NEW DELHI: The 2024 Paris Paralympics concluded on Sunday, with the chief organiser, Tony Estanguet, reflecting on the momentous events that unfolded over the past six weeks.The closing ceremony, held at the iconic Stade de France, was attended by approximately 4,400 athletes representing 168 Paralympic delegations from around the world.In his address, Estanguet emphasized the…
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NEW DELHI: Hokato Sema, a landmine-blast survivor from India, secured a bronze medal in the men’s F57 category shot put final at the Paris Paralympics on Friday with a career-best throw of 14.65 metres.The 40-year-old para athlete from Dimapur, who had previously won bronze at the Hangzhou Para Games last year, began with a modest…
NEW DELHI: Indian discus thrower Yogesh Kathuniya secured a silver medal in the men’s F-56 discus throw at the Paris Paralympics, marking his second consecutive Paralympic silver. Despite achieving a season-best throw of 42.22m, the 27-year-old athlete expressed disappointment, emphasizing his desire to improve upon his string of second-place finishes in major competitions.“Event was okay,…
Paris Paralympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: India had a medal rush on Friday, winning four medals including a gold. After the historic day, India will be looking to add more medals through shooting on Day 3 of the Paralympics on Saturday. The extraordinary Avani Lekhara became the first Indian to win two successive Paralympic…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday praised Indian para shooter Manish Narwal for winning the silver medal at the ongoing Paris Paralympics. Manish scored 234.9 points in the men’s 10m air pistol SH1 event. Despite an initial setback, where he dropped to sixth place, Narwal persevered and finished second.Taking to his official X…
NEW DELHI: The pressure was palpable on Neeraj Chopra‘s face as he grabbed the javelin for his first throw in the Paris Olympics final. Having won gold at the Tokyo Games, Neeraj was aiming for another finish on top of the podium but eventually ended up winning the silver, finishing behind Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, who…
