Tokyo Parlympics: Avani Lekhara hits the bull’s eye; becomes the first Indian woman to win gold in Paralympics
Indian shooter Avani Lekhara etched her name in the history book as the first Indian woman to win a Paralympic gold. At the age of 11, Avani Lekhara suffered a horrific car accident which caused severe injuries to her spinal cord. Since then she has been bound to a wheelchair. While searching for a meaning to live life in that...
Tokyo Paralympics: With her silver, Bhavina Patel gives Indians moments to cherish
On a watershed day for Indian Table Tennis, 34-year-old Bhavina Patel became the first Indian para paddler to win a medal at the Paralympics, after she picked up the silver medal in Tokyo. World Number 1 Ying Zhou of China won the final in 3 straight games. The scoreboard read 7-11, 5-11, 6-11 in favour of Zhou, at the end...
Tokyo Paralympics: At 8 he lost his hand; at 21 Nishad Kumar is the proud owner of Paralympic silver medal
21 year old Nishad Kumar clinched the silver medal in the Men's High Jump T47 event at the Tokyo Paralympics, by setting an Asian record effort. Nishad Kumar went clear of 2.06m, as did Dallas Wise from America, who shared the silver medal with Kumar in Men's High Jump T47. American Roderick Townsend, took home the gold, after successfully clearing...
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...