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- Sport Others , Sports
- December 25, 2024
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‘Same gold… why not same award?’
Paris Paralympics gold medalist Harvinder Singh has spoken up about the “discrimination” in handing out sports awards after he was left out from the Khel Ratna list. The para archer…
- Sport Others , Sports
- September 12, 2024
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Watch: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Paralympics athletes after historic 29-medal campaign in Paris | Sport-others News
India has registered their best Paralympics campaign at Paris 2024. They have won a record 29 medals (7 gold, 9 silver, 13 bronze) which no other Indian contingent could achieve…
How much will India’s Paris Paralympics medallists earn as per the colour of their medals?
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday announced cash awards of Rs 75 lakh to the gold medallists, Rs 50 lakh for the silver winners and Rs 30 lakh for the…
Explained: Why transgender woman Valentina would not have been able to participate in the Olympics
Earlier this week the 50-year-old Italian transgender athlete Valentina Petrillo ran in the semifinals of the 400 metres at the Paralympics in Paris. Though she could not qualify for the…
- Sport Others , Sports
- September 8, 2024
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Paris powerpoints: India’s historic run of 29 medals, China unbeatable, French ride home support into top 10 | Sport-others News
The Paris Paralympics came to a close on Sunday with a record-breaking performance by India that saw them win 29 medals (7 gold, 9 silver, 13 bronze). India’s women step…
- Sport Others , Sports
- September 8, 2024
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Beyond tragic backstories, competitiveness and rivalries take centre stage in para-badminton
Nitesh Kumar was quick to insist he had moved on from a train accident that led to him needing a prosthetic knee down. When he became a Paralympic champion this…
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- September 7, 2024
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Once taunted for his height, javelin thrower Navdeep Singh wins India’s seventh gold
Growing up in his village Buana Lakhu in Haryana, a young Navdeep Singh, who suffered from dwarfism, would listen to the taunts of neighbourhood kids calling him “Bauna (Dwarf)” and…
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- September 6, 2024
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Who is Praveen Kumar, the high jumper who won the gold medal in Paris Paralympics | Sport-others News
Praveen Kumar on Friday won India’s 6th gold medal at Paris Paralympics when he topped the podium in the Men’s High Jump T64 event. USA’s Derek Loccident claimed the silver…
Paris Paralympics 2024: Simran finishes 4th in 100m final
On a day India ticked off their pre-event target of reaching at least 25 medals, there were two close misses too as Simran in para athletics and the team of…
Paris Paralympics: Club throwers Dharambir Nain & Amit Kumar Saroha – competing together and pushing each other to excellence
Amit Kumar Saroha remembers the day when a friend took him to meet then 23-year-old Dharambir Nain, who had been confined to his village home near Sonepat after a spinal…
