Life has consistently thrown challenges at Krishna Nagar but the Indian para shuttler knows how to take them in stride, laugh at adversity, adapt and emerge victorious. When he was bullied during his childhood for his short height, Krishna responded with his achievements. Krishna refused to let his dwarfism condition hinder his progress. That was…
Armand Duplantis picked up from where he left off at his world record-setting, gold medal-winning showing at the Paris Olympics by dominating the men’s pole vault at the Lausanne Diamond League meet on Wednesday (August 22, 2024). The meeting is the first on the World Athletics’ elite circuit since the end of the Paris Games….
Avani Lekhara would have never taken up shooting if not for the persuasion of her parents two years after a catastrophic car mishap left her paralysed waist down and confined to a wheelchair at the age of 11. As the 22-year-old, who is one of the most recognisable faces in Indian para sport, embarks on…
Men’s tennis in 2024 has seen a curious dichotomy exist in close proximity. On one side is the irresistible rise of the younger brigade, with Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz sweeping all three Majors held so far. On the other is the timeless brilliance of Novak Djokovic, who at 37 — nearly a decade-and-a-half older…
Two weeks after French star swimmer Léon Marchand extinguished the Olympic flame to close the Paris Olympics, the spotlight is now on its Paralympic counterpart. The flame will be lit on Saturday (August 24, 2024) in Stoke Mandeville, a village northwest of London widely considered the birthplace of the Paralympic Games. The flame will then…
His eyes firmly set on the top-podium finish in Paris after missing gold in the last edition of the Paralympic Games, para badminton player Suhas LY is hoping to bring smiles on the faces of his family, which has sacrificed a lot as he has pursued his goal with single-minded determination for the last three…
With the Olympics behind it, Paris is getting ready for the next big sporting event on the calendar this summer: the Paralympics. Organizers are taking advantage of the post-Olympics lull in the French capital to get ready for events ranging from wheelchair rugby to para athletics during the Aug. 28-Sept. 8 games. The Place de…
Para sports has undergone a sea change in terms of perception and support in the last two decades, and these changes together with continuous backing to athletes can power India to 50 medals in the 2036 edition, reckons the legendary Devendra Jhajharia. From winning just one Paralympics gold 20 years ago to clinching five yellow…
Indian shooting contingent for Paralympics at the airport. | Photo Credit: X/@Media_SAI Pistol marksman Manish Narwal on Saturday (August 24, 2024) 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…
Tokyo Paralympics silver medallist in table tennis Bhavina Patel is determined to do one better against her Chinese opponents at Paris Paralympics starting on August 28, saying they are not invincible. The first Indian paddler to clinch a medal at Tokyo in Class 4 event, Bhavina said on departure for this year’s edition that she…
