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Paralympics 2024 Opening Ceremony Live Streaming: When And Where To Watch© AFP Much like the Olympics, the Paris Paralympics 2024 opening ceremony won’t be held inside a single stadium. Instead, France’s Place de la Concorde – one of its popular public plazas – and the Champs-Elysees avenue alongside it, will host the 4,400-odd…
File image of javelin thrower Sumit Antil.© X (Twitter) India can clinch 10 medals including five golds in athletics at the Paralympics starting on Wednesday, reckoned para athletics head coach Satyanarayana, adding that the aim will be to better their performances from the last edition. Satyanarayana said the Indian athletes have trained intensely…
Rakshitha Raju, a visually impaired athlete from Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka, has been selected for the Paralympics 2024. She will be competing in the Women’s 1500m Running T-11 Category, making history as the first Indian female athlete to compete in this category in the Paralympic Games. This milestone is a testament to Rakshitha’s unparalleled resilience…
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Being prepared for any eventuality and remaining confident in his ability is 17-year-old pistol marksman Rudransh Khandelwal’s mantra in life as he embarks on a journey to bring glory from the Paris Paralympics. Having lost his left leg in a freak mishap when he was just eight-years-old, the teenaged Bharatpur boy never let…
Paris has chosen the iconic Champs-Elysees avenue and the historic Place de la Concorde to host the opening ceremony for the Summer Paralympics on Wednesday. The prestigious avenue sweeping through the 8th arrondissement to the west of central Paris is dotted with cafes, palaces and luxury shops and connects the Arc de Triomphe…
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Rakshitha Raju, a visually impaired athlete from Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka, has been selected for the Paralympics 2024 in Paris, starting from August 28, 2024. She will be competing in the Women’s 1500m Running T-11 Category, making history as the first Indian female athlete to compete in this category in the Paralympic Games. This milestone…
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Paris Paralympics shooting contingent.© X/@Media_SAI Pistol marksman Manish Narwal on Saturday expressed confidence in the Indian shooting contingent surpassing its Tokyo Paralympics medal tally at the upcoming Paris Games, saying the “intense” training would hold the team in good stead. A 10-member shooting contingent, including rifle exponent Avani Lekhara, Mona Agarwal and Narwal,…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with the Indian contingent for the upcoming Paris Paralympics starting from August 28. Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya was also present during the interaction which was conducted on a video call. India is set to field its largest-ever contingent for the Paralympics,…
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Tokyo Paralympics gold medalist Indian javelin thrower Sumit Antil wants to improve upon his world record in his bid to defend his title in the Men’s F64 category at the Paris Paralympics Games. Sumit, along with Bhagyashree Jadhav (shot put, F34 category) will be Indian flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the…
Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) president Devendra Jhajharia said that the support given to para-athletes in recent times with many corporates stepping in to assist the players has given a huge boost to the morale of the athletes. India is set to field its largest-ever contingent for the Paralympics, with 84 athletes competing…
