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Paralympics: 'People used to tease me for being visually impaired', recalls runner Simran
Trained by her husband Gajendra Singh, who works for the Army Service Corps, she trains regularly at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here.Simran's hard work and resilience helped her overcome physical and socio-economic challenges and win the T12 200m gold medal at the World Championships. The...-
World Para-Athletics Championships: Five world records broken in a single day, China won six medals
Turkey's 32-year-old sprinter Serkan Yildirim broke the world record by clocking 47.47 seconds in the men's 400m T12 final, while New Zealand's 22-year-old Danielle Aitchison won the women's 200m T36 in 27.47 seconds at the Universiade Memorial Stadium in the central Japanese port city. Made a... -
Nishad, Preeti won medals due to the brilliant performance of Indians at the Para Athletics World Championship in Kobe.
Preeti Pal then added to the tally by winning a bronze medal in the women's 200m T35 category, taking India's medal tally to two after the third day of competitions.India will be hoping for another medal on Monday as Deepti Jeevanji qualified for the women's 400m T20 final by setting a new... -
ICC appoints Usain Bolt as T20 WC ambassador
Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday appointed sprint legend Usain Bolt as the ambassador for the upcoming T20 World Cup to be played in West Indies and USA from June 1 to 29.Jamaica-born Bolt made history at the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008, where he won the 100m, 200m... -
Indian para-canoeist Jaideep dominates in Asian Championship in Tokyo, wins gold medal
Sangeeta Rajput and Shabana Rajput added to India's medal tally by winning bronze and silver respectively in the KL3 women's 200m division. Pooja Ojha and Prachi Yadav dominated the KL1 and KL2 women's 200m events and continued their winning streak by earning gold medals in their respective...