After 7 golds, Paralympians at final hurdle- endorsementsIndian Paralympians' remarkable performance at the Paris Paralympics has not attracted significant brand deals from major companies. Despit...
13 Sep, 2024, 05.30 AM IST
Started javelin throw in 2016 after watching Neeraj: India's Paris 2024 Para Athletes credit world champion for inspirationIndian para-javelin throwers Bhavanaben Chaudhary and Navdeep Singh praised Neeraj Chopra's Olympic success for increasing interest in athl...
02 Sep, 2024, 10.57 AM IST
PM Modi congratulates Nishad Kumar for winning silver in men's high jump at ParalympicsPrime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Nishad Kumar for winning a silver medal in the men's high jump T47 event at the Paris Paralympic...
02 Sep, 2024, 10.02 AM IST
India at Paralympics, Day 5 schedule: Sheetal Devi, Sumit Antil in action todayThe Indian Paralympic contingent will vie for up to eleven medals on the fifth day of the Paris Paralympics in archery, shooting, badminton...
02 Sep, 2024, 09.30 AM IST
Paris Paralympics: Indian para-shuttler Thulasimathi Murugesan advances to final of Women's Singles SU5Indian para-shuttler Thulasimathi Murugesan advanced to the finals in Women's Singles SU5 at the Paris Paralympics 2024, ensuring another m...
02 Sep, 2024, 06.58 AM IST
President Draupadi Murmu congratulates Indian para-sprinter Preeti Pal on her second medal at Paris ParalympicsPresident Draupadi Murmu praised Indian para-sprinter Preeti Pal for securing her second bronze medal at the Paris Paralympics 2024. Preeti...
02 Sep, 2024, 06.53 AM IST
India wins silver and bronze on Day 3 of World Para Athletics ChampionshipsIndian team wins silver and bronze in World Para Athletics Championships. Nishad Kumar, Preethi Pal shine. China leads medal tally. Champio...
19 May, 2024, 05.23 PM IST
Asian Para Games: With 111 medals, India has recorded best-ever performanceIn the western countries, para athletes have for long been accorded the same respect as the Olympians. In Paris, for example, the stadium w...
29 Oct, 2023, 12.18 AM IST
India wins two gold on Day 2 of Hangzhou Asian Para Games, medal count swells to 24Indian athletes continued to excel at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games, adding more medals to their tally on the second day of competitions. C...
24 Oct, 2023, 11.06 AM IST
Exceptional, monumental: PM Modi hails Indian athletes' performances at Asian Para GamesIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Indian athletes for their outstanding performances at the Asian Para Games. He praised hi...
23 Oct, 2023, 08.20 PM IST
Neeraj Chopra, Ravi Dahiya, Lovlina Borgohain among 11 recommended for Khel RatnaIndia's inspiring show at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics reflected in an unprecedented 11 recommendations for the Khel Ratna award, inc...
27 Oct, 2021, 10.05 PM IST
Tokyo medal haul creates more visibility for Paralympians but parity a work in progressIndia has indeed come a long way from the reception it gave to Murlikant Petkar, who won the country’s first Paralympic gold at Heidelberg ...
25 Sep, 2021, 11.11 PM IST
View: Not luck, India’s Paralympic haul of medals had everything to do with athlete's talent and gritIndia would have win all the gold medals available in Tokyo if believing in luck was an Olympic sport. Because to even imagine the amount o...
11 Sep, 2021, 11.40 PM IST
Tokyo Paralympics: India finishes 24th with record 19 medalsIndia sent its biggest ever contingent of 54 para-athletes across as many as 9 sporting disciplines at the Games. Badminton and Taekwondo m...
05 Sep, 2021, 01.54 PM IST
Vinod Kumar clinches bronze in discus throw, third medal for India in Tokyo ParalympicsThe 41-year-old BSF man, whose father fought in the 1971 Indo-Pak war, produced a best throw of 19.91m to finish third behind Piotr Kosewic...
29 Aug, 2021, 08.23 PM IST
Tokyo Paralympics: Nishad Kumar wins silver medal in T46 high jump event, creates Asian recordNishad made a jump of 2.06m and as a result, he sealed the silver medal. In the event, Nishad also went on to create an Asian Record and th...
29 Aug, 2021, 08.21 PM IST
12-member Indian contingent, including Jhajharia, departs for Tokyo ParalympicsThe 40-year-old javelin thrower had rewritten his world record of 63.97m when he sent the spear to a distance of 65.71m in a qualifying eve...
25 Aug, 2021, 01.21 PM IST