Parasports yearender 2022: From Pramod, Manisha’s Worlds gold to Sumit Antil, Avani’s world records
1 year, 11 months ago

Parasports yearender 2022: From Pramod, Manisha’s Worlds gold to Sumit Antil, Avani’s world records

The Hindu  

It was a busy year for Indian para sports. Sumit Antil breaks his own world record Sumit Antil broke his world record in the F64 javelin throw at the fourth Indian Open National Para Athletics Championship 2022 in Bengaluru. Shooter Avani Lekhara sets world record 21-year-old para shooter Avani set a world record score of 250.6 in 10m air rifle in the Para World Cup in Chateauroux while claiming the gold medal in France. The 17-year-old has enjoyed a great run in 2022, winning four gold, including the Para-Badminton World Championships women’s singles title. In the recent International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation World Games held in Portugal in November this year, Jayanthi won gold in 200m & 400m and silver in 100m.

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Paris Paralympics 2024: World champion Sachin Khilari wins silver in men's shot put F46 event
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Paralympics 2024: World champion Sachin Khilari wins silver in men's shot put F46 event

Deccan Chronicle  

Paris: World champion Sachin Sarjerao Khilari clinched a silver in men's shot put F46 event with an Asian record distance of 16.32m as the country's track-and-field athletes continued their unprecedented medal-winning run in the Paralympic Games here on Wednesday.The 34-year-old Khilari achieved his best throw of the day in his second attempt to better his own Asian record of 16.30m …

Deepthi Jeevanji Wins Bronze Medal Race Womens 400m T20 Final Paralympics 2024
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Deepthi Jeevanji Wins Bronze Medal Race Womens 400m T20 Final Paralympics 2024

ABP News  

Deepthi Jeevanji, the Indian para sprinter, made history at the Paris Paralympics 2024 as she won a bronze medal in the Women’s 400m T20 final at the Stade de France on September 3. ALSO ON ABP Live | 'My Father Has A Mental Issue': Yuvraj Singh's Old Video Resurfaces After Yograj's Latest Rant Against Dhoni - WATCH Here's the video …

Sumit Antil breaks Paralympic record to win javelin gold, defends title in Paris
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sumit Antil breaks Paralympic record to win javelin gold, defends title in Paris

Hindustan Times  

India's Sumit Antil defended his Paralympic javelin gold medal, creating a new Games record to clinch the top podium in Paris on Monday. Sumit Antil Antil delivered an impressive performance in the final, launching a throw of 69.11m on his first attempt and then surpassing it with a new Paralympic record in the F64 category by breaking the 70m barrier. …

Sumit Antil etches his name into history books, defends Gold medal with new record at Paralympic Games 2024
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sumit Antil etches his name into history books, defends Gold medal with new record at Paralympic Games 2024

India TV News  

Sumit Antil has etched his name into the history books as he has become the first Indian man to win back-to-back gold medals at the Paralympic Games. Sumit defended his gold with a new Paralympic record throw of 70.59m in the men's Javelin F64 event at the ongoing Paris Summer Games. The Indian Javelin star Sumit got to his second …

Sumit Antil wins gold in javelin throw F64, becomes first Indian man to defend title in Paralympics
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sumit Antil wins gold in javelin throw F64, becomes first Indian man to defend title in Paralympics

New Indian Express  

PARIS: Star javelin thrower Sumit Antil on Monday became the first Indian man and second from the country to defend the title as he won the F64 category gold with Paralympics record of 70.59m at the Paris Games. Earlier in the day, Yogesh Kathuniya clinched his second consecutive Paralympic silver medal in men's discus throw F-56 event with a season's …

India at Paris Paralympics 2024 Day 5 schedule: Sumit Antil in javelin final, Nitesh Kumar targets Gold
3 months, 3 weeks ago

India at Paris Paralympics 2024 Day 5 schedule: Sumit Antil in javelin final, Nitesh Kumar targets Gold

India TV News  

Indian fans are set for an action-packed Day 5 at the Paris Paralympics 2024 on Monday with multiple medal matches lined up. India's schedule for Day 5 at Paris Paralympics 2024: 12:30 PM - Para Shooting - Nihal Singh, Amir Ahmad Bhat in the P3 Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 Qualification Precision. 13:40 PM Onwards - Para Badminton - Sivarajan Solaimalai …

Can India’s para-athletes top the Tokyo show?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Can India’s para-athletes top the Tokyo show?

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru:It took India 32 years to travel from Murlikant Petkar’s individual gold medal at 1972 Heidelberg Paralympics to a second gold. We look at a few of the key names who could help India achieve that goal: Sumit Antil: The para javelin thrower in the F64 category not just won the gold medal in Tokyo with a best attempt of …

Paris 2024 Paralympics: From Sumit Antil to Sheetal Devi, top 10 Indians to watch out for
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Paralympics: From Sumit Antil to Sheetal Devi, top 10 Indians to watch out for

The Hindu  

The Paris 2024 Paralympics will be underway on August 28, 2024, with India sending its highest-ever contingent of 84 para-athletes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Undoubtedly India’s biggest medal hope in the Paris Paralympics, Sumit Antil will want to continue the momentum from the Tokyo Paralympics, where he won the gold medal in the men’s javelin throw F64 category. He …

Neeraj Chopra is an inspiration: Sumit Antil looks to defend his Paralympic gold
4 months ago

Neeraj Chopra is an inspiration: Sumit Antil looks to defend his Paralympic gold

India Today  

As the Paris Paralympics approach, all eyes are on javelin thrower Sumit Antil, the reigning champion from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. With the event set to take place from August 28 to September 8, Antil is determined to defend his title, drawing significant inspiration from his able-bodied counterpart, Neeraj Chopra, who recently clinched a silver medal at the Paris Olympics. …

Paralympian Pramod Bhagat banned for 18 months for breaching anti-doping regulations
4 months, 1 week ago

Paralympian Pramod Bhagat banned for 18 months for breaching anti-doping regulations

India Today  

Pramod Bhagat will not be a part of the Paris Paralympics 2024 after being found guilty of breaching the Badminton World Federation’s anti-doping regulations. Back on March 1, the Anti-Doping Division of the Court of Arbitration of Sport found the badminton player in breach of the BWF anti-doping regulations for committing three whereabouts failures within 12 months. Pramod Bhagat’s historic …

World Para Athletics Championships 2024: Yogesh Kathuniya says, 'I'm giving my 120% to win'
6 months, 3 weeks ago

World Para Athletics Championships 2024: Yogesh Kathuniya says, 'I'm giving my 120% to win'

Hindustan Times  

As Team India sets a new record for the country by winning 17 medals — six gold, five silver and six bronze — at the recently concluded World Para Athletics Championships 2024 held in Kobe, Japan, the contingent of 40 players received praise from all quarters. Adding sheen to the victory was Yogesh Kathuniya, who clinched a silver in the …

World Para-Athletics Championships: Simran Sharma wins gold, India bag three medals on last day
6 months, 4 weeks ago

World Para-Athletics Championships: Simran Sharma wins gold, India bag three medals on last day

Firstpost  

Simran Sharma, Navdeep and Preethi Pal added to India’s record tally at the World Para-Athletics Championships Simran Sharma won gold on the last day of the World Para-Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan. Image: X/Paralympic India Simran Sharma won gold medal in women’s 200m T12 event with a personal best of 24.95 seconds to earn India a sixth yellow metal on …

World Para Athletics C’ships 2024: India awarded silver, bronze in F46 javelin after winning protest
6 months, 4 weeks ago

World Para Athletics C’ships 2024: India awarded silver, bronze in F46 javelin after winning protest

The Hindu  

India were awarded the silver and bronze in men’s javelin throw F46 event after winning protest against second-place finisher Dinesh Priyantha Herath of Sri Lanka at World Para Athletics Championships here. Rinku Hooda and Ajeet Singh on Friday finished third and fourth respectively in the men’s F46 javelin throw final but the result was put on hold after India lodged …

World Para-Athletics Championships 2024: Sumit Antil Defends F64 Javelin Throw World Title
7 months ago

World Para-Athletics Championships 2024: Sumit Antil Defends F64 Javelin Throw World Title

News 18  

Reigning Paralympics champion Sumit Antil on Tuesday defended his F64 javelin throw world title while Thangavelu Mariyappan and Ekta Bhyan also grabbed gold medals in their respective high jump and club throw events on a productive day for India in the World Para Athletics Championships here. Antil, who had won gold in the Tokyo Paralympics and 2023 World Para Athletics …

Who is Deepthi Jeevanji? Know about first Indian para athlete to win gold at World Championships track events
7 months ago

Who is Deepthi Jeevanji? Know about first Indian para athlete to win gold at World Championships track events

India TV News  

The rising athlete Deepthi Jeevanji made every Indian proud with a historic Gold at the World Para Athletics Championships 2024 in Kobe on Monday, May 20. At the World Para Athletics Championships 2024 in Kobe, Japan, she set a new Asian record of 56.09 seconds on Sunday to qualify for the finals. In the finals, Deepthi produced her best performance …

World Para Championships: Deepthi Jeevanji wins gold with world record time in 400m T20 class
7 months ago

World Para Championships: Deepthi Jeevanji wins gold with world record time in 400m T20 class

The Hindu  

India's Deepthi Jeevanji clinched the gold medal with a world record time of 55.07 seconds in the women's 400m T20 category race at the World Para Athletics Championships here on Monday. Deepthi smashed American Breanna Clark's earlier world record of 55.12 seconds set during last year's edition of the championships in Paris. Deepthi had qualified for the final after winning …

World Para Athletics Championships 2024: Deepthi Jeevanji Wins India's First Gold Medal
7 months ago

World Para Athletics Championships 2024: Deepthi Jeevanji Wins India's First Gold Medal

ABP News  

World Para Athletics Championships: Deepthi Jeevanji clinched India's first-ever gold medal at the World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan, on Monday. Also on ABP Live | IPL 2024 Playoffs: Dates, Time, Format, Venue, Who Will Play Whom - All You Need To Know Earlier, Deepthi Jeevanji secured a quota for the Paris Paralympics 2024 by qualifying for the Women's …

World Para Athletics Championships 2024: Praveen finishes fourth in High Jump, Preethi qualifies for final
7 months ago

World Para Athletics Championships 2024: Praveen finishes fourth in High Jump, Preethi qualifies for final

The Hindu  

Preethi Pal and Praveen Kumar were the best-performing Indians on the second day of the Para Athletics World Championships, at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium in Kobe, Japan, on Saturday. Preethi, a double gold medallist at the Indian Open Para Athletics Championships, clocked her personal best of 30.30 seconds, qualifying for the finals of the Women’s 200m T35 while Praveen, …

Indian shuttler Arati Patil qualifies for Para Badminton World Championships 2024
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian shuttler Arati Patil qualifies for Para Badminton World Championships 2024

The Hindu  

Rising Indian shuttler Arati Patil has confirmed her berth at the upcoming BWF Para Badminton World Championships 2024, to be held in Pattaya, Thailand from February 20 to 25. The Khelo India gold medallist, 23, won a mixed doubles silver medal at the 2017 Asian Youth Para Games and has accumulated seven bronze medals in women’s singles and doubles events …

Best Sporting Moments of 2023: Virat Kohli scores 50 ODI centuries, Neeraj Chopra-Kishore Jena show at Asian Games and more
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Best Sporting Moments of 2023: Virat Kohli scores 50 ODI centuries, Neeraj Chopra-Kishore Jena show at Asian Games and more

The Hindu  

Across multiple spectacles like Asian Games and the ODI World Cup, sporting highs came in abundance for India in 2023. Baby Chhetri coming soon ⏳❤️ 86th international goal but @chetrisunil11 celebrated something more special after his strike vs Vanuatu during the #HeroIntercontinentalCup 📚➡️ https://t.co/QWvggVmDSw#IndianFootballpic.twitter.com/tpZldkMQoD — Sportstar June 13, 2023 August 25: H.S. Sportstar ACES Awards 2024: Vote for your favourite …

India wins 18 medals at Japan Para-Badminton International tournament
1 year, 1 month ago

India wins 18 medals at Japan Para-Badminton International tournament

The Hindu  

Para Asian Games gold medallist shuttler Pramod Bhagat continued his good run, bagging a gold medal in the SL3 singles category at the Hulic Daihatsu Japan Para Badminton International tournament in Tokyo. Nehal Gupta and Naveen Sivakumar also secured a gold medal for India in men’s doubles SL3-SL4 category beating compatriots Deep Ranjan Bisoyee and Manoj Sarkar 21-19 18-21 21-17 …

Sumit Antil: After Neeraj bhaiya’s win, I had to leave a golden mark in javelin
1 year, 1 month ago

Sumit Antil: After Neeraj bhaiya’s win, I had to leave a golden mark in javelin

Hindustan Times  

Para athlete Sumit Antil recently scripted history by winning the first gold for India in men’s javelin throw F64 with 73.29m at the recently concluded Asian Para Games 2023, in Hangzou. Back home in India now, the 25-year-old alumnus of Delhi University’s Ramjas College says, “Neeraj bhaiya’s win made me feel ‘I have to leave a golden mark of my …

Paralympics champion Sumit Antil breaks world record, leads India's 30-medal haul in Asian Para Games
1 year, 1 month ago

Paralympics champion Sumit Antil breaks world record, leads India's 30-medal haul in Asian Para Games

The Hindu  

Reigning Paralympics champion Sumit Antil on Wednesday bettered his own javelin throw F64 world record with a stunning 73.29m effort on way to winning gold as he led India's whopping 30-medal haul on the third day of competitions at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games. Antil, the reigning world champion, had won gold in the men's javelin F64 event at the …

Asian Para Games: Sumit Antil leads India's charge with world record
1 year, 1 month ago

Asian Para Games: Sumit Antil leads India's charge with world record

Hindustan Times  

Sumit Antil rewrote his world record with a gold medal-winning throw of 73.29m in the javelin F64 event as Indian para athletes bagged a stunning 30 medals on Wednesday to mark another productive day at the Asian Para Games in Hangzhou. Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted this photo on his X account congratulating Sumit Antil for winning the Gold Medal …

Asian Para Games 2023: India medals tally on October 25; all winners list
1 year, 1 month ago

Asian Para Games 2023: India medals tally on October 25; all winners list

The Hindu  

India added 29 medals to its Asian Para Games tally on October 25, including five golds. Reigning Olympic and world champion Sumit Antil successfully defended his gold medal while also improving his own world record in the men’s javelin F64 event. Here is all the Indian medal winners from the event: Sport Event Medal Athletics Men's 5000m-T11 Gold - Ankur …

Asian Para Games: India Bag 16 More Medals on Day 2, Placed 5th in Medal Tally
1 year, 1 month ago

Asian Para Games: India Bag 16 More Medals on Day 2, Placed 5th in Medal Tally

The Quint  

In shooting, Rudransh Khandelwal also claimed his second medal of the 4th edition of the Asian Para Games, winning another silver medal -- in P1 - Men's 10m Air Pistol SH1. Khandelwal finished with a score of 238.3 to end behind China's Huang Xing, who had a score of 238.6, an Asian Para Games record while Manish Narwal took the …

Asian Para Games 2023: Sumit Antil wins gold in men’s javelin F64 event with new world record
1 year, 1 month ago

Asian Para Games 2023: Sumit Antil wins gold in men’s javelin F64 event with new world record

The Hindu  

Reigning Paralympic and world champion Sumit Antil successfully defended his gold medal while also improving his own world record in the men’s javelin F64 event at the Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China, on Wednesday. His second throw was measured at 70.48m, just short of the 70.83m world record mark he had achieved at the World Para Athletics Championships in …

Asian Para Games 2023: India sweeps podium in men’s discus throw F54/55/56; India fourth in medal tally
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Para Games 2023: India sweeps podium in men’s discus throw F54/55/56; India fourth in medal tally

The Hindu  

India’s Neeraj Yadav, Yogesh Kathuniya and Muthuraja swept the men’s discus throw-F54/55/56 podium in the Hangzhou Asian Para Games on Tuesday. Deepthi then won a gold in women’s T20 category 400m race with the Games and Asian record timing of 56.69 seconds. Sharath Makanahalli Shankarappa won gold in the Men’s 5000m-T13 category READ | Asian Para Games 2023 medals tally …

Asian Para Games 2023 medals tally Highlights: October 24 - India fifth with 10 gold medals; China on top
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Para Games 2023 medals tally Highlights: October 24 - India fifth with 10 gold medals; China on top

The Hindu  

Deepthi Jeevanji won India’s eighth gold medal in the women’s 400m-T20, and setting a new Asian Para record and Games record at the Asian Para Games 2023 in Hangzhou, China on Tuesday. READ | Asian-Para-Games 2023: India medals tally on October 23; all winners list In the men’s 400m-T64 final, Ajay Kumar clinched silver with a personal best timing of …

Asian Para Games 2023: India medals tally on October 23; all winners list
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Para Games 2023: India medals tally on October 23; all winners list

The Hindu  

India won 17 medals - six golds, six silvers and five bronzes - to kickstart its Hangzhou Asian Para Games campaign on Monday. India swept all three medals in the men’s club throw F51 event with Pranav Soorma winning the gold on the opening day of the athletics competition. Nishad Kumar won India’s third gold of the day in men’s …

Asian Para Games 2023: India win four gold to begin campaign in style
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Para Games 2023: India win four gold to begin campaign in style

Hindustan Times  

India swept all the three medals in men's club throw F51 event with Pranav Soorma winning the gold before star shooter Avani Lekhara triumphed in her competition with a games record at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games on Monday. Later in day, Avani made history as she clinched gold in the women's R2 10m air rifle standing SH1 category with …

Asian Para Games 2023 medals tally Highlights: October 23 - India fourth with six golds; China leads
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Para Games 2023 medals tally Highlights: October 23 - India fourth with six golds; China leads

The Hindu  

India swept all the three medals in men’s club throw F51 event with Pranav Soorma winning the gold on the opening day of athletics competition at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games on Monday. The 29-year-old Soorma broke the Asian Para Games record with an effort of 30.01m to clinch the gold while Dharambir and Amit Kumar were second and third …

Asian Para Games 2023: Indians win six gold to begin campaign in style
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Para Games 2023: Indians win six gold to begin campaign in style

The Hindu  

India swept all the three medals in men’s club throw F51 event with Pranav Soorma winning the gold before star shooter Avani Lekhara triumphed in her competition with a games record at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games here on Monday. The 29-year-old Soorma broke the Asian Para Games record with an effort of 30.01m to clinch the gold while Dharambir …

Asian Para Games: India athletes dominate Men's Club Throw-F51 final by securing all three medals
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Para Games: India athletes dominate Men's Club Throw-F51 final by securing all three medals

Hindustan Times  

Hangzhou, October 23 : India's Pranav Soorma broke the Asian Para Games record in the Men's Club Throw-F51 Final to clinch a gold medal on Monday. HT Image In the 4th Asian Para Games, India's exceptional run in athletics continued as Pranav in his second attempt set the record with 30.01m. Earlier in the day, India's dominance in athletics at …

2023 Asian Para Games: Indian para-athletes create history by bagging 82 medals, breaks their own previous records
1 year, 2 months ago

2023 Asian Para Games: Indian para-athletes create history by bagging 82 medals, breaks their own previous records

Op India  

Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur congratulated the Indian para-athletes for surpassing the previous record in the Asian Para Games. On Thursday in the ongoing 4th Asian Para Games, India ended the day with a total of 82 medals besting their previous record of 72 set in Indonesia, with still two days to go India will be looking to increase its …

Sumit Antil, Avani Lekhara take top honours at PCI’s International Paralympic Day celebrations
1 year, 2 months ago

Sumit Antil, Avani Lekhara take top honours at PCI’s International Paralympic Day celebrations

The Hindu  

The Paralympic Committee of India, in collaboration with Indian Oil Corporation Limited and Signpost India, celebrated the International Paralympic Day here on Sunday. “It has been the vision of our honourable Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, to see new India as inclusive India, and this event is furthering his vision to help India be recognized globally for promoting diversity and …

Neeraj Chopra's Historic Gold Medal Highlights India's Presence at World Athletics Championships
1 year, 3 months ago

Neeraj Chopra's Historic Gold Medal Highlights India's Presence at World Athletics Championships

News 18  

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra won a historic maiden gold medal for India in the World Athletics Championships in the men’s javelin throw competition, to become a world champion as India finished the 19th edition of the biennial with a lone medal. Chopra’s gold, added to his own silver at the 2022 edition in Oregon and Anju Bobby George’s long jump …

WATCH: Neeraj Chopra produces record-breaking throw to qualify for finals of World Athletics Championships
1 year, 4 months ago

WATCH: Neeraj Chopra produces record-breaking throw to qualify for finals of World Athletics Championships

India TV News  

India's ace javelin star Neeraj Chopra produces another record-breaking throw at the ongoing World Athletics Championships qualification round on Friday, August 25. Neeraj recorded an 88.77m throw on his first attempt to enter the finals of the World Athletics Championships 2023 and mainly qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Watch Neeraj Chopra's throw at World Athletics Championships 2023: The 25-year-old …

Sumit Antil: Ramjas College taught me to dream big
1 year, 4 months ago

Sumit Antil: Ramjas College taught me to dream big

Hindustan Times  

Setting a record is one thing but setting a world record while surpassing one’s own previous feat is certainly a new milestone. This is what paralympian, javelin thrower Sumit Antil feels about his new world record in F64 javelin throw with the best attempt of 70.83m, when at the recent World Para Athletics Championships in Paris. But breaking the world …

World Para Athletics Championships 2023: India secures record medal haul
1 year, 5 months ago

World Para Athletics Championships 2023: India secures record medal haul

The Hindu  

India ended its World Para Athletics Championships 2023 campaign, taking place in Paris, with a record-breaking tally of three gold medals, four silvers and three bronzes. India’s first gold medal in the event was won by Sumit Antil in the Men’s Javelin Throw F64 category, where he bettered his own World Record with a 70.83m throw, which also secured him …

Sachin Khilari sets new Asian record en route to gold at Para Athletics World C'ships
1 year, 5 months ago

Sachin Khilari sets new Asian record en route to gold at Para Athletics World C'ships

The Hindu  

Sachin Sarjerao Khilari bagged India's eighth quota for next year's Paralympics after clinching the gold medal in men's shot put F46 event at the Para Athletics World Championships in Paris on Friday. On Thursday, Paralympic gold medallist Sumit Antil scripted a world record in F64 javelin throw with a best attempt of 70.83m at the World Championship. Antil bettered his …

Asian Athletics Championships: Sreeshankar, Shaili promise to brighten India’s chances up the scene
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Athletics Championships: Sreeshankar, Shaili promise to brighten India’s chances up the scene

The Hindu  

Around this time last year, three Indian long jumpers and triple jumpers qualified for the World Athletics Championships in Oregon. Amidst the gloom, long jumpers – M. Sreeshankar in the men’s section and 19-year-old Shaili Singh, the Asian women’s season leader – are expected to brighten up things. “But surprisingly, the long jump runway is too close to the stands.” …

Sumit Antil breaks his World Record at Indian Open National Para Athletics Championships 2023
1 year, 7 months ago

Sumit Antil breaks his World Record at Indian Open National Para Athletics Championships 2023

The Hindu  

Sumit Antil broke his world record in the F64 javelin throw category at the fifth Indian Open Para Athletics International Championships in Bengaluru on Saturday. Yogesh Kathuniya and Pushpendra Singh also set new World Records and have also qualified for the 2023 World Athletics Championships. Yogesh created a new world record of 46.79m in men’s discus throw F55-57 category while …

Para-Badminton Rankings: Pramod Bhagat, Sukant Kadam Become World No 1 in Men's Doubles Category
1 year, 8 months ago

Para-Badminton Rankings: Pramod Bhagat, Sukant Kadam Become World No 1 in Men's Doubles Category

News 18  

India para-shuttlers Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam, who won the gold medal at the recently concluded Brazil Para-Badminton International 2023, became the world No 1 in the men’s doubles category in the latest Badminton World Federation ranking released on Wednesday. The duo of Pramod and Sukant, who has been playing together for the past eight months in the men’s doubles …

Dubai 2023 World Para Athletics Grand Prix: Ekta Bhyan Makes Paris Worlds Cut With Asian Record
1 year, 9 months ago

Dubai 2023 World Para Athletics Grand Prix: Ekta Bhyan Makes Paris Worlds Cut With Asian Record

News 18  

Spearheaded by Asian Para Games gold medallist Ekta Bhyan, the young Indian Para Athletics team returned home with seven medals from the Dubai 2023 World Para Athletics Grand Prix. The Indian contingent, which included several youngsters making their international debut in Dubai, also bagged four silver and two bronze medals while Bhyan won bronze in the women’s wheelchair discus throw. …

Sportstar Aces Awards 2023: Manisha Ramadass wins Sportswoman of the Year (Parasports)
1 year, 9 months ago

Sportstar Aces Awards 2023: Manisha Ramadass wins Sportswoman of the Year (Parasports)

The Hindu  

Para badminton player Manisha Ramadass won the Sportstar Aces award for Sportswoman of the Year at the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai on Monday. The 17-year-old enjoyed a great run through the year, winning four gold, including the Para-Badminton World Championships women’s singles title. Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar, former India hockey captain M. M. Somaya, chess great Viswanathan Anand, …

BWF Para-Badminton World Championships: Pramod enters men’s singles, doubles final; Manisha in women’s singles final
2 years, 1 month ago

BWF Para-Badminton World Championships: Pramod enters men’s singles, doubles final; Manisha in women’s singles final

The Hindu  

Paralympics gold medallist Pramod Bhagat reached the men’s singles and doubles final of the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships here on Saturday. Pramod has also secured a place in the men’s doubles final, partnering with Manoj. In SU5 women’s singles, Manisha Ramadass and her Dane opponent Cathrine Rosengren played out an exciting contest. Ruthick Ragupathi, Manasi’s mixed doubles partner, also lost …

Para Badminton World Championships: Debutants Nithya, Ramadass Record Easy Wins; Nagar Survives Scare
2 years, 1 month ago

Para Badminton World Championships: Debutants Nithya, Ramadass Record Easy Wins; Nagar Survives Scare

News 18  

Debutant Nithya Sre didn’t shy to admit that she felt the jitters ahead of playing her first match at the BWF Para Badminton World Championships 2022, that got underway in Tokyo on Monday. Sre paired with Paralympic champion and Basel 2019 bronze medallist Krishna Nagar to pull off an easy 21-8, 21-9 win over Egypt’s Yasmina Eissa and Ivan Segura …

Paralympic champ Sumit Antil breaks world record again, Yogesh Kathuniya set WR in discus at Para Nationals
2 years, 4 months ago

Paralympic champ Sumit Antil breaks world record again, Yogesh Kathuniya set WR in discus at Para Nationals

The Hindu  

Sumit Antil broke his world record in the F64 javelin throw at the fourth Indian Open National Para Athletics Championship 2022 in Bengaluru on Friday. Sumit had won gold in the men’s javelin F64/44 final with a world record throw of 68.55m at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. 🚨 WORLD RECORD ALERT 🚨@sumit_javelin and @YogeshKathuniya took top honours in javelin …

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