Badminton in 2024: A Year of Olympic heartbreak, some breakthroughs, new promisesIndian badminton saw highs and lows in 2024. Satwik and Chirag won titles but missed an Olympic medal. Lakshya Sen's Olympic bronze loss st...
20 Dec, 2024, 02.02 PM IST
BAI announces cash rewards for Paris Paralympic medal-winning shuttlersThe Badminton Association of India has announced a total reward of Rs 50 lakh for Indian para shuttlers who won five medals at the Paris Pa...
24 Sep, 2024, 01.44 PM IST
Paralympic star Kumar Nitesh cites BAI apathy, wants badminton to be placed under PCIParalympic champion Kumar Nitesh has urged for para badminton to be managed by the Paralympic Committee of India instead of the Badminton A...
11 Sep, 2024, 07.40 PM IST
PM Modi congratulates Dharambir, Pranav for winning medals in men's club throw F51 final at Paris ParalympicsPrime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Dharambir and Pranav Soorma for winning gold and silver medals in the men's club throw F51 final...
05 Sep, 2024, 08.59 AM IST
PM Modi speaks with India's Paris Paralympics medalists, asks players to celebrate without worrying about medal colourPM Modi held a telephonic conversation with Ajeet Singh Yadav, Sundar Singh Gurjar, Sharad Kumar, Mariyappan Thangavelu, and Deepthi Jeevan...
04 Sep, 2024, 11.37 PM IST
Paralympics 2024: Two golds, three silvers, three bronze; India bags eight medals in single dayIndia's stellar performance at the Paralympics on Monday saw the nation clinch eight medals, including two golds, three silvers, and three ...
03 Sep, 2024, 06.57 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
Paris Paralympics: India shuttlers Mandeep, Palak concede defeat in quarterfinal boutsIndian para shuttlers Mandeep Kaur and Palak Kohli faced defeats in their respective quarterfinal matches at the Paris Paralympics. Mandeep...
01 Sep, 2024, 02.45 PM IST
Paralympics 2024: India eye record haul with largest ever contingent in fray at ParisIndia's 84-strong team of para-athletes, their largest ever, aimed to achieve unprecedented success at the Paralympic Games, with a goal of...
27 Aug, 2024, 03.35 PM IST
Paris Paralympics: The inspirational story of Sukant KadamSukant Kadam, once hampered by a severe knee injury, converted his passion for badminton into a career after earning a mechanical engineeri...
24 Aug, 2024, 05.27 PM IST
Indian para shuttler Krishna Nagar focusing on staying calm to defend Paralympic gold in ParisIndian para shuttler Krishna Nagar prepares to defend his Tokyo Paralympics gold at the Paris Games. Overcoming early life bullying, financ...
22 Aug, 2024, 05.58 PM IST
Para shuttler Pramod Bhagat suspended for 18 months, to miss Paris ParalympicsTokyo Paralympics gold medallist Pramod Bhagat has been suspended for 18 months due to repeated failures to provide his whereabouts, as con...
13 Aug, 2024, 11.25 AM IST
Armless archer Sheetal Devi first Indian woman to win 2 Asian Para Games gold as country's medal rush continuesDiscovered at a military camp in a remote part of Kishtwar and adopted by the Indian Army in her childhood, Sheetal, who became the first a...
27 Oct, 2023, 12.59 PM IST
Indian contingent finish with 23 medals at Bahrain Para BadmintonManisha also produced a strong show combining with Mandeep Kaur to win the gold in women's doubles SL3-SU5 finals. They took just 23 minute...
22 May, 2022, 08.48 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
PM Modi hosts India Paralympic contingent, presented with autographed stoleThe Indian para-athletes returned from Tokyo on the back of a sensational campaign that saw them win an unparalleled 19 medals, including f...
09 Sep, 2021, 04.16 PM IST
106 sportspersons selected so far under TOP Scheme: GovernmentAs many as 106 sportspersons have so far been given financial assistance under the ambitious Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme of the gove...
02 Mar, 2016, 05.05 PM IST