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I Earned It: World Para-Badminton Champion Manasi Joshi
A huge fan of PV Sindhu, ever since Manasi Joshi started competing at International level, she has never returned without a medal.
Athletes with disabilites
Asian Para Games 2018: Ekta Bhyan Wins Gold In Club Throw
Para athlete Ekta Bhyan created history on Tuesday as she clinched India’s fourth gold at the Asian Para Games in Jakarta. She topped in the women’s club throw event. Ekta scored her best throw in her fourth attempt, 16.02m, winning the F32/51 event. The category features athletes with significant impairment in hand function. Ekta was ahead […]
Para Athlete Ekta Bhyan Shares Grand Prix Gold Story
Para athlete Ekta Bhyan is our new superhero. She just earned India two medals — gold and bronze — in club throw and discus throw at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Tunisia. But her story is an inspiration for all for more reasons than her sporting talent. The Haryana civil services officer is not […]
UK Paralympian Asked To ‘Prove Disability’ By Airline Staff
The life of a Paralympian is beyond hard work and trophies. Their grit takes them to the biggest podiums, but at the end, they have to prove their ability or in this case “disability”. British Paralympian Sophia Warner was the latest to face an apathetic system. She has spoken out about a recent “devastating” airline experience. […]
Para-Athlete Tweets PM About Poor Facilities At Sports Venue
Indian para-athlete Suvarna Raj, a multi-medal winner, is prepping for the 18th National Para Athletics Championships in Panchkula. However, she is unhappy with poor facilities for the physically challenged at the venue. Suvarna took to Twitter to inform Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the disappointing situation at the venue. According to the athlete, apparently even the […]
Amputee Skier Wins Paralympic Gold, Says She Is ‘On Cloud Nine’
An American skier, who suffered birth defects due to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, has won the gold medal in the Winter Paralympics. Oksana Masters’s story is certainly an example of ‘Ability beyond Disability’. The Paralympian said she was “on cloud nine” after the win, Hindustan Times reported. That feeling when your dream finally comes true, you realize miracles do happen […]
After Suicide Threat, Para-Athlete Sakina Secures C’wealth Games Berth
Remember para-powerlifter Sakina Khatun, who threatened to kill herself if not chosen for the 2018 Commonwealth Games? Sakina will now compete in the women’s lightweight Para Powerlifting event of the games, ANI reported. The tournament will be held in Gold Coast, Australia, from April 4. Despite winning silver in the Para Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai, […]
Para-Athlete Sleeps On Train Floor, Rly Minister Orders Probe
India is a class apart in the way it treats its sportspersons (read my sarcasm here), irrespective of their glorious performances. Be it detaining shooters for 12 hours at the airport while returning from the Grand Prix or the Indian women’s hockey team on their way back from Rio Olympics being forced to sit on the […]
