Sharad Kumar sets two new records to win gold in Men’s High Jump on Day 5 of Para Asian Games 2018
Indian para high jumper Sharad Kumar broke two records to win a second successive gold medal at the Asian Para Games. Sharad made a jump of 1.90m in Men's High Jump T42/63 category to better the Asian as well as the Games record to bag the gold medal. The high jump T42/63 covers lower limb deficiency, leg length difference,...
For a bigger cause! For a better cause! ‘Inclusive Walkathon’ is set to lead towards acceptance of disability
‘Walking together for a cause is the simplest way of starting a movement’. Following this vision of Mahatma Gandhi, India Inclusion Summit in association with Life is Calling, is organizing a 5K and 3K Inclusive Walkathon on 14th October 2018 at Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. India Inclusion Summit (IIS) is an inspirational platform that began in 2012 to create awareness...
Para archer Harvinder Singh wins the only gold for India on Day 4 of Para Asian Games
Para archer Harvinder Singh won gold in the Men’s Individual Recurve on the fourth day of the Para Asian Games in Jakarta. The other athletes fetched India eight other medals on the day. Harvinder Singh defeated China’s Zhao Lixue 6-0 in the W2/ST category final to claim the top honour. The W2 category of impairment covers athletes with paraplegia, diplegia...
On Day 3 of Para Asian Games, Indians clinch 11 medals; Ekta Bhyan, Narayan Thakur & Manish Narwal win gold
India bagged a total of 11 medals on the third day of the Para Asian Games with 3 gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze. With this India maintain its eighth spot in the medal tally in Jakarta. Para shooter Manish Narwal bagged the yellow metal in the P1 - Men's 10m Air Pistol - SH1 event. He won the gold...
Three gold in Para Asian Games Day 2: Sandeep Chaudhury and Raju Rakshita in Athletics, Suhas Yadav in Swimming
Javelin thrower Sandeep Chaudhary created a new world record to clinch India’s first gold medal at the Para Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta. Chaudhary claimed the top spot with a best throw of 60.01m, which he managed in his third attempt. He shattered the F44 world record of 59.82 made by Mingjie Gao of China in 1980. Chaudhary’s disability...
Para Powerlifting icon Farman Basha wins silver in Para Asian Games 2018; young sensation Paramjeet wins bronze
India's ace para powerlifter Farman Basha won silver in 49 kg category at the Para Asian Games 2018 held in Jakarta. Young sensation Paramjeet Kumar won bronze in the same category. Farman Basha lifted a weight of 128kg in his second attempt. However he failed to lift 133kg in his final attempt that could have fetched him gold. Debutant Pia...
“Every sportsperson in India dreams of getting the Arjuna Award and I was no exception”: Manoj Sarkar
Indian Cricket captain Virat Kohli and world champion weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu were conferred with the country's highest sporting honour- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award- by President Ram Nath Kovind at the annual National Sports Awards ceremony. Besides the Khel Ratna Award, 20 sportsperson were awarded the Arjuna Award. Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, junior world champion sprinter Hima...
“Girls of Alakhpura”- the ‘Haryanis’ who broke the stereotype only to change their archetypal society
The village of Alakhpura, in the rural area of Bhiwani district, bears all the true colours of Haryana. The peaceful village with green fields and sweet breeze, rising up to the chirping of birds lies amidst natural surroundings. But what it does not bear is the typical skewed sex ratio of a Haryana village. Instead, Alakhpura has an incredible...
Following court verdict, para shuttler Raj Kumar awarded the Arjuna by Sports Minister in a special session
Two years after para shuttler Raj Kumar was denied the Arjuna award, Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore bestowed him with the honour following the Delhi High Court verdict. Raj Kumar who had won a gold medal in the 2015 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships in England was not considered for the Arjuna Award in 2016. The selection...
Misinterpretation of HC order and revelation of a rival association lead to further confusion in Indian Kabaddi
As reported earlier, the Delhi High Court had ordered a trial match between the national team and the players who were not selected for the Asian Games to clear the selection controversy. But the Kabaddi trials conducted by the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) turned out to be a total confusion when AKFI, following court orders, conducted an...