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'Para-athletes are real life heroes': Tendulkar urges everyone to cheer fo
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 23 (ANI): Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar has made an appeal to the people of the country to rally behind the Indian contingent of 54 para-athletes, who are set to participate in the Tokyo Games.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Vinod Kumar, Tek Chand among 5 Indian athletes to atten
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 23 (ANI): Discus thrower Vinod Kumar and javelin thrower Tek Chand are among the five Indian athletes who will attend the Tokyo Paralympics opening ceremony.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Biggest-ever contingent of 54 athletes set to represent
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 22 (ANI): As many as 54 athletes from India will be competing in 9 sports disciplines including Archery, Athletics (Track and Field), Badminton, Swimming, Weightlifting among others.
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Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, IPC inaugurate Paralympic Mural at Games
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 22 (ANI): The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee staged a ceremony at the Village Plaza in the Paralympic Village during which a Paralympic Mural was inaugurated on Saturday.
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Paralympics: India discus thrower Vinod 'ready' for Games after re-classif
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 22 (ANI): Indian discus thrower Vinod Kumar is "ready to perform well" in the Tokyo Paralympics following the change in his participation category which has raised hope for a medal ahead of the Games.
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Indian athletes in Table Tennis, Powerlifting and Taekwondo look to make m
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 22 (ANI): Indian paddlers Bhavina Patel and Sonal Patel, both hailing from Gujarat, are looking at putting their best foot forward at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
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Tokyo Paralympics: India discus thrower Vinod reclassified in T/F52 catego
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 22 (ANI): Indian discus thrower Vinod Kumar has been reclassified in the T/F52 category rasing hope of a medal in the said category for the country at the Tokyo Paralympics.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Break in training for a week means you start from zero,
Updated : 4 years, 6 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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Tokyo Paralympics: SAI hosts dinner for Indian contingent, gives warm send
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): Sports Authority of India (SAI) hosted a farewell dinner for the Indian contingent flying out to Japan for the Paralympics slated to begin on August 24 in Tokyo.
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Paralympics: Indian powerlifters depart for Tokyo with eye on medal
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 20 (ANI): India's powerlifters Jaideep Kumar and Sakina Khatun along with coach JP Singh left for the Tokyo Paralympic Games on Friday.
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Paralympics: 'Three Agitos' symbol installed in Tokyo
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 20 (ANI): Giant symbol of the Paralympic Games, the 'Three Agitos', has been installed on a floating platform in Odaiba Marine Park ahead of Tokyo 2020 starting on August 24.
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Tokyo Paralympics: We have set a target of 15 medals, says Dy Chef de Miss
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): The Tokyo Paralympics gets underway from August 24 and India will have 54 para-athletes across nine sports disciplines featuring in the showpiece event. While the para-athletes have always made the country proud with their performances, Deputy Chef de Miss
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