Avani Lekhara defended her Gold medal at the Paris Paralympic Games 2024. She became the first Indian woman to win two gold medals at the Paralympic Games. Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with Avani on a phone call after her historic achievement.
Nitesh Kumar brought the second Gold medal for India at the ongoing Paris Paralympic Games 2024. Nitesh defeated Daniel Bethell of Great Britain in the final to claim the top prize in the men's singles SL3 event.
Yogesh Kathuniya had also clinched the silver medal in the Men's Discus Throw F56 event at the Tokyo Paralympics with his season-best attempt of 44.38m.
England took a 2-0 unassailable lead in the three-match Test series against Sri Lanka with a win at Lord's while Nishad Kumar clinched his second successive Silver medal in the Paralympics in the men's High Jump T47 event. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on September 2.
India's star athlete Sumit Antil will kick off his Paris Paralympics 2024 campaign in the men's javelin final event while Nitesh Kumar will feature in the men's singles badminton final on Monday. India enters Day 5 with six medals, including a gold from Avani Lekhara.
Nishad Kumar bagged his second Paralympics medal and India's seventh in the high jump category with a brilliant performance at the Paris Paralympics 2024 on Sunday. India's other contender Ram Pal finished seventh in the same event with a finish of 1.95m.
After winning India's first medal at 100m in Paralympic history, the Indian athlete Preethi Pal claimed another bronze in the women's 200m event on Sunday. She claimed India's overall 6th medal at the 17th Summer Paralympics 2024.
Nitesh Kumar will be gunning for gold after cruising into the finals of the SL3 event at the Paralympic Games 2024. Nitesh defeated Japan's Daisuke Fujihara in his last four clash to book his place in the summit clash.
Avani Lekhara will target her record-breaking 4th medal in the Paralympics as she returns to the Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification event with Sidharatha Babu on Sunday. Avani claimed India's only Gold at the Paris Paralympics 2024 on Friday.
Rubina Francis registered 50.0 points in the first stage of the women's 10m air pistol final and then stayed in the top three with consistently impressive hits. Francis finished on the podium to produce India's fifth medal at the Paris Paralympics 2024.
Avani Lekhara had undergone a gall bladder surgery in the month of March. The surgery had put her out of action for a few months and her team worked really hard to assist during rehabilitation.
India's rising archer Sheetal Devi will begin her knockout campaign in the round of 16 after finishing second in the rankings round at the women's individual compound event at Paris Paralympics 2024 on Thursday.
Indian shooters dominated Day 2 of the sporting events at the Paris Paralympics 2024 with Avani Lekhara, Mona Agarwal and Manish Narwal finishing on the podiums. Preethi Pal also entered the history books with a bronze in the women's 100m event on Friday.
Manish Narwal recorded India's fourth medal at the Paris Paralympics 2024 with a silver in the men's 100m air pistol SH1 event and became the only sixth Indian to win multiple individual medals in tournament history.
Preethi Pal claimed a historic bronze medal in the women's 100m T35 event at the Paris Paralympics 2024 and became the first Indian to win a medal in this category in tournament history.
Avani Lekhara shattered the Paralympics record by winning the gold in the women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 event in Paris 2024 on Friday. She became the first Indian woman to win two gold medals in the Paralympics history.
Avani is the first Indian woman to clinch a Paralympics gold and the first Indian to win a medal in shooting at the Paralympics. Avani had won gold at the age of 19 in Tokyo and she is the youngest Indian to claim gold at the Paralympics.
Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal of India will be in action in the women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 qualification. Avani had clinched a gold and a bronze at the Tokyo Paralympics 2021.
After failing to win a medal on Day 1, the Indian contingent will take part in two medal events at the Paris Paralympics 2024 on Friday. The ace shooter Avani Lekhara will also feature in the women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 qualification event.
Indian para archer Sheetal Devi continued her red-hot form with a stellar performance in the opening round of the women's individual compound at Paris Paralympics 2024. She finished second in the rankings after scoring 703 points.
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