Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], June 4 (ANI): Tokyo Paralympics 2020 medalist Praveen Kumar clinched a gold medal in the men's high jump at the U20 National Federation Cup 2022 held in Nadiad, Gujarat on Saturday.
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Tokyo Paralympian Sharad Kumar on Tuesday expressed his gladness after the Central Government allocated a sports budget of Rs 3062.60 crore for the financial year 2022-23.
Sonipat (Haryana) [India], January 26 (ANI): Tokyo Paralympics gold medallist Sumit Antil has said the Padma Shri award will not only motivate him but also all the Indian athletes.
New Delhi Jan 25 PTI Star para athlete Devendra Jhajharia was on Tuesday named for the prestigious Padma Bhushan the third highest civilian honour in the country while Olympic gold winning javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was among the eight sportspersons named for Padma Shri award Forty-year old Jhajharia has two gold medals in the javelin competition of Paralympic Games 2004 Athens and more recently in Rio 2016 He won a silver in the F46 event at the Tokyo Paralympics last year Chopra the 24-year-old javelin thrower made history in the Tokyo Olympics by becoming the first Indian to win a gold in a track and field event in Games history He also became only the second Indian to win an individual Olympic gold after shooter Abhinav Bindra The other Padma Shri awardees include 20-year-old para shooter Avani Lekhara para badminton player Pramod Bhagat and para javelin thrower Sumit Antil Also getting the honour was 93-year-old Kalaripayattu indigenous martial art form legend Sankaranarayana Menon Chundayil former international martial arts champion Faisal Ali Dar 67-year-old former Indian football team captain Brahmanand Sankhwalkar and 29-year-old womens hockey player Vandana Kataria The Padma Awards are conferred by the President of India at a ceremonial function in Rashtrapati Bhawan around March-April every year PTI BS AT AT
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 27 (ANI): The fourth National Para-Badminton Championship not only witnessed some enthralling contest but also 'world-class' games from the shuttlers who made sure the road to the podium wasn't a cake walk for the Tokyo Paralympics medallists.
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 11 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur on Thursday lauded the decision of the Uttar Pradesh government to honour the medalists of Tokyo Paralympics.
New Delhi [India], October 4 (ANI): Tokyo 2020 Paralympics bronze medallist Sharad Kumar won't need to undergo surgery for the swelling in his heart and the athlete has been asked to take complete rest for the next two months by his doctor.
New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday invited citizens to participate in the e-Auction of gifts and mementos received by him.
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): Noida DM Suhas Yathiraj who secured silver at Tokyo Paralympics feels his achievement in the 2020 Games will motivate him to go one better at Paris in 2024.
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