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File image of Indian para badminton player Pramod Bhagat. (Special arrangement)

Pramod Bhagat and the art of not giving up: How former Paralympics champion shuttler bounced back from anti-doping ban

November 17, 2025 9:44 pm

After missing the Paris Paralympics as he was serving suspension, Bhagat is now back in the top 5 of singles in para badminton's SL-3 category.

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

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.

(Left) Preethi Pal, who will compete in the 100m and 200m T35 events at the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi; (Right) Sumit Antil, who is a two-time Paralympic gold medallist in men’s javelin throw F64. (PHOTOS: PCI)

World Para Athletics Championships: Indian stars expected to lead medal charge

September 27, 2025 12:17 am

Among the 73 Indians competing in the mega event, Sumit Antil, who will compete in the Javelin Throw F64 event, is the most recognisable name.

Para-javelin thrower Sumit Antil has his sights set on breaking the world record with a 75m throw. (File photo by PCI)

Sumit Antil, para javelin world record holder, believes in 'thehrav' (pause) before thundering again, with first target of 75 metres

September 27, 2025 8:22 am

While he kept breaking his own record, the 27-year-old Paralympics champion was also looking to rediscover motivation and push the limits

Blade Jumper, serial medallist, wheelchair marathon legend: Meet some of the top paralympians who will be in action in New Delhi

September 25, 2025 11:31 pm

With the World Para Athletics Championships set to begin on Saturday, the Capital will witness some of the best in the business competing at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Paralympics Committee of India (PCI) President Devendra Jhajharia said para athletes from 107 countries have confirmed participation and this edition will be the biggest one in the history of the championships.

World champion Sumit Antil to lead Indian challenge at World Para Athletics Championships; Preethi Pal, Dharambir named flag-bearers

August 27, 2025 11:31 pm

The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) announced the 73-member team on Wednesday with a couple of notable omissions including three-time Paralympics medallist high jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu and double Paralympics medallist Sharad Kumar.

With dreams of becoming IAS & winning Paralympics medals, specially-abled athletes shine in CBSE exams

May 14, 2025 11:40 am

Kashish, Abhishek & Tanisha shine with 92.4, 79.6 and 67% marks in CBSE board exams

Leadership from the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee said that they met with legislators and members of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration last week. (Reuters)

Olympics: White House offered reassurances on visas for LA28, USOPC says

April 18, 2025 12:59 pm

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee has communicated that the White House has given reassurances to scrap visa suspensions proposed in a memo last month to 41 countries.

Payal Nag (left) and Sheetal Devi at the Khelo India Para Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Sunday. (PHOTO: SAI Media)

Paralympics medallist Sheetal Devi sets target for teen rival Payal Nag, who lost limbs at age of 5

March 24, 2025 8:48 am

On Sunday, Sheetal edged past 17-year-old Payal Nag in the final to win gold in the 2025 Khelo India Para Games. But then, had it not been for Sheetal's exploits at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, Payal would not have taken up the sport at all.

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Raining medals at Tokyo Paralympics: India's medal tally rises to 17

September 05, 2021 11:45 am

India's medal count stands at 15, including three gold, seven silver and five bronze medals, continuing to better what is already its best ever Paralympic performance. Avani Lekhara - Gold, Sumit Antil - Gold, Manish Narwal- Gold, Singhraj Adhana- Silver, Devendra Jhajharia - Silver, Yogesh Kathuniya - Silver, Bhavina Patel - Silver, Nishad Kumar - Silver, Mariyappan Thangavelu - Silver, Praveen Kumar - Silver, Avani Lekhara - Bronze, Sharad Kumar - Bronze, Sundar Singh Gurjar - Bronze, Singhraj Adana - Bronze, Harvinder Singh - Bronze

Paddler Bhavinaben Patel wins historic silver at Tokyo Paralympics

August 29, 2021 12:36 pm

Bhavinaben Patel on Sunday became only the second Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympics after she signed off with a historic silver following a 0-3 loss to world number one Chinese paddler Ying Zhou in the women's singles table tennis class 4 final.