Tokyo Paralympics- Bhavina Patel assures medal; becomes the first Indian para Table Tennis player to enter semi final in the Paralympics
On a historic day for Indian Table Tennis, paddler Bhavina Patel became the first Indian para Table Tennis player to book a spot in the semi final of the Paralympics and assured a medal for the country. In the quarter final match, Bhavina Patel defeated World No 2 and defending Olympic champion Borislava Peric in the round of 16 by...
Parallel to Olympics, the ‘Paralympics’ exist; the 16th summer edition set to start in Tokyo
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 other. The Paralympics is arguably the most important international sports competition for athletes with disabilities. They are also split into the...
From Basirhat to Tokyo- the huge lift of Sakina Khatun
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 her coach Farman Basha are already in Tokyo. But before flying off for the Paralympics, both of them talked exclusively...
19 surgeries could not stop him; today Niranjan Mukundan is the proud representative of Indian Swimming in Tokyo Paralympics
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 high at Tokyo. Niranjan Mukundan will be flying on the 27th of August to Tokyo for the Paralympics, with his event...
L Natarajan wants to promote Dueball as the game for the mass
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 important tournaments - the 2018 junior nationals in Rajasthan, the 2019 international in Maldives, and the 2019 senior Nationals in...
“This Paralympics is very special to me; I want to win the event for my country”… Pramod Bhagat
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 feel that you will be playing in that edition of Paralympics in which Para Badminton makes its debut? Pramod: It is...
With two Olympic gold medal in his kitty, Devendra Jhajharia, with his javelin, is aiming for the third at Tokyo Paralympics
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 editions of the biggest sporting spectacle in the world. The thing that is even more impressive about Jhajharia’s feat is that...
C Muniyappa innovates mini Golf course on two-and-quarter acre land in his native Poolampatti village
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 greens with handcrafted clubs. The setting used to be agricultural fields in his village before he moved to pristine championship...
Going beyond the Neeraj Chopra show with reminiscence of behind the scene
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 medal of Neeraj Chopra that came with a throw of 87.58 m in the final of the Men’s Javelin Throw...
Talented Ananya Gupta wants to grow as an athlete along with the ‘natural growth’ of Dueball In India
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. She first started to play Dueball around 4 years back. She was already an accomplished athlete by then, having taken...