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Belgian Paralympian Marieke Vervoort ends life by euthanasia
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Atlanta [USA], Oct 23 (ANI): Belgian Paralympian Marieke Vervoort on Wednesday ended her life at the age of 40 through legal euthanasia.
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Paralympian Deepa Malik files nomination for PCI president
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 9 (ANI): Deepa Malik has filed nomination for the president of Paralympic Committee of India (PCI).
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App launched to help Paralympians look up accessible places in Tokyo
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 25 (ANI): A mobile app was launched here on Sunday to help para-athletes look up accessible places in Tokyo during their visit to the city for the 2020 Paralympics Games.
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Paralympian Deepa Malik named for New Zealand Sir Edmund Hillary Fellowshi
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 11 (ANI): Rio Paralympics silver medallist Deepa Malik has been named as the recipient of the New Zealand Prime Minister's Sir Edmund Hillary Fellowship for 2019.
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Paralympian Deepa Malik, INLD MLA Kehar Singh join BJP
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): Paralympian Deepa Malik and Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) MLA Kehar Singh Rawat joined BJP on Monday.
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SAI appoints 14 Olympians and Paralympians as coaches
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 7 (ANI): In a move that promises to empower both elite sportspersons and young athletes, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Friday appointed 11 Olympians and three Para Olympians as Coaches and Assistant Coaches.
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Russia to field 30-35 athletes in Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Jan 29 (ANI): Around 30 to 35 Russian Paralympians have been allowed to compete in the Winter Paralympic Games as "neutral athletes" in five sports disciplines, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said in a statement on Monday.
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President Kovind confers Khel Ratna to Devendra Jhajharia, Sardar Singh
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 29 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday conferred the country's highest sporting honour Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award to Paralympian Indian star Devendra Jhajharia and former Indian hockey skipper Sardar Singh.
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Devendra Jhajharia, Sardar Singh to be honoured with Khel Ratna
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug.3 (ANI): Paralympian Indian star Devendra Jhajharia, who clinched gold in men's F46 javelin throw at the Rio Olympics, will receive country's highest sporting honour Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.
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Paralympian forced to remove prosthetic leg again at Bengaluru airport, sa
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Oct. 13 (ANI):Aditya Mehta, a para-cyclist and a two-time silver medallist at the Asian Paralympics, on Thursday said he felt humiliated when he was stripped off and forced to remove his prosthetic limbs again during a security check by the CISF personnel at th
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Govt. announces Rs.90 lakh cash awards for Rio Paralympians
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.29 (ANI): The government has announced cash awards of Rs. 90 lakhs for Rio Paralympics 2016 medal winners.
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PM Modi congratulates Paralympian Devendra Jhajharia for winning gold
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Paralympian Devendra Jhajharia who won gold in the men's javelin throw, F46 event at the Rio.
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