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Why Paris Olympics Rings Have Been Removed From Eiffel Tower, And What Will Replace Them

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Workers removed the Olympics logo from the Eiffel Tower in the early hours of Friday, returning the beloved monument to its familiar form — but perhaps only temporarily. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has promised to build new Olympic rings and return them to the landmark as a tribute to the hugely successful Olympic Games held in the capital during July and August. The proposal has polarised opinion in the French capital and has been criticised by descendants of the tower’s designer Gustave Eiffel, as well as conservation groups. After initially suggesting the new rings should be permanent, Hidalgo has proposed they remain on the city’s world-renowned symbol until the next Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028. Workers operating multiple large cranes removed the 30-tonne steel rings from between the first and second floors of the tower during the early hours of Friday morning. They were first installed just under four months ago, on June 7, and will now be melted down and recycled. The new rings, which the International Olympic Committee is expected …

BAI Announces Cash Rewards For Paris Paralympic Medal-Winning Shuttlers

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Para shuttler Nitesh Kumar in action© X (Twitter) The Badminton Association of India announced on Tuesday a total reward of Rs 50 lakh for the para shuttlers who secured medals at the Paris Paralympics last month. Indian para shuttlers won five medals, including one gold, two silver and as many bronze, at the Paris Games. Nitesh Kumar, who clinched the coveted gold in the men’s Singles SL3 category, will receive a prize of Rs 15 lakh, while silver medallists Suhas Yathiraj (men’s singles SL4) and Thulasimathi Murugesan (women’s singles SU5) will each be awarded Rs 10 lakh. Bronze-medal winners Manisha Ramadass (women’s singles SU5) and Nithya Sre Sivan (women’s single SH6 category) will each receive Rs 7.5 lakh. Thulasimathi, Manisha and Nithya made history by becoming the first Indian women shuttlers to secure medals at the Paralympics. “Indian para badminton players have been performing consistently on the world stage and the cash rewards are just one way for BAI to recognise their efforts in helping the country win medals at the Paralympics,” BAI …

NDTV Yuva Conclave: “Either My Coach Lied During Training Or…” – Navdeep Singh’s Interesting Take On Paralympics Glory

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Navdeep Singh during ‘NDTV Yuva Conclave’. India’s Navdeep Singh, who scripted history at Paris Paralympics 2024, was one of the guests at the NDTV Yuva Conclave on Thursday. He clinched a gold medal in the men’s javelin throw F41 final. Navdeep became the first ever Indian player to bag the top honour in that category of the sport at the Paralympics. Speaking at ‘NDTV Yuva Conclave’, Navdeep revealed what was going through his mind during the final. He produced an attempt of 47.32 meters in the event that eventually helped him win the gold medal. During the final, Navdeep got surprised by his own effort after throwing the javelin to a distance of over 46m. Speaking about it, he said, “Either my coach lied me during training or there was any other reason. I didn’t believe that I will get that distance. This is because the target I had fixed in my mind was 45m, around one meter less than what I got. “My body was doing great as per the expectations. When …

From Unexpected Medals To Title Defence: A Look At India’s Performance At Paris Paralympics 2024

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Differently-abled but exceptionally resolute, India’s para-athletes would look back at their Paralympics campaign with pride as most of the established names lived up to expectations and many talented greenhorns made the big stage their own in a record-smashing medal haul of 29. Seven of these 29 medals are gold, which is another first for the country that started to make its presence felt only in the 2016 edition, where it won four medals. The upswing in performance after that has been meteoric with Tokyo yielding 19, a number that was surpassed this time. Not to forget, a lot of medal-winning performances here were record efforts and personal bests, demonstrating that the athletes have made significant progress as far as their self-belief is concerned. The 29 medals in five sports, including a whopping 17 at the track and field events, have ensured that the country will end in the top 20 of the mega-event that was once again dominated by China with over 200 medals. India is still far away from becoming a force …

Paris Paralympics 2024: Simran Enters Final Of Women’s 200m T12 Race

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Simran (right) with her guide at Paris Paralympics 2024.© X (formerly Twitter) India’s Simran Sharma, the reigning world champion, breezed her way into the final of the women’s 200m T12 race with a time of 25.03 seconds at the Paralympic Games in Paris on Friday. Simran had earlier topped her heat and entered the semifinals with a timing of 25.41s. Simran was in the same heat as Germany’s Katrin Mueller-Rottgardt, who had pipped her to bronze on Thursday night in the 100m final. The Indian, who became world champion this year in Kobe, was born prematurely with visual impairment and faced numerous challenges throughout her life, including her father’s chronic illness and eventual passing. Those difficult days instilled in her fighting spirit and a desire to overcome obstacles. The T12 classification in the Paralympics is for athletes with visual impairments. Simran was born prematurely and spent the next 10 weeks in an incubator where it was discovered that she is visually impaired. Her breakthrough came at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championship where …

Powerlifter Kasthuri Rajamani Finishes 8th At Paralympic Games

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File photo of Kasthuri Rajamani.© X (Twitter) India’s Kasthuri Rajamani equalled her personal best lift but failed to make an impact, finishing eighth among nine competitors in the women’s 67kg powerlifting event at the Paralympic Games in Paris on Friday. The 40-year-old from Tamil Nadu lifted 106kg in her second attempt after failing in the first and again faltered in her third and final bid to heave 110kg. Kasthuri, who had finished fifth at the Hangzhou Para Games in 2023, had taken up powerlifting at the insistence of a para shooter friend and had won gold at the Khelo India Para Games last year in the 67kg category. The 33-year-old Yujiao Tan, China’s two-time Paralympics champion and winner of four world championship gold medals besides a top-podium finish at the Hangzhou Asian Games last year, made it a hat-trick of titles at the global showpiece in style, smashing the world and Paralympic record with a heave of 142kg. Egypt’s Fatma Elyan clinched silver with a best lift of 139kg, while Brazil’s Fatima de …

Paralympics Archery Gold In Bag, Harvinder Singh Sets Sights On Next Challenges Including Completing PhD

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Having successfully changed the colour of his medal from bronze at Tokyo Paralympics to gold at Paris, India’s star para archer Harvinder Singh’s next target is to continue his successful run and complete his PhD. The first Indian para archer to have won a Paralympics medal at Tokyo, Harvinder rewrote history when he bagged the country’s maiden gold in the men’s recurve event at Paris on Thursday. “The preparations were going well in India at SAI Sonipat where I had both my coaches and that helped a lot. We came to France 15 days before (the event) and I was shooting well,” he told the media on Friday while discussing his preparations for the Paralympics. “I was working on a few technical aspects. I wanted to go to Korea about 3-4 months ago but the coach was called here at SAI Sonipat,” said Harvinder, who has a disability in his legs following a medical mishap when he was one-and-a-half years old. A local doctor administered him an injection which left him unable to …

Harvinder Singh, Preethi Pal To Be India’s Flag-Bearers For Paralympics Closing Ceremony

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Gold medal-winning archer Harvinder Singh and sprinter Preethi Pal, who made history by becoming the first-ever Indian woman to win two medals at the Paralympics, will be the country’s flag bearers during the closing ceremony of the Paris Games on Sunday. Harvinder, 33, who had also scripted history by becoming the first Indian archer to clinch a gold at the Paralympics to add to the bronze he won in Tokyo in 2021, said carrying the country’s flag during the closing ceremony was the highest honour he could have dreamed of. “Winning gold for India has been a dream come true, and now leading our nation as a flag-bearer at the closing ceremony is the highest honour I could imagine. This victory is for everyone who believed in me, and I hope to inspire many more to pursue their dreams,” said the Haryana-based Harvinder, who has impairment in both legs since he was a toddler. Preethi, 23, who clinched bronze medals in women’s T35 100m and 200m competitions with personal best timings of 14.21 …

Paris Paralympics: Simran Sharma Finishes Last In Women’s 100m Final, Powerlifter Ashok’s Campaign Concludes Without Medal

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India para-athletes Simran Sharma and Ashok failed to seal their spot at the podium and saw their Paris Paralympics campaign conclude on a heartbreaking note. Simran stormed into the women’s 100m T12 final without breaking a sweat. But she was ousted by her opponents and finished last of the four finalists in the event with a timing of 12.31s. Cuba’s Omara Durand Elias, the world record-holder, struck gold with a timing of 11.81s. Ukraine’s Oksana Boturchuk finished behind Elias with a timing of 12.17s. Germany’s Katrin Mueller-Rottgardt settled for the bronze medal after clocking 12.26s. Meanwhile, powerlifter Ashok, who was also competing for a medal in the men’s 65kg final, saw his campaign conclude in the sixth position. He kicked off the proceedings by successfully lifting 196kg in his first attempt. He continued to ride high on the momentum, lifted 199kg, and raised hopes of a possible medal. But in the third attempt, he went for glory by trying to lift 206kg in the third and final round. But it turned out to …

Ajeet Singh Yadav Wins Paralympics Silver, Had Lost Hand In Train Accident While Saving Friends Life

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Indian athlete Ajeet Singh Yadav shone with a silver medal at the Paris Paralympics 2024. Late on the Tuesday-Wednesday night, the star claimed a silver medal in the javelin throw F46 final. Ajeet upstaged compatriot and world record holder Sundar Singh Gurjar (64.96m) with a fifth-round throw of 65.62m to achieve the glory. A podium finish at the sports’ biggest extravaganza was nothing short of a dream for Ajeet, who was certainly at the lowest point in his life seven years ago. He was 23 years old when an accident turned his life upside down. It happened in the year 2017 when Ajeet was a research assistant at Laxmibai National Institute of Physical Education (LNIPE), Gwalior, says The Indian Express in a report. Ajeet was returning from a marriage in Jabalpur. He and his junior Anshuman got off to a station to fetch water at a stop. The duo failed return in time and their train Kamayani Express started leaving the station with both of them still being on the platform. In a …