National Para Badminton Championships- para shuttlers lit up Sunbeam School at Varanasi
The 2nd National Para Badminton Championship was successfully organised by Uttar Pradesh Para Badminton Association under the aegis of Para Badminton Association at Sunbeam School in Varanasi from 23rd-25th March, 2018. The championship had around 200 participants from across India under six different categories- Wheelchair 1 (WH 1), Wheelchair 2 (WH 2), Standing Lower 2 (SL 3), Standing Lower...
“In Wheelchair Basketball, every player is unique because of his unique functional ability”…..Varun Ahlwat
Around 1945-46, after World War II, injured army men of the USA found for themselves a mode of rehabilitation. They played Basketball on wheelchairs to keep themselves motivated and positive. Most of the war servicemen who were treated in Veterans Administration (VA) hospitals in Birmingham (CA) and Framingham (MA), as well as at the Corona Naval Station (CA), played against their...
National Para Badminton Championships- time again for the para shuttlers to prove their mettle
2nd NATIONAL PARA BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS- 2018 Date: 23rd-25th March, 2018 Venue: Sunbeam School, Lahartara, Varanasi Uttar Pradesh Description: Para badminton has gained popularity worldwide and will be an official sport for the first time at the Tokyo Paralympic Games in 2020. In India, people with physical impairment is opting for badminton as a mean to break the shackles of disability. With the...
When Pickleball from West met the tradition in East- all for the growth of this game
It was the occasion of New Year in Mumbai- Gudi Padwa, the auspicious beginning of the year celebrated throughout Maharashtra. The commercial capital of India, on this day, highlighted a complete different mood of the citizens, who are otherwise workloaded and busy. The streets and lanes of Mumbai, draped in tradition, propagated the custom and culture at their best. In...
Prem Bhatia- the 12th man who batted in both innings of a match and went down in history
12th man in cricket is generally the first substitute player who misses selection in the final eleven but is still part of the team. Though he cannot bat or bowl, he can replace one of the injured players as a fielder. But exceptions come and that stays in history. The first Irani Trophy match was played between Bombay and the...
Starting at 88 and now at 107-its the running that inspires Fauja Singh to persist
The commercial capital of India turned ‘Red’. For the last few days, there was a peaceful protest march in the city initiated by approximately 50,000 farmers from Maharashtra. They long marched for about 180 km from Nasik to Mumbai and congregated at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai with some valid range of demands. They conducted themselves with utmost honesty...
“With the theme ‘Healthy Mind and Healthy Body’, our motto is to serve the society with innovative sporting ideas” ……. Sri Sudha M
India has a total land area of 3,166 lakh hectares, out of which 15% is categorized as wasteland. As per the report of the Wastelands Atlas of India (2011), Rajasthan tops the chart with about 84,929 sq.km as wasted land. These wastelands are mainly transformed into dumping grounds, as in India, nearly 91% of the collected waste is dumped...
India finish at the top for the first time in an ISSF conducted world shooting event
“Indian shooting in safe hands,” declared Abhinav Bindra, the only Olympic gold medallist for India, after India’s young shooters performed stupendously in the year-opening ISSF World Cup. India topped the medals tally for the very first time in an International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) competition, after finishing the World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun stage held in Mexico with four gold, one silver...
Akhil Sheoran wins the 4th gold for India in ISSF Shooting World Cup
India continue to shine brightly in Mexico as young shooter Akhil Sheoran clinched the 4th gold in the year-opening ISSF World Cup. Akhil's triumph came in Men's 50m Rifle 3 position when he shot 455.6 in the final to leave behind Austria’s Bernhard Pickl in second place with 452. Akhil won in such an event that included 38-time ISSF...
Tribal boy Gora Ho stars in India’s gold win in Men’s Team Recurve at Asia Cup Archery
Gora Ho, a teenager from the tribal belt of Jharkhand, won gold partnering Akash and Gaurav Lambe in the team recurve event at the Asia Cup. The trio beat Mongolia’s Adiyasuren Baasankhuu, Otgonbold Baatarkhuyag and Gantugs Jantsan 27-26 in the tie-breaker to clinch the third gold for India. Earlier Muskan Kirar and Promila Daimary won gold in Women's Compound...