The word Paralympic is derived from the Greek preposition 'para', which means 'beside' and the word 'Olympic'. It means that Paralympics are parallel to the Olympic Games and illustrates the way in which the two movements coexist alongside each...
From a small town to representing the nation at the Tokyo Paralympics- it has been a tough fight for Sakina Khatun, the unassuming powerlifter from Basirhat, a small town in West Bengal situated 70 km from Kolkata.
Sakina Khatun and...
India has the biggest contingent at the Paralympics this year and it is filled with a number of stars, from different sports fields. One such name is Niranjan Mukundan, an incredible swimmer, who is looking to lift the tricolour...
Hailing from Madurai district, in Tamil Nadu, L. Natarajan is an extremely talented athlete who wants to become the coach of the national team of his favourite sport, Dueball.
L Nataranjan, who started playing Dueball in 2015, has played 3...
The Tokyo Paralympics are about to begin from the 24th of August, 2021. Sportsavour got in touch with world no. 1 Para Badminton player, Pramod Bhagat, a serious gold medal contender at the Tokyo Games.
How does it make you...
The whole of India is rejoicing Neeraj Chopra’s win at the Tokyo Olympics. However, unbeknownst to probably most of India’s population, an Indian, Devendra Jhajharia, is the proud winner of 2 gold medals in Javelin Throw at 2 separate...
C Muniyappa, the 2009 Hero Indian Open champion, recently transformed a two and quarter acre land into a mini Golf course in his native village, Poolampatti, situated 394 kms away from Chennai.
C Muniyappa grew up learning Golf on mud...
The Tokyo Olympics will always remain a huge landmark in the history of Indian sports as this was India’s most successful Olympic campaign with 7 medals - 2 silver, 4 bronze, and one historic gold of Neeraj Chopra.
The gold...
The engaging and enthralling game of Dueball is attracting athletes from all different sports and Ananya Gupta is the perfect example of that fact.
Ananya Gupta is a talented 20-year-old who is presently completing the final year of her graduation....
It was a narrow miss but a broad display. Aditi Ashok, after finishing fourth in the Olympics, has turned into the poster girl of new-age sport in India.
Through the Tokyo Olympics, Aditi Ashok's putting held, but more importantly, the...