The sory so far: Indian para-athletes created history at the Paris Games by winning 27 medals as on Friday (September 6, 2024) — surpassing the country’s previous best performance at the Games in 2021. There are two more days to go as the Games will end on September 8. In its 13th appearance in the…
Navdeep of Team India competes during the Men’s Javelin-F41 Final on day ten of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games at Stade de France on September 07, 2024 in Paris, France. | Photo Credit: Getty Images India’s Navdeep Singh’s silver medal was upgraded to gold after Iran’s Beit Sayah Sadegh was disqualified following a dramatic…
Navdeep Singh, who suffered from dwarfism, endured not just the usual rigours of training but cruel taunts from onlookers while growing up in his village in Haryana’s Panipat district. On Saturday (September 7, 2024), having turned those taunts into his biggest triumph on sport’s grandest stage, the four feet four inches tall para athlete expressed…
A “small yet powerful advice” from India’s celebrated javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia proved to be crucial for Navdeep Singh, who clinched a historic gold medal at the Paris Paralympics. This was India’s first-ever gold in the F41 category, which is meant for athletes of short stature. “Sir ke paas bahut experience hain, aur woh hamesha…
There was no stopping India’s inspired run at the Paralympic Games with javelin thrower Navdeep Singh striking an unparalleled gold in the F41 classification and visually impaired sprinter Simran clinching the women’s 200m (T12) bronze here on Saturday. Navdeep, who competes in the classification meant for athletes of short stature, originally ended with a silver…
The Paralympics closed on Sunday (September 8, 2024) with a giant music-fuelled party as chief Paris 2024 organiser Tony Estanguet said the Games and the Olympics had created a “historic summer”. Also read: Navdeep Singh’s gold, Simran Sharma’s bronze take India’s Paralympic tally to 29 The Paralympic flame and cauldron were extinguished before a concert…
India made history at Paris Paralympics 2024. The Indian contingent concluded its historic Paris Paralympics campaign with 29 medals, including seven gold, nine silver, and 13 bronze medals, marking the countryâs best performance in the competitionâs history. India also crossed the 50-medal mark in Paralympic Games history with this impressive performance. If the infographic isnât…
File picture of former wrestler Mahavir Phogat, uncle of Vinesh Phogat | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Dronacharya awardee and wrestling coach Mahavir Singh Phogat said that he is “saddened” by the decision of his niece Vinesh Phogat to join politics, saying that the Olympian wrestler could have done it after the 2028 Olympics. âShe…
Police are seen near the pitch during a men’s semifinal soccer match between Morocco and Spain at the 2024 Summer Olympics in August 2024, at Marseille Stadium in Marseille, France. | Photo Credit: AP French authorities foiled three plots to attack the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris and other cities that hosted the summer…
Two giant white terracotta lions stand guard at the doorway. As I step in, the late afternoon sunâs rays spin a swerving web of light from the chandelier above. Via a stairway leading down, a montage of bright red poppies on the side wall, I arrive at the landing, awash in crimson, more mirrors and…
