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India to field its largest contingent

India to field its largest contingent

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India will once again take centre stage in global para sport as the second edition of the New Delhi World Para Athletics Grand Prix takes place from March 11-13, bringing together around 257 athletes from eight nations for a high-profile international competition in New Delhi. The event will feature athletes from India, Russia, Nepal, Bhutan, Hong Kong, Serbia, Bosnia, and Egypt, highlighting the growing international presence of para athletics in India. Team India will field the largest contingent, with approximately 219 athletes competing across multiple track-and-field events and sport classifications. India’s top para-athletes are expected to compete at the Grand Prix, including Paralympic gold medallist Mariyappan Thangavelu, Paralympic champion and world record holder Sumit Antil, and Paralympic gold medallist Praveen Kumar. The Indian line-up will also feature prominent athletes such as Ajeet Singh, Devendra Singh Gurjar, multiple Asian Para Games medallist Ankur Dhama, T12 sprinter Simran, who won gold at the 2025 World Championships, and Preeti Pal who won two bronze medals at the 2024 Paris Paralympics in the women’s 100m and 200m T35 race …

Mariyappan Thangavelu’s new strategy for LA

Mariyappan Thangavelu’s new strategy for LA

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Chennai: Triple Paralympic medalist Mariyappan Thangavelu revealed that he will undergo a surgical procedure to shift to a blade prosthetic for his leg. Mariyappan hopes that the surgery will help him leap even higher in high jump. The para-athlete from Tamil Nadu will undergo surgery in the coming weeks as he eyes a return to the field at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships, which will be held in New Delhi later this year. He opted out of competing at the ongoing 23rd National Para Athletics Championships here, where more than 1,400 athletes are competing across 155 events. Change in strategy Speaking to the reporters on the sidelines of the event on Tuesday at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Mariyappan said, “I was supposed to take part [in the National Para-athletics meet], but I have surgery. I am switching to blades.” “With blades, I feel it will help me jump higher and will be supportive for better performances,” he added. Currently competing in the T42 category, Mariyappan will move to the T64 (blade inserted below the …

Tamil Nadu showers cash awards on state’s Paralympics medal-winners

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Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister, M K Stalin felicitated the Paris Paralympics 2024 medalists from the state with cash incentives on Wednesday. There were four Paralympic medalists from Tamil Nadu, three in the sport of Para-badminton, and one from the history-making Para-athletics contingent. INR 2 Crore for Thulasimathi Among these medalists, Para-shuttler Thulasimathi Murugesan who won the silver medal in the women’s singles SU5 category received a cash price of INR 2 crore. Meanwhile, the bronze medalists, Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan (Women’s Singles SH6) and Manisha Ramadass (Women’s Singles SU5) presented with a cash price of INR 1 crore. Mariyappan Thanagavelu, who completed his full set of medals by winning a bronze in the men’s high jump T63 event at the Paris Paralympics, was also awarded by Stalin with a cash prize of INR 1 Crore. This was the third Paralympic medal for Mariyappan after a gold at the Rio Paralympics and a silver in the Tokyo Paralympics. Chief Minister Stalin expressed his delight during the felicitation program and said that he wished for many more …

The list of double podium finishes for India at the Paralympics 2024

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Indian para-athletes had an amazing last 15 days, bagging a total of 29 medals at the Paris Paralympic Games, securing their best-ever finish in the medal table in the 18th position. The 84-member Indian contingent gave plenty of historic moments in these 15 days, being it a first-ever gold medal in para-archery or the first-ever medal in para-judo discipline. India achieved an impressive five double podium finishes at the Paris Paralympics, the most in any edition, marking a historic moment for the Games. Here is the list of double podiums for India at the Paralympics 2024: Dharambir-Pranav Soorma (Gold-silver – Para-athletics) India achieved their first-ever top 2 finish in para-athletics as Dharambir and Pranav Soorma won gold and silver medals in the men’s club throw F51 category, respectively. This was only the second time India had a top-2 finish in the history of the games across sports after Manish Narwal and Singhraj Adhana Tokyo’s gold-silver finish in the mixed 50 m pistol SH1 category. This was also India’s first-ever medal in the club throw event …

PM Modi congratulates Paris Paralympic medal winners, says ‘every one of you made country proud’ – India TV

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Image Source : PTI/FILE PHOTO PM Modi and Javelin thrower Ajeet Singh Yadav. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke to the Indian medalists of the Paris Paralympic Games, including Ajeet Singh Yadav, Sundar Singh Gurjar, Sharad Kumar, Mariyappan Thangavelu, and Deepthi Jeevanji, praising them for their historic achievements.  PM Modi lauds athletes’ efforts During a telephone conversation, the Prime Minister expressed his joy over India’s best-ever performance at the Paralympics, emphasising how their achievements have inspired the nation’s youth and contributed to the growing popularity of various sports. Celebrate without worrying about medals PM Modi encouraged the athletes to celebrate their victories, assuring them that the entire nation is proud of their contributions, regardless of the medal colour. “Every one of you has made the country proud,” he said. Harvinder Singh clinches India’s first-ever Gold medal in archery Meanwhile, India’s Harvinder Singh made history by securing the country’s first-ever gold medal in archery at the Paris Paralympics 2024 on Wednesday, September 4. Harvinder triumphed over Poland’s Lukasz Ciszek in the men’s individual recurve final …

Mariyappan Thangavelu battles fever to clinch third consecutive Paralympic medal

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Mariyappan Thangavelu was looking supremely confident till the 1.85m mark in the final of the men’s high jump T63 at the Paris Paralympics. However, after the 1.85m mark, double Paralympic medalist Thangavelu struggled with his rhythm and failed to clear the 1.88m in three attempts. Nevertheless, he won his third consecutive Paralympic medal with a bronze. The T63 class is for athletes who have limb deficiencies such as amputations or missing or shortened limbs from birth in their legs. Thangavelu won gold in the 2016 Paralympic Games and silver in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. His compatriot Sharad Kumar won the silver medal in the same event bettering his brozne medal from Tokyo Paralympics. Later in an interaction with the media, Thangavelu revealed that due to a fever previous night his body was not feeling right. “I was feeling good after the warm-up but my body was a little stiff throughout the event. I was having fever yesterday,” said Thangavelu in an interaction with media after his medal win. When asked how was his body …

Sharad, Mariyappan secure double podium in High Jump

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Sharad Kumar and Mariyappan Thangavelu secured silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the men’s T63 high jump, at the Paris Paralympics on Tuesday. Sharad Kumar, who previously won bronze in Tokyo, jumped to silver this time, setting a new Paralympics record in T42 category. He cleared 1.88m to set the Paralympics record and secure the medal. Sharad who had a season best of 1.85m, attempted 1.94m in his last two effrots to challenge the gold medalist Ezra Frech of the USA but fell short. Mariyappan Thangavelu made history by becoming the first Indian athlete to win medals in three consecutive Paralympic Games. His bronze in Paris adds to the gold he won in Rio 2016 and the silver from Tokyo 2020, marking him as one of India’s most consistent para-athletes. Mariyappan cleared 1.85m to secure the bronze. He was looking effortless till the 1.85m mark but failed to clear the 1.88m mark despite three attempts. However, Shailesh Kumar narrowly missed out on a podium finish, placing fourth with a best attempt of 1.85 meters. Despite …

Sharad Kumar, Mariyappan Thangavelu bag Silver, Bronze to give India double-podium finish in Paralympics – India TV

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Image Source : REUTERS Sharad Kumar. Indian para-athletes Sharad Kumar and Mariyappan Thangavelu starred in the men’s high jump – T63 of the ongoing Paralympic Games 2024. Sharad won a silver medal, while Mariyappan bagged home a bronze in the high jump event. Sharad Kumar bagged a bronze in the previous Paralympic Games too and improved the colour of the medal in Paris. While the two Indians claimed a double podium finish, 19-year-old American athlete Ezra Frech took home with a new Paralympic record of 1.94m jump. Sharad was in the fight for the gold but could not go past his best mark of 1.88m. He went for the 1.91m and 1.94m but could not clear either of the mark as he settled for a silver. Mariyappan creates history Mariyappan has become the first Indian to win medals in three consecutive editions. He had won a gold in 2016 and a silver in the 2020 edition of the Games. This bronze completes his third medal set too.  Three Indians Mariyappan Thangavelu, Shailesh Kumar and Sharad Kumar were in the fray for …

Paris Paralympics 2024, September 3, Live Updates: Avani Lekhara Enters Another Final; Bhagyashree Jadhav Misses Medal

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Paris 2024 Paralympics Day 6 Live Updates© X (Twitter) Paris Paralympics 2024 Day 6, Live Updates: The fifth day of the ongoing Paris Paralympics turned out to be a memorable one for the Indian contingent as it clinched a whopping total of seven medals. High on momentum, India will eye more medals on Day 6, in order to take their tally ahead. Star shooter Avani Lekhara, who has already won a gold medal, qualified for the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions final. However, India’s flagbearer at the opening ceremony, Bhagyashree Jadhav, missed out on a medal in her women’s shot put F34 Final. In athletics, Mariyappan Thangavelu, Shailesh Kumar, Sharad Kumar will be in action in men’s high jump. Ajeet Singh, Rinku, Sundar Singh Gurjar will eye medals in F46 javelin throw Final. (Medals Tally) Here are the Live Updates of Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Day 6 (September 3): September03202416:29 (IST) Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Bhagyashri Finishes 5th In Shot Put Final All athletes complete their throws, as India’s Bhagyashri Jadhav finishes 5th with a best throw …

Indians in action on September 3, Schedule, timings

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The Indian Para-athletes continued to shine at the Paris Paralympics and extended their medal rush by adding two more medals to their tally on Monday. Firstly, star discus thrower, Yogesh Kathuniya, won his second consecutive silver medal at the Paralympic Games in men’s discus throw F56 Category. On the other hand, shuttler Nitesh Kumar continued the Indian streak of gold medals in the Men’s Singles SL3 category. The action will now continue in Paris on Tuesday as Avani Lekhara, Deepthi Jeevanji, and Mariyappan Thangavelu will be in action at their respective events. Here are all the events where India will be in action on Day 6 of the Paris Paralympics 2024 on September 3 (all times are in IST). Para-shooting 1:00 PM – Women’s 50m air rifle 3 positions SH1 qualification 7:30 PM – Women’s 50m air rifle 3 positions SH1 final Para-athletics 2:26 PM – Women’s shot put F34 final – Bhagyashree Jadhav 10:38 PM – Women’s 400m T20 final – Deepthi Jeevanji 11:40 PM – Men’s high jump T63 final – Mariyappan Thangavelu, …