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Rajasthan keen on taking Devendra Jhajhariya, Avani Lekhara's legacy forwa
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Devendra Jhajhariya, nation's most decorated para-athlete, put Rajasthan on the world map when he won a Gold medal at the 2004 Athens Paralympics. Now, the strong contingent from the state is all set to impress at the first-ever Khelo India Para Games scheduled to begin on December 10 in N
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Khelo India Para Games will be great platform to earn recognition: Para Hi
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Indian Paralympian and high jumper Nishad Kumar hailed the efforts of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to host the first-ever Khelo India Para Games.
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Sports Minister Anurag Thakur launches Khelo India Para Games 2023 mascot
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
First-ever Khelo India Para Games 2023 logo and mascot Ujjwala was launched in New Delhi today by Anurag Singh Thakur, Honourable Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports and several eminent athletes and para-athletes
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Mascot, logo for Khelo India Para Games to be launched tomorrow
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The event will be attended by Chief Guest Anurag Singh Thakur, the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports and Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. The event will also be attended by Nitish Pramanik, the Minister of State, Home Affairs and Youth Affairs and Sports, Governmen
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First-ever Khelo India Para Games shows government's vision of inclusive s
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Haryana will field the largest contingent of the Games with 242 para athletes while Rajasthan will send a strong contingent of 140 para athletes and Uttar Pradesh will send a contingent of 125
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MOC: Asian Games gold medalist Annu Rani to head to Germany, while archer
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Asian Games gold medalist Annu Rani will head back to Germany's Leichtathletik Gemeinschaft Offenburg Centre to train under foreign coach Werner Daniels, Asian Games Silver medalist Dhiraj Bommadevara will head to Korea's Kim Archery School with his coach Sonam Tshering Bhutia later this mon
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Union Minister Hardeep Puri congratulates para-athletes for their stellar
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
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
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PM Modi congratulates shuttler duo of Nitesh-Tarun
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the shuttler duo of Nitesh Kumar and Tarun Dhillon for claiming gold in the men's doubles SL3-SL4 event in the ongoing 4th Asian Para Games on Friday.
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Asian Para Games: Powerlifter Ashok bags bronze medal for India
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Ashok had previously clinched a medal at the Asia Oceania championships
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Haryana CM, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur inaugurate 15 Khelo India centre
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A total of 15 Khelo India Centres (KICs) were launched this morning in Haryana by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, in the virtual presence of Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur.
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Sports Ministry sanctions 303 athletes, 143 coaches, support staff for upc
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) has sanctioned a total of 303 sportspersons across 17 sporting disciplines for participation in the upcoming Asian Para Games.
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Anurag Thakur graces send-off ceremony of athletes for 4th Asian Para Game
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The send-off ceremony was graced by Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Housing and Urban Affairs, Anurag Singh Thakur, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports and Information and Broadcasting, Shrikant Madhav Vaidya, Chairman, IndianOil and senior officials of PCI,
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