Paralympian Bhavina Patel

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Gujarat Govt's Sports-Related Programs Do Not Cover Para Athletes: Bhavina Patel

During an engagement with Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on October 14, Bhavana Patel, silver-medalist at Tokyo-Paralympics 2020, said that "more" has to be done for para-athletes since existing programs for endeavoring government jobs for athletes is impervious. She stated that the Gujarat government's sports initiatives do not include para-athletes. "I have one more request. Those who win gold, silver, or bronze in national events,… read-more

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 - 02:00 PM / by Vidhi Jhunjhunwala

Tags: Paralympian, Gujarat, Gujarat Government, job

Courtesy: The Indian Express

Paralympian Deepa Malik

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OYO Appoints Paralympian Deepa Malik As Independent Director

Deepa Malik, an Indian-athlete who won a silver medal at the 2016 Paralympic-Games, has been named as an independent-director on the board-of-directors of Oravel-Stays Ltd (OYO) on October 13. In addition to chairman Ritesh Agarwal, Malik joins the board of OYO, which has three other independent members and one nominated director. Over the last couple of years, OYO has worked to make its company and board of directors more inclusive. 

Wed, 13 Oct 2021 - 07:13 PM / by Vidhi Jhunjhunwala

Tags: Oyo, Paralympian, Deepa Malik, Director

Courtesy: Deccan Herald