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Sumit Antil chases 75m dream: ‘I don’t know how, but I’m going for It’
March 13, 2026 12:59 pm
India’s unbeaten para javelin star opens up on his record chase, the frustration of being stuck at 73m, and why the Asian Para Games could be his moment.
World Para Athletics Grand Prix: Shailesh Kumar wins gold, bemoans lack of competition
March 11, 2026 10:51 pm
The athlete from Bihar has his eyes fixed on the upcoming Asian Para Games which is a high-priority competition for the Indian athletes in this calendar
Felt like I was contesting my first World Championships: Para badminton star Pramod Bhagat on winning sixth title after WADA ban
February 17, 2026 7:25 pm
The Odisha-raised Bihari shuttler, fulfilled his lifelong ambition of going past 5 titles, that his able-bodied idol Lin Dan had won, by picking his sixth at Bahrain
Sheetal Devi: 'My parents instilled the belief in me that I am no less than anybody'
October 08, 2025 8:43 pm
New para archery world champion, only the second armless competitor to do so, on what gives her mental strength, and the technical and mental challenges she faced to reach the top in her sport
A giant leap: ‘Blade Jumper’ Markus Rehm challenges able-bodied athletes, but do prosthetics give him an advantage?
October 08, 2025 7:38 pm
The German long jumper won the World Para-Athletics Championships title with an effort of 8.43m – 4cm better than Mattia Furlani’s gold medal-winning jump at the World Championships for able-bodied athletes, and 2cm better than India’s national record. It has reignited the debate: Is it the blade or just his talent?
Superhuman lives of para athletes: Engineering at Purdue Uni, teaching ukulele, handling Christmas sales at Tesco, an NHS nurse & aspiring detective
October 07, 2025 4:56 pm
Unlike their able bodied counterparts, para athletes need day jobs and real degrees to get through in life
World Para Athletics Championships: From war-torn Congo to Norway to top of the podium, Kashafali blazes to 100-metre gold medal
September 29, 2025 5:45 am
Salum Ageze Kashafali, who was diagnosed with Stargardt disease; started off life in a slum and has now broken the men’s 100 metre T12 world record with a timing of 10.42 seconds at the World Para Athletics Championships
World Para Athletics Championships: Shailesh Kumar maintains Indian dominance in men's high jump T63 class with gold medal and record
September 27, 2025 11:02 pm
Mariyappan Thangavelu had won the event in the last edition; title eases pain of missing out on a medal at Paris Paralympics.
Former Paralympic champion breaks down the use of prosthetic blades in para athletics for long jump and sprinting
September 27, 2025 8:33 pm
2012 London Paralympics champion sprinter and an amputee athlete himself, Heinrich Popow explains the variables involved in jumping or sprinting with a blade.
World Para Athletics Championship: An opportunity to inspire, raise awareness and defy stereotypes
September 27, 2025 8:24 am
Watching some of the best athletes in the flesh can be a boon for a youngster; India aims to improve on their biggest medal tally
PARA ATHLETES PHOTOS
From para-cyclist to e-commerce delivery boy — Sanjay Das represents thousand other lost stars
March 09, 2022 6:47 pm
He still cycles but not for his passion, instead, he pedals to run his family
World Para Athletics Championships 2019: People of determination
November 13, 2019 7:29 am
The World Para Athletics Championships 2019 kicked off in Dubai on November 7 as thousands of assembled in the qualifying rounds at the Dubai Club for People of Determination.
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