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…
PM Modi meets Indian contingent of Paris Paralympics | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Having bettered its own previous best medal haul at the Paris Paralympics, the PCI is confident of inching closer to 50 medals at the 2028 LA Games. Paralympic Committee of India president Devendra Jhajharia insisted on Thursday that the country’s para sportspersons…
Ugandans on Saturday (September 14, 2024) paid tributes to Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after her partner set her on fire in Kenya, ahead of her funeral in her family village. The 33-year-old who debuted this summer in the women’s marathon at the Paris Olympics succumbed to severe burns last week after being attacked…
Representational image of the Olympic rings | Photo Credit: Reuters India took the first step in its attempt to host the 2036 Olympics by sending a formal Letter of Intent for the same to the IOC. While there has been no official confirmation yet, sources said that the letter was sent to the Future Hosts…
Scheduling the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia back-to-back with the 2034 Salt Lake City Winter Games would pose “no risk” to the U.S. Olympics, a senior IOC official said. “We don’t see at this stage a major issue. On the contrary, it is a lot of sport in the time frame,” Christophe Dubi, the…
