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Paris: Harvinder Singh wins historic gold, becomes first Indian archer to
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
In the gold medal clash of the individual recurve para-archery against Poland's Lukasz Ciszek, Harvinder won 6-0.
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Paris Paralympics: India's para-archer Pooja Jatyan bows out of Women's In
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
India's Pooja Jatyan went down fighting against China's Wu Chunyan 4-6 in the quarterfinals in the Women's Individual Recurve Open at the ongoing Paris Paralympics 2024 on Tuesday.
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Paris Paralympics: Rakesh Kumar-Sheetal Devi clinches bronze in para-arche
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Indian archery pair of Rakesh Kumar and Sheetal Devi clinched the bronze medal in the Mixed Team Compound event with a win over Eleonora Sarti and Matteo Bonnacina of Italy at the ongoing Paris Paralympics on Monday.
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Paris Paralympics: Rakesh Kumar advances to the quarterfinals of para arch
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
In the men's individual compound open 1/8 elimination round of para archery, India's Rakesh Kumar, currently ranked world No. 1, delivered an outstanding performance to defeat world No. 2 Ken Swagumilang of Indonesia at the Paralympics on Sunday. The match was fiercely contested, ending in
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Paris Paralympics: Sheetal, Sarita bow out in women's individual compound
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Sheetal, who displayed a stunning performance in the qualification of Women's Individual Compound Archery by breaking the previous World Record of 698 by shooting 703 points out of a possible 720 for a second-place finish, lost to Chile's Zuniga Mariana by 137-138. Such a narrow margin preve
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Para athletes Sumit Antil, Sheetal Devi win top para-sports honours in Del
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Sumit threw the Javelin 73.29 meters in the recent Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China for his world record mark and Sheetal Devi won two golds and a silver at the same Games in Compound Archery.
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Khelo India Para Games set to kickstart in Delhi from Sunday, 1,400-plus p
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Seven disciplines including para-athletics, para shooting, para archery, para football, para-badminton, para table tennis and para weight lifting will be held across three iconic venues in the city, witnessed 32 states and Union Territories including Services Sports Promotion Board vying for
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Sports Minister Anurag Thakur announces first-ever Khelo India Para Games
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Over 1350 participants from across 32 states and union territories including the Services Sports Control Board are expected to participate in the maiden Khelo India Para Games which will witness para athletes vie for honours in seven disciplines including para-athletics, para shooting, para
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Para Asian Games: India secures silver, bronze in para-archery team events
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The women's doubles compound duo of Sheetal and Sarita won a silver medal in open event.
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SAI grants Rs 1 cr to AAI to conduct Para Asian Archery Championship in De
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Sports Authority of India (SAI) has granted Rs 1 crore to the Archery Association of India (AAI) as a financial grant-in-aid for conducting the Asian Para Archery Championship in Delhi's Yamuna Sports Complex.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Indian archers set to aim for gold at their maiden Game
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 25 (ANI): A five-member para archery contingent looks set for their best possible show at their debut Paralympics. The Indian crop is relatively young and born in the 90s, with Rakesh Kumar being the only slightly elder one -- born in 1985. The likes of Harvinder Singh,
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Tokyo Paralympics: Break in training for a week means you start from zero,
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic halted the sporting action across the world on numerous occasions in the last couple of years and India's para archery coach Kuldeep Vedwan was quick to point how the breaks between the practice could possibly nullify all the effor
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