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5Sep

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Paris Paralympics: Dharambir Smashes Asian Record For Gold, Pranav Takes Silver In Club Throw

Paris: 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 here. 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 attempt to claim the top spot on the podium on Wednesday. Soorma, who injured his spinal chord at 16 when a cement sheet fell on his head, then produced a throw of 34.59m in his first attempt but the 29-year-old from Faridabad couldn't better and get past Dharambir as India completed a one-two. The third Indian in the fray, 2017 world championship silver medallist, trailblazing Indian para-athlete and Dharmbir's menton Amit Kumar Saroha, howe...

4Sep

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India Achieves Best-Ever Medal Haul In Paralympics, Surpasses Tokyo’s 19 In Paris

Paris: 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 surpass its earlier best haul of 19 medals at the Tokyo Paralympic Games three years ago. On a red-letter day for Indian para sports, the track and field athletes showcased their might for the second consecutive day at the iconic Stade de France, bagging five medals -- two silver and three bronze -- as the country ended day six of the quadrennial showpiece at 17th place. India had won five gold, eight silver and six bronze medals at the Tokyo Paralympics. India's javelin throwers c...

2Sep

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Paris Paralympics 2024: Nitesh Kumar Clinches Gold Medal In Men’s Singles Badminton SL3 Final

Top-seeded Indian para shuttler Nitesh Kumar clinched the gold medal in Men's Singles SL4 para badminton Final at La Chapelle Court on Monday (September 2). The legendary para shuttler secured India's second gold medal at the Paris Paralympics, following Avani Lekhara, who won the first gold for the country. India's medal tally has now increased to 9, comprising two gold, three silver, and four bronze medals. In a lengthy and demanding rally that tested the endurance and skill of both finalists, Nitesh maintained his composure to win the first game against Britain's Daniel Bethell. Kumar's strong defensive play led Bethell to make errors, resulting in a 21-14 victory for the Indian para shuttler in the opening game. Also on ABP Live | Dinesh Karthik Names Cheteshwar Pujara-Ajinkya Rahane R...

1Sep

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Paris Paralympics 2024: Preethi Pal Becomes Twin Bronze Medalist; India’s Tally Rises To 6

Preethi Pal Wins Bronze Medal: Indian Para athlete Preethi Pal made India's Day 4 at Paris Paralympics 2024 memorable, as she has now won a Bronze medal in the Women's 200m - T35 Final. With that, Preethi Pal has won her second medal at the ongoing Games (with her winning a Bronze medal in the Women's 100m - T35 Final as well). With the win, India's medal tally at Paralympic Games 2024 now rises to 6, and the win marks India's second medal from Para Athletics (both came via Preethi Pal), as rest of the four medals came in the Para Shooting event. More to follow.......Source link

31Aug

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Who Is Rubina Francis? Jabalpur-Born Para Shooter Who Won Bronze Medal At Paralympics 2024

Rubina Francis Bronze Medal: India's journey at Paris Paralympic Games 2024 is off to a memorable start, as within a span of 3 days, the nation has recorded 5 medal victories, which consists of one historic gold medal as well. Day 2 produced 4 medals for India, and much was expected from the Indian contingent on Day 3, and Rubina Francis did not disappoint, as she has now won the Bronze medal in the Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 event. With that, India's tally rises to 5 and the Indian para shooter has grabbed India's 4th medal from the medal (with the exceptional medal coming from Preethi Pal in Women's 100m - T35 event in Para Athletics). Watch the moment when Rubina Francis was confirmed of Bronze medal finish: 𝑹𝒖-𝒃𝒊𝒏𝒂 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒂𝒍 𝒌𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒂𝒓 𝒏𝒂𝒉𝒊 𝒎𝒂𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒊 🫡Rubina Francis wins a bronze medal in ...

30Aug

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Who Is Avani Lekhara? Meet India’s Gold Medalist At 2024 Paralympics

Avani Lekhara profile: Indian Para shooter Avani Lekhara clinched gold medal in the women's 10m air rifle (SH1) event at 2024 Paris Paralympics on Friday (August 30), setting a new Paralympic record. At just 22 years old, she made history at the Paralympics by scoring 249.7 points, setting a new record. In the same event, India's Mona Agarwal secured the bronze medal. These victories mark the first medals for India in the ongoing Paralympic Games, with one gold and one bronze. Also on ABP Live | IPL 2025 Auction: R Ashwin Comments On Rohit Sharma's Potential Departure From Mumbai Indians Who is Avani Lekhara, India's gold medalist in Paralympics 2024 Rajasthan-born Avani Lekhara had previously won gold in women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 event and bronze in the 50m rifle three positions...

30Aug

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Before Manu, THIS Indian Shooter Won 2 Medals In Single Olympic Or Paralympic Games.

Paris Paralympics 2024: The Paris Paralympics 2024 have well and truly commenced. India have sent their biggest-ever contingent at the Paris Paralympics with as many as 84 Indian athletes representing India in the French capital. India have so far won 31 medals in the Paris Paralympics 2024 with more than half of the medals, 19, coming in the last edition of the Summer Paralympic Games. The Indian athletes would look to better their previous tally of medals in Paris. In the Paris Olympics 2024 which concluded on August 11, India had finished with 6 medals with their shooter Manu Bhaker winning two medals becoming the first athlete in Independent India to win multiple medals in a single edition of the Olympics. But if we include both the Olympics and the Paralympics, she is not the first in...