Paralympics 2021

By ANI NEW DELHI: India para javelin thrower Sumit Antil has credited Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra for his achievements in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics. Speaking on the sidelines of Sports Minister Anurag…

By ANI TOKYO: Indian archer Harvinder Singh on Friday advanced to the quarter-final of men's individual recurve at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics. Harvinder defeated Bato Tsydendorzhiev 6-5, winning the match by the…

By IANS MUMBAI: Having no knowledge about para-athletics, high jumper Praveen Kumar, who won the silver medal in Tokyo on Friday, depended on Google for basic information about the sport. "I would watch videos of…

By IANS NEW DELHI: Rifle shooter Avani Lekhara's coach Chandra Shekhar, who has been training her at the JDA Range in Jagatpura since 2016, says that the 19-year-old para-athlete's success at the Tokyo Paralympic…

By PTI TOKYO: Harvinder Singh on Friday notched up India's first ever archery medal in the Paralympics, holding his nerves to down Kim Min Su of Korea in a thrilling shoot-off for the men's individual recurve bronze…

By ANI TOKYO: Indian shuttler Tarun Dhillon lost to Indonesia's Setiawan Fredy by 2-0 in the men's singles SL4 - Group B match here at Yoyogi National Stadium on Friday. Playing at Court 1, the Indonesian outclassed…

NEW DELHI: Mariyappan Thangavelu, Sharad Kumar brought more glory for India as they won silver and bronze respectively in the men's high jump T63 event on Tuesday. Earlier, Indian shooter Singhraj Adana claimed the bronze medal in the P1…

By ANI TOKYO: Indian shuttler Pramod Bhagat on Thursday stormed into the semi-finals of the men's singles SL3 after defeating Chyrkov Oleksandr of Ukraine in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics. Bhagat set the tone early…

By ANI TOKYO: Germany's Katrin Seibert defeated India's Parul Parmar in the Group Play Stage - Group D of the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics here at the Yoyogi National Stadium Court 1 on Thursday. Katrin Seibert…

By ANI NEW DELHI: Tokyo Paralympics gold medallist Sumit Antil on Thursday clarified that he never said that he wants to participate in the Paris 2024 Olympics as his focus remains on touching the 80m mark. Earlier…