Indiaâs Praveen Kumar dazzled with a record-breaking performance in the menâs high jump T64 event, adding a Paralympic gold to his Tokyo Games silver here on Friday. The 21-year-old from Noida, who was born with a short leg, smashed the Asian record with a best jump of 2.08m in the six-men field to finish on…
Paris’s mayor said Friday that she intended to keep the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower until at least 2028 despite criticism of the idea from some residents and lawmakers. The logo of five interlocking rings was erected on the beloved monument before the July 28-August 11 Olympics in Paris and has become a popular…
Gold medalist, Sarah Storey of Team Great Britain, poses for a photo during the medal ceremony for the Women’s C4-5 Road Race on day nine of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games on September 06, 2024, in Paris, France. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Sarah Storey picked up her 19th Paralympic gold medal on Friday…
Gold medal-winning archer Harvinder Singh and sprinter Preeti Pal, who made history by becoming the first-ever Indian woman to win two medals at the Paralympics, will be the countryâs flag bearers during the closing ceremony of the Paris Games on Sunday (September 8, 2024). Harvinder, 33, who had also scripted history by becoming the…
Indiaâs Jyoti Gaderiyain action at the 2024 Paris Paralympics Road Cycling Womenâs C1-3 Individual Time Trial event at Clichy-sous-Bois, France on September 4, 2024. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Following is the India schedule for Day 10 of competitions at the Paris Paralympics here on Saturday (September 7, 2024): Road cycling Men’s road race C1-3…
Hokato Sema achieved his best with his fourth throw, surpassing his personal best of 14.49m on way to the bronze medal. Photo: X/@KirenRijiju Landmine blast survivor Indian shot-putter Hokato Sema came up with his career-best throw of 14.65 metres to secure a bronze medal for the country in the men’s F57 category final at the…
On a quiet October day in 2002, a young soldier’s dreams were shattered in a heartbeat in the volatile terrain of Jammu and Kashmir’s Chowkibal. An unexpected explosion ended the ambition of Havildar Hokato Hotozhe Sema to join the Special Forces. That landmine blast during an anti-terrorist operation claimed his left leg below the knee,…
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…
