The Championship laid the foundation for structured preparations for the Special Olympics World Summer Games 2027 to be held in Santiago, Chile, as per a press release.
Jerlin Jayaratchagan, who has won three gold medals at the Deaflympics, will be India's flagbearer at the upcoming Summer Games in Tokyo from November 15-26. India is sending a record 111-member contingent to the Deaflympics
The Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Shiv Pratap Shukla, on Wednesday felicitated athletes of Special Olympics Bharat who represented India in the World Winter Games in Turin, Italy (2025) and the World Summer Games in Berlin, Germany (2023).
Paris Olympics Bronze medallist Swapnil Kusale believes the tournament will help in further popularising the sport in India, especially after the contingent's success at the 2024 Summer Games.
The Paris Olympics was a bittersweet voyage for the Indian contingent after failing to clinch a single gold medal at the recently concluded Summer Games. However, it was the year of Manu Bhaker, who gained fame following her double Olympic medals.
After winning the bronze at the recently concluded Paris Olympics, the Indian men's hockey team held a roadshow on Wednesday in Bhubaneswar to celebrate their medal triumph at the Summer Games.
After winning the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, Indian men's hockey team coach Shivendra Singh said that winning two consecutive medals at the Summer Games was a "huge" achievement.
India's campaign at the Paris Olympics 2024 ended with six medals, a tally one short of the record total from Tokyo 2020. It is, however, India's third-best outing at the Summer Games after Tokyo 2020 and London 2012.
After sending a total of 117 Indian athletes to the Paris Olympics, which ran from July 26 to August 11, India could only win six medals - a silver and five bronze - at the Summer Games.
Indian men's hockey team player Vivek Prasad was welcomed in a grand way in his hometown, Madhya Pradesh, after winning the bronze medal in the Summer Games.
After winning the bronze at the Paris Olympics, Indian men's hockey team player Amit Rohidas said that the side was very happy after winning the medal in the Summer Games.
After his success at the ongoing Paris Olympics, Aman Sehrawat's uncle, Sudhir, expressed that the Indian wrestler's bronze medal win at the Summer Games was a tribute to his late parents.