Indian para chess player Soundarya Kumar Pradhan received a warm welcome at Bhubaneswar airport on Friday after bagging two medals at the 4th Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China.
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board's para archers Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar were received and traditionally welcomed by higher officials of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board on behalf of Chairman, SMVDSB (Lt. Governor, JK-UT) with garlands and tilak amidst chanting of Vedic mantras at
Daughter of former handball player Sreeram Gonella, Niharika is the second of the four sisters, and took up the sport in 2014. She has since then won two silver medals at overseas invitational tournaments, and also boasts of medals at Youth Worlds, besides the domestic medals.
Nina Venkatesh stopped the clock on 27.70 seconds to win the gold ahead of Manavi Varma of Karnataka (27.90 seconds) and Rutuja Khade of Maharashtra (28.38 s) in the women's 50m Butterfly. Virdhawal, who had won the 50m freestyle, edged out his state mate Mihir Ambre (24.67 s) and Kerala's S
Reetika, who moved to a higher weight category because the 72kg category is not part of the Olympics, is already thinking of qualifying for the Paris Games and felt that the National Games in Goa was a good opportunity for her to show that she can better the competition in India after the Wo
Noting the performance of Indian para-athletes in the recent Asian Para Games, Hardeep Singh Puri lauded their indomitable spirit, resilience, and unparalleled determination. He also mentioned about some extraordinary athletes who, he said, with their prowess, have become the luminaries of I
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur presented cash awards to para-athletes on Thursday for their exceptional performances in India's record-breaking performance in the recently concluded 4th Asian Para Games in Hangzhou.
India will take on Sri Lanka in their ICC Cricket World Cup match at Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. Men in Blue are undefeated so far, with six wins in six matches while SL is struggling, having won only two of their six games.