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Over the past few seasons, Seema Kaliramna has emerged as one of India’s most consistent discus throwers, overcoming personal and professional challenges to establish herself among the country’s leading athletes. After making a successful return to competition following motherhood, winning gold at the 2025 National Games and claiming the national title, the 27-year-old…
Praveen Kumar won gold at the Paris Paralympics 2024© X (Twitter) Tokyo silver medalist Praveen Kumar broke the Asian record to claim the gold medal in the men’s high jump T64 event at the Paris Paralympics 2024 on Friday. It was a stunning effort from the 21-year-old para-athlete as he produced a season…
Dharambir shattered the Asian record to win the gold medal while compatriot Pranav Soorma clinched the silver as Indian club throwers dominated the men’s F51 event at the Paralympics. After four fouled attempts, the 35-year-old world championships bronze medallist from Sonepat, Dharambir hurled the club to a distance of 34.92m in his fifth…
Harvinder Singh’s calm composure and precision turned dreams into reality as he became India’s first-ever Paralympic gold medalist in archery on Wednesday. Pursuing PhD in Economics, the 33-year-old Indian, who lost to Kevin Mather of the USA in the Tokyo semifinals before securing a bronze, showed neither fatigue not nerves to secure five…
India achieved its best ever medal haul in the Paralympics as it went past last edition’s number of podium finishes on the back of a superlative performance by the country’s track and field athletes here on Tuesday. A late evening rush of medals swelled India’s tally to 20 (3 gold, 7 silver, 10 bronze) to…
Ace Indian shooter Avani Lekhara missed out on a second medal at the ongoing Paralympic Games and finished fifth after putting up a strong fight in the final of the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 competition on Tuesday. The 22-year-old Avani, paralysed waist-down owing to a car accident she suffered as an…
The Indian duo of Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar staged a remarkable comeback after the heartbreak in the semifinals to claim the bronze medal with a 156-155 win over Italy’s Eleonora Sarti and Matteo Bonacina in mixed team compound archery competition at Paralympics on Monday. It is only the second time that India…
Paris 2024 Paralympics Day 5 Highlights© X (Twitter) Paris Paralympics 2024 Day 5, Highlights: Sumit Antil took India’s gold medal tally to three, as he broke the Paralympics javelin record twice in the F64 final at Paralympics 2024 with a best throw of 70.59m. Meanwhile, Nithya Sre Sivan won the bronze medal in…
Paris 2024 Paralympics Day 5 Highlights© X (Twitter) Paris Paralympics 2024 Day 5, Highlights: Sumit Antil took India’s gold medal tally to three, as he broke the Paralympics javelin record twice in the F64 final at Paralympics 2024 with a best throw of 70.59m. Meanwhile, Nithya Sre Sivan won the bronze medal in…
Indian para-shuttlers Thulasimathi Murugesan and Manisha Ramadass won silver and bronze medals respectively in the women’s singles SU5 category at the ongoing Paris Paralympics 2024 on Monday. Murugesan lost the first set to China’s Yang Qiu Xia 21-17. In the second set, the Indian player struggled and lost the match with a scoreline…