Deepa Malik, Indian Javelin Paralympics athlete announced retirement and now is keen to serve Para athletes as President of the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI). She is the only women para-athlete to be honoured with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and won a silver medal in the Summer Paralympics 2016. On Twitter, Deepa Malik …
Breaking his own records, Jeremy Lalrinnunga, went on to clinch the silver medal in the men’s 67 kgs category at the sixth Qatar International Cup in weightlifting with a total lift of 306 kgs. The 17-year-old Youth Olympics gold medalist with his new feat broke 27 records including 12 international and 15 national records. …
United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed annually on 3 December. With an aim to raise awareness about the situations that a specially-abled person faces and how as humans we should be compassionate towards them, making them an equal part of the society, the United Nations promotes equal rights for the differently-abled …
On the final day of AIBA World Boxing Championship being held at Ulan-Ude, Russia, Indian star player Manju Rani brought the silver medal for the nation in the Light Flyweight category. Her final bout was against Russia’s Ekaterina Paltceva. The 19-year-old boxer had a brilliant year by winning the National title in January and becoming …
Indian Volleyball Under 23 team settled for a silver medal after a 1-3 loss against Chinese Taipei in the final of the Men’s Asian U-23 Volleyball Championships in Myanmar, yesterday. It’s the first time that Indian Volleyball team reached finals. https://twitter.com/RijijuOffice/status/1160561119339012096 In the semifinals of the same championship, Indian team was in front …
