The Paralympic Committee of India vice president Satya Prakash Sangwan will lead India's 84-member contingent at the Paris Paralympics 2024 and revealed India's preparations in an exclusive interview with India TV.
India at Paris Paralympics 2024 Day 1 schedule: India's star archer Sheetal Devi will begin her campaign on the opening day at the 17th edition of the Paralympics Summer Games. Sheetal won two golds and one silver in the Asian Games last year and is top hopeful for a medal in Paris as well.
The Indian contingent will be eyeing to register its best-ever medal haul at the Paris Paralympics 2024. India has sent its largest-ever contingent of 84 athletes for the Paralympics 2024. Here are India's top medal contenders for the Games.
After the completion of the Olympics 2024, Paris gears to host the Paralympics 2024 from August 28 onwards. India has sent a strong 84-member athlete contingent for the Paralympics. Here is India's schedule for the Paris Paralympics 2024.
India will be sending its largest contingent for the Paris Paralympics, set to take place from August 28 to September 8 in Paris. 84 athletes will be representing India in the French Capital. Here are the Indian athletes who qualified for the Paris Games.
The vice-president of the Paralympics Committee of India (PCI) Satya Prakash Sangwan has been appointed as the Chef de Mission of the Indian contingent for the Paralympics 2024. He will lead India's largest contingent of 84 athletes in the Paralympics.
Devendra Jhajharia won two gold medals for India at the Paralympics during his playing career. He bagged his first Paralympics gold in Athens in 2004 and the second on in Rio in 2016. He also claimed a silver medal in the Tokyo Paralympics.
Despite the end of the four-year term of the Executive Committee in 2020, the National Sports Federation for Para-sports in the Country (PCI) hasn't held any elections to form a new committee violating the Sport Code addressed by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned that his government is imparting special training to para-athletes to enable them to win medals for the country in the Paralympics during his Independence Day address.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine, shortly after the Winter Olympics wrapped up in Beijing, is roiling the world.
The youngest para-badminton player to qualify for the Paralympics at 18, Kohli is currently competing at the Spanish Para badminton International II in Vitoria.
Spence said the team was heading for the Chinese capital and could arrive as soon as Wednesday.
The Government of India has allocated more than Rs 32 crore to the Paralympic Committee of India during the four year period of 2017-18 to 2021-22, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said.
The reigning world champion was also named along with Manoj Sarkar for the newly introduced Para-Badminton Pair of the Year, with five other nominees.
Yogesh Kathuniya clinched a silver medal in the men's F56 event in the Paralympics.
It's the first time Afghanistan won't be represented at the Paralympics since the Sydney Games in 2000.
Aruna received the wild card based on her exemplary past performances.
The trials will be conducted as per strict safety guidelines of the government and the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of COVID-19.
Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto and Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Minister Tamayo Marukawa were also in attendance.
The Executive Board of the Asian Paralympic Committee met virtually and discussed various topics including the implementation of the new strategic plan and the upcoming games' preparation amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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