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Para athlete Chirag Tyagi murdered; fellow athlete arrested

Para athlete Chirag Tyagi murdered; fellow athlete arrested

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Just days after he clinched a gold medal at the 2026 Indian Open Para Athletics International Championship in Bengaluru, 400m sprinter Chirag Tyagi was found dead in Ghaziabad on Saturday. Tyagi, who had won the men’s 400m T12 event with a timing of 50.12s, was reportedly shot dead. The 25-year-old para athlete was found with a bullet injury at Sai Upvan in the Kotwali Police Station area. As per a report in The Week, the accused is a fellow para athlete by the name of Yash Khatik. “Prima facie, the case appears to be a murder,” Dhawal Jaiswal, DCP Ghaziabad, was quoted by media. “CCTV footage showed a suspect who was detained and questioned. He confessed to the murder. The accused has been identified as Yash Khatik,” he added. Khatik and Tyagi used to train together previously with both competing in separate categories for visually impaired athletes. Tyagi had reportedly filed a complaint against Khatik surrounding his documents, which led to the latter’s Asian Para Games qualification being nullified. Hence, he committed the murder in …

No leave, no training—Yet Mandeep Kaur keeps winning

No leave, no training—Yet Mandeep Kaur keeps winning

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Mandeep Kaur recently took up the post of an an Income Tax Inspector in Chennai, but her job is proving to be a roadblock in her badminton training. “I am not getting leave from work. I have to miss training and be at the office all day,” she revealed. Mandeep Kaur, born on 18 September 1995 in Uttarakhand, is one of India’s top para-badminton players. A former world No.1 in Women’s Singles SL3, she has represented the country at the highest level, including the 2024 Paris Paralympics, where she reached the quarterfinals. She is also a two-time Asian Para Games bronze medalist, having won in both singles and doubles at the 2022 edition alongside Manisha Ramadass. Despite her achievements, she now finds herself in a battle outside the court—balancing a government job with the rigorous training needed to stay at the top of her game. Despite these challenges, Mandeep secured gold in the SL3 category of Para Badminton at the 2nd edition of the Khelo India Para Games, representing Uttarakhand. She defeated Neeraj from Haryana …