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Paralympics: Nitesh says he felt extra responsibility in Pramod's absence

Nitesh said his mantra was to take it one game at a time at the Paralympics after Bhagat was suspended for 18 months ahead of the Para Games

Paralympics 2024: Bhavinaben Patel eliminated from women's singles TT Q/F

Bhavinaben, who became India's first-ever medal winner in the sport with her silver in the Tokyo Paralympics, fought hard in the first two games and even won the third but eventually lost the match

Paralympics 2024: Harvinder and Dharambir add to India's gold tally

World champion shot-putter Sachin Sarjerao Khilari and another club thrower Pranav Soorma's silver-winning performances were a major highlight too on a terrific Wednesday for India

Harvinder Singh becomes 1st Indian archer to win gold medal at Paralympics

The 33-year-old Indian, who lost to Kevin Mather of the USA in the Tokyo Paralympics semifinals before securing a bronze three years ago

Harvinder advances to quarter-finals in quest for second Paralympics medal

Harvinder, the only Paralympics medal-winning Indian archer, knocked out Tseng Lung-Hui of Chinese Taipei 7-3 before overcoming an opening set deficit to edge out Setiawan Setiawan of Indonesia.

How many medals India won at Paralympics 2024? full list of medal winners

In the Paris Paralympics 2024, Indian para-athletes scripted history as they shattered the previous record of 19 medals, which was created in the Tokyo Paralympics

Future of Paralympics shines bright after French fans' immense support

Win or lose, the French fans are turning out and supporting the more than 4,000 Paralympians competing in Paris, especially their own team

Paralympics: Avani misses medal in women's 50m rifle 3P final, finishes 5th

The 22-year-old Avani, paralysed waist-down owing to a car accident she suffered as an 11-year-old, shot a total of 420.6 across the three stages of kneeling, prone and standing in a world-class eight

Paralympics 2024: Para-shuttler Suhas says he hoped for Gold medal in Paris

The 41-year-old went into the ongoing Games as world no.1 and was expected to fetch gold in men's singles SL4 category.

Paralympics 2024: Avani Lekhara enters 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 finals

The other Indian shooter in the field, Mona Agarwal, however, could not clear the qualification hurdle and ended in the 13th position.

Paralympics: Italy's first transgender sprinter fails to reach 400m final

The 50-year-old Petrillo ran a personal best 57.58 seconds in the second semifinal on Monday but finished behind Iran's Hajar Safarzadeh Ghahderijani and Venezuela's Alejandra Paola Perez Lopez.

Sheetal, Rakesh secure bronze in mixed compound para-archery in Paris

It is only the second time that India has won a medal in Paralympics in archery. Harvinder Singh bagged a bronze at the Tokyo edition of the Games three years ago

Paralympics 2024: Nitesh and Antil add golden touch to India's medal rush

Before Antil entered the scene, Nitesh's gold was icing on the cake on a day when India also clinched silver medals through discus thrower Yogesh Kathuniya

Paralympics 2024: Sumit Antil to Nitesh, India medal winners on September 2

India won a total of eight medals in Paris on Monday taking their overall medal tally to 15.

Paris Paralympics 2024: India medal tally and full list of medal winners

India's para-athletes continue to excel at the Paris Paralympics 2024, with the country's medal tally reaching 15, including three gold, five silver, and seven bronze medals.

Paralympics 2024: Para-shooters Nihal Singh, Amir Ahmad Bhat eliminated

In the rapid stage however, both Nihal and Amir could only manage 282 for aggregate scores of 569 and 568 respectively, which were not good enough for them to clear the qualification

Paralympics fans learn necessary step to support visually-impaired athletes

Blind football and goalball are for athletes with visual impairments. When sensory input is reduced in one area, other senses pick up the slack; without sight, sound takes center stage

If we want big change in sports, we must take big steps: Manu Bhaker

"We won six medals, with eight others finishing in the fourth spot. I am sure India can do way better than this," Bhaker said

Paralympics 2024: Para-shuttler Nitesh Kumar wins his maiden gold in Paris

The 29-year-old from Haryana was rock solid in his defence and spot on with his shot selections as he beat Tokyo silver medallist Bethell 21-14 18-21 23-21

Smiling with the enemy: North Korean Olympians in hot water over selfie

Human Rights Watch has condemned the situation, urging the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to protect athletes from harassment and abuse