UK Athletics and its former head of sport have been charged over the death of Abdullah Hayayei in 2017 when the Paralympic athlete was training in London, British prosecutors said on Wednesday. Hayayei, from the United Arab Emirates, was preparing for the 2017 World Paralympic Athletics Championships at the Newham Leisure Centre when a metal throwing cage fell on him. …
The Paralympic Committee of India will conduct national selection trials next month to select the Indian track and field team for the upcoming Tokyo Paralympic Games. The trials will be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on June 15 and 16, PCI secretary general Gursharan Singh said on Sunday. In case we aren’t able to hold the trials due …
Indian para-athletes continued their good show at the 12th Fazza International World Para Athletics Grand Prix winning five medals, including two golds, on the second day of the competitions. Para-athlete Simran got closer to her Paralympic dream as she clinched the gold medal in women’s 100m T13 final, clocking 12.74 seconds. Meanwhile, 36-year-old Neeraj Yadav hurled the discus to a …
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