paralympics

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on November 20 said it's decided to increase the medal events to 16 at Paris 2024 games. It'll introduce women's singles SL3, women's singles SH6, and mixed doubles SH6. This will also increase women's participants in the game. ''We're very happy that badminton will now have seven medal events for men and women, as well as two mixed events,'' said Poul-Erik Hoyer, BWF President.

Harvinder Singh won India's first-ever archery medal at Tokyo Paralympics 2021. His journey to the bronze medal was shaped through his practice on his farmland during the Covid-19 pandemic. In a concentration-demanding sport like Archery, reading novels and listening to "Gurbani" kept his mind stable, and calm. He added his life was full of ups downs, but he always managed to rise above the challenges.

After winning Gold and Silver in the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 on September 4, the Haryana government has announced to award Gold Medalist Manish Narwal with Rs 6 crore and Silver Medalist Singhraj Adhana with Rs 4 Crore. The 19-years-old Narwal has become the third Indian to win gold. Moreover, both the para-athletes will be provided with a government job as an honor to their achievements, said Haryana CM.

The Tokyo Olympics organisers on October 30 guaranteed a refund for the tickets bought domestically. Reportedly, domestic ticketholders can ask for refund between November 10-30. Refunds for the Paralympics can be obtained by fans during December 1-21. However, tickets purchased by foreign fans via national Olympic committees' Authorized Ticket Resellers will not be qualified for a refund. Officials informed around 5 million tickets were sold… read-more