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India achieved its best ever medal haul in the Paralympics as it went past last edition’s number of podium finishes on the back of a superlative performance by the country’s track and field athletes here on Tuesday. A late evening rush of medals swelled India’s tally to 20 (3 gold, 7 silver, 10 bronze) to…
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India’s Schedule At Paralympics 2024, September 4: Bhavina Patel© Twitter India’s Schedule At Paralympics 2024, September 4: India has a great chance to reach their best-ever medal tally at Paralympics on Wednesday. Tokyo Paralympics silver medallist Bhavina Patel will be in action in table tennis. In men’s shot put, Mohd Yasser, Rohit Kumar…
Ace Indian shooter Avani Lekhara missed out on a second medal at the ongoing Paralympic Games and finished fifth after putting up a strong fight in the final of the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 competition on Tuesday. The 22-year-old Avani, paralysed waist-down owing to a car accident she suffered as an…
Pooja Jatyan in action© X (formerly Twitter) World Para Championship silver medallist Pooja Jatyan beat Yagmur Sengul of Turkey in straight sets to storm into the quarterfinals of recurve women’s open archery competition at the Paris Paralympics on Tuesday. The 27-year-old, who got a bye into the pre-quarters after finishing inside top-9 in…
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Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal© X (Twitter) India’s ace shooter Avani Lekhara entered the final of the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 competition after finishing the qualification in seventh place at the ongoing Paralympics on Tuesday. The other Indian shooter in the field, Mona Agarwal, however, could not clear the qualification hurdle…
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Indian para-shuttler Suhas Yathiraj is an emotional mess after his second successive Paralympic silver. A part of him is proud of the achievement but then he is also grappling with feelings of “sadness and disappointment” at missing out on gold. The 41-year-old went into the ongoing Games as world no.1 and was expected…
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Carrying a back injury for more than a year, history-making Indian javelin thrower Sumit Antil’s path to Paralympic glory was paved with a ‘sweet sacrifice’ and several sleepless nights. The 26-year-old faced a tough choice in the build-up to the Paralympics — give up his favourite sweets or put his career at risk…
Paris 2024 Paralympics Day 6 Live Updates© X (Twitter) Paris Paralympics 2024 Day 6, Live Updates: The fifth day of the ongoing Paris Paralympics turned out to be a memorable one for the India n contingent as it clinched a whopping total of seven medals. High on momentum, India will eye more medals on…
The Indian duo of Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar staged a remarkable comeback after the heartbreak in the semifinals to claim the bronze medal with a 156-155 win over Italy’s Eleonora Sarti and Matteo Bonacina in mixed team compound archery competition at Paralympics on Monday. It is only the second time that India…
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India’s Schedule At Paris Paralympics 2024, September 3: Avani Lekhara© Twitter India’s Schedule At Paris Paralympics 2024, September 3: After a stupendous day at the Paris Paralympics 2024, the Indian contingent will hope for more medals on Tuesday. Star shooter, who ahs already won a gold medal, will be in action again women’s 50m…
