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PM Narendra Modi hosts Indian paralympic contingent at his residence
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday praised the indomitable spirit and willpower of the Indian contingent, who won laurels for the country in the Tokyo Paralympics. PM Modi said the performance of players is praiseworthy in light of the insurmoun
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Tokyo Paralympics: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur felicitates medallists
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur on Wednesday felicitated India's para athletes who won a historic 19 medals, including 5 gold and 8 silver, in the Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
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Sports Minister Anurag Thakur felicitates para athletes, hopes javelin wil
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 3 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur on Friday expressed hope that the javelin will become as popular in India as the cricket bat. He was interacting with four Paralympic Games medallists, including F64 winner Sumit Antil, at a fe
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Amit Shah congratulates para-athletes for winning medals in Tokyo Paralymp
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], August 30 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday congratulated all para-athletes who won medals in Tokyo Paralympics.
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Hope this silver medal encourages more para-athletes to follow their passi
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 29 (ANI): After winning a silver medal in the high jump event of the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics, Nishad Kumar on Sunday said that he wishes his win encourages more para-athletes to follow their passion.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Indian para-athletes aim to increase medal haul in fiel
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 26 (ANI): Consisting some of India's top medal hopefuls for the Paralympics, India's athletics team has sent a strong contingent of 24 para-athletes to Tokyo this year. The list includes the Rio -- Paralympics Gold medallist Thangavelu Mariyappan, who won the precious m
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Paralympians carry hopes of nation to Tokyo
Updated : 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI/Jindal Steel and Power Ltd): Four para-athletes set off tonight to join the Indian campaign at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) partner and accessibility pioneer Svayam is ensuring a safe and dignified commute for the part
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Tokyo Paralympics: Satyanarayana officially named India's para-athletics c
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 25 (ANI): Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) on Wednesday announced that Satyanarayana has been chosen to represent the country as the para-athletics coach at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics.
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Paralympic Games: Indian shooters, archers arrive in Tokyo
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 24 (ANI): India's largest batch of para-athletes consisting of shooters, archers, and swimmers arrived in Tokyo on Tuesday morning for the Paralympic Games.
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'Para-athletes are real life heroes': Tendulkar urges everyone to cheer fo
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 23 (ANI): Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar has made an appeal to the people of the country to rally behind the Indian contingent of 54 para-athletes, who are set to participate in the Tokyo Games.
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Tokyo Paralympics: We have set a target of 15 medals, says Dy Chef de Miss
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): The Tokyo Paralympics gets underway from August 24 and India will have 54 para-athletes across nine sports disciplines featuring in the showpiece event. While the para-athletes have always made the country proud with their performances, Deputy Chef de Miss
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Paralympics: Paddlers Bhavina, Sonal depart for Tokyo with PCI chief Deepa
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): India's para table tennis players Bhavina Hasmukhbhai Patel and Sonal Patel along with the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) President Deepa Malik and Deputy Chef de Mission Arhan Bagati departed for Tokyo on Wednesday as the para-athletes gear up to par
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