Kumar and Thulasimathi Murugesan will be competing in their respective gold medal matches. Shooters Nihal Singh…

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Para Archer Sheetal Devi’s Bullseye Shot Goes Viral, Barcelona Superstar Reacts

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Para Archer Sheetal Devi’s Bullseye Shot Goes Viral, Barcelona Superstar Reacts

Sheetal Devi hit bullseye© X (Twitter) Aged just 17, para archer Sheetal Devi made the world stop and take notice as she stunned everyone with her performances at the Paris Paralympics. Though Sheetal bowed out of women’s individual compound open archery event on Saturday, her bullseye shot in the event has taken the…

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Suhas Yathiraj, Nitesh Kumar Keep India On Track For Badminton Gold In Paralympics

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Suhas Yathiraj, Nitesh Kumar Keep India On Track For Badminton Gold In Paralympics

Suhas Yathiraj and Nitesh Kumar on Sunday inched closer to their maiden gold medal after progressing to the men’s singles final in their respective categories at the Paris Paralympics. While Suhas, a silver medallist from Tokyo Games, is set to become the first Indian shuttler to secure back-to-back medals at the Paralympics after…

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Paris Paralympics 2024: Nishad Kumar Wins Silver In High Jump T47 Category

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Paris Paralympics 2024: Nishad Kumar Wins Silver In High Jump T47 Category

File photo of Nishad Kumar and Roderick Townsend.© X (Twitter) High jumper Nishad Kumar of T47 category clinched his second successive silver at the Paralympic Games with a season’s best effort of 2.04m on Sunday. Nishad had also won a silver in Tokyo Paralympics three years ago. He had jumped 2.06m then in…

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Rakesh Kumar Misses Paralympics Archery Bronze By A Point

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Rakesh Kumar Misses Paralympics Archery Bronze By A Point

World number one Rakesh Kumar’s stunning run in the Paralympics ended without a medal as he went down by one-point to defending champion He Zihao of China in the bronze play-off of the men’s compound open archery event on Sunday. The 39-year-old from Jammu, who is wheelchair-bound after suffering a spinal cord injury…

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Preethi Pal Scripts History, Wins Her Second Bronze Medal At Paris Paralympics

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Preethi Pal Scripts History, Wins Her Second Bronze Medal At Paris Paralympics

File photo Preethi Pal.© PTI India’s Preethi Pal won a bronze in women’s 200m T35 category, her second medal of Paris Paralympics, with a personal best time of 30.01 seconds on Sunday. The bronze won by the 23-year-old Preethi was also India’s second para-athletics medal in the Paris Games. T35 classification is meant…

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Nitesh Kumar Assured Of At Least A Silver After Reaching Badminton SL3 Final

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Nitesh Kumar Assured Of At Least A Silver After Reaching Badminton SL3 Final

Nitesh his dominance with a 21-16 21-12 win over Fujihara in a 48-minute semifinal.© X (Twitter) Top-seeded Indian shuttler Nitesh Kumar secured a medal in men’s singles SL3 category after a commanding straight-game win over Japan’s Daisuke Fujihara in the semifinals at the Paris Paralympics on Sunday. The 29-year-old Nitesh, who overcame permanent…

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