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May 23, 2021 10:42 am
Raj said that she had been reaching out to hospitals to arrange for vaccination for the community on a priority basis but “they refused as they were not permitted to give vaccines to anyone without an appointment”.
Amendments in Haryana sports policy is retrograde move, violates Right to Equality, say para-athletes
February 18, 2021 12:15 pm
The amendments in the sports policy state that the Paralympic medalists and Para Asian Games gold medalists will be given Group B job as compared to Group A jobs offered to Olympics medalists and Asian Games medalists, besides introducing differential treatment in other categories too.
Nearly 2 years after Jakarta exploits, para-athletes get their cash reward
July 24, 2020 11:41 am
Raj Kumar, who is from Sanaur village near Patiala, was the member of the Indian badminton team which won the bronze at Jakarta.
David Brown, world's fastest blind man, adjusts training in coronavirus crisis
April 06, 2020 8:16 pm
David Brown, the world 100 metres record-holder for the totally blind at 10.92 seconds, and his guide Jerome Avery are not sitting idle as they continue to work to defend their Olympic title.
In record-breaking 2019, India's para-athletes soar past administrative turmoil
December 22, 2019 12:26 pm
India has secured 22 quotas for the 2020 Paralympics, which is three more than Rio 2016, which featured the largest-ever contingent of 19. In World Para Athletics Championships, India won a record-breaking nine medals.
Nishad Kumar wins bronze; secures quota for Tokyo Paralympic Games
November 14, 2019 11:27 am
This was India's third bronze and six medals overall, one better than 2017 London Worlds. India had won five medals in the 2017 edition.
Sundar Singh Gurjar defends Worlds title as India secure 3 Paralympics quotas
November 11, 2019 7:53 pm
Sundar Singh Gurjar came up with his season's best effort of 61.22m to claim the top spot in the men's F46 javelin throw event, while Ajeet Singh clinched the bronze and Rinku finished fourth.
Sandeep Chaudhary aims for Tokyo Paralympics medal after winning Worlds gold
November 09, 2019 8:44 pm
Sandeep Chaudhary hurled the javelin to a distance of 66.18m on Friday to better his own world record of 65.80m in F44 category, while Sumit Antil sent the spear to a distance of 62.88m to clinch the silver.
Indian Army Subedar, who lost his leg at LOC in Kashmir, qualifies for Tokyo Paralympics 2020
November 03, 2019 3:59 pm
Subedar Anandan Gunasekaran, a para-athlete of the Madras Engineering Group & Centre (MEG) Bangalore, has qualified for the Tokyo Paralympics 2020. Gunasekaran won three gold medals in total in the 7th Military World Games 2019.
Deepa Malik, other para-athletes seek assurance on jobs from Haryana CM
February 06, 2019 3:19 pm
Deepa Malik had been given a cash award of Rs 4 crore by the Haryana government for her medal and the athlete is now hopeful that the job promise made to her too will be fulfilled soon.
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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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