New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Two-time Paralympic silver medallist discus thrower Yogesh Kathuniya gave Prime Minister Narendra Modi a new title, calling him "Param Mitra" during their interaction at PM's residence.
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) While interacting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence, Indian para-athletics coach Satyapal Singh has revealed that coaches at Nehru Stadium thought he was wasting time in training para athletes.
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Indian para-athlete Sandeep Chaudhary, who finished in fourth place for the third time in a row in as many Games, is unfazed about missing the podium in his third appearance at the Paralympics Games and has taken it as motivation for himself as well as for other athletes for the next edition of the mega sporting spectacle in 2028 in Los Angeles.
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) India's two-time World Champion and Paralympic medallist Sumit Antil, who secured his second consecutive gold medal at the Paris Para Games, dedicated the achievement to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This fulfilled a promise he made to the Prime Minister following his victory at the Tokyo Paralympics.
Brussels, Sep 12 (IANS) Paris Olympics silver medalist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and steeplechase Avinash Sable will spearhead the Indian hopes at the fifteenth meet of the 2024 Diamond League, scheduled to take place on September 13 and 14 at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Belgium.
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Harmilan Bains is no stranger to challenges. After not losing a single individual race in 2021, she went through a knee surgery which kept her out for 10 months. Upon her return to action, she went on to win the silver medals in the women’s 800m and 1500m categories.
Paris, Sep 8 (IANS): India bagged another medal in the para-athletics competition at the Paralympic Games as Simran Sharma won a historic bronze medal with a personal best time of 24.75 seconds in the Women's 200m T12 category at the Stade de France Stadium here on Saturday.
Paris, Sep 6 (IANS) India's Praveen Kumar won the gold medal in the Men's High Jump T64 with an Asian Record effort of 2.08 metres at the ongoing Paralympics Games here on Friday. The 21-year-old added a sixth gold to India's tally to take the overall count to 26, which includes nine silver and 11 bronze medals.
Paris, Sep 6 (IANS): India's Simran Sharma missed out on a medal, finishing fourth in the Women's 100m—T12 final in the Paralympic Games in Paris here on Thursday. Simran clocked 12.31 seconds in the four-player final. She made a great effort in the final but could not get into the medal position as she was hampered by a slow start and could not make up for it.
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Sachin Sarjerao Khilari on winning a silver medal in the Men’s Shotput F46 competition at the Paralympics Games in Paris on Wednesday. Sachin won the silver with an Asian Record of 16.32 metres. He finished behind Canada’s Greg Stewart, who registered a best throw of 16.38, his season’s best.
