WHAT IS PARALYMPICS?
Paralympics
Paralympic Games or Paralympics is an international multi-sport event for athletes with a range of disabilities. The event usually takes place every two years and almost immediately after the Olympic Games. There are two versions of Paralympic games — Winter and Summer Games. All Paralympic Games are managed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Athletes who participate have a range of disabilities including impaired muscle power, hypertonia, ataxia, vision impairment, intellectual impairment, etc.
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PM Modi lauds paralympic champion Avani Lekhara on winning 2nd gold
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed young paralympic champion Avani Lekhara for clinching her second gold medal at the ongoing ...| June 12, 2022, Sunday -
Para shooting WC: Avani Lekhara wins gold; secures 2024 Paralympics spot
Tokyo Paralympics champion Avani Lekhara secured a spot at the 2024 Paris Paralympics after winning the gold medal in the Para ...| June 08, 2022, Wednesday -
Para-canoeist Prachi Yadav bags bronze in Paracanoe World Cup in Poland
Prachi bagged the bronze with a timing of 1:04.71 seconds behind silver medallist Brianna Hennessy of Canada (1:01.58s) and gold ...| May 29, 2022, Sunday -
Devendra Jhajharia receives Padma Bhushan, first para athlete to do so
The javelin thrower competes in the F46 events in the Paralympics and was among the four Paralympic medallists to be conferred ...| March 21, 2022, Monday -
Russian, Belarusian athletes out of Paralympics in stunning about-face
In a stunning reversal, Russian and Belarusian athletes have been banned from the Winter Paralympic Games for their countries' ...| March 03, 2022, Thursday -
My wheelchair is my legs and my family is my backbone: Avani Lekhara
In a Q&A, the shooting gold medalist at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics talks about her difficult journey after a debilitating ...| January 28, 2022, Friday -
Hope on horizon for people with disabilities aspiring to be sports stars
India's splendid show at the Tokyo Paralympics has inspired many people with disabilities to get into sports; here's how they can ...| January 28, 2022, Friday -
CM Patnaik felicitates para-Olympians for their performance in Tokyo
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has felicitated the Para badminton players who won the medals at the recent Tokyo ...| December 25, 2021, Saturday -
OYO names silver-medallist Paralympian Deepa Malik as independent director
Joins three other independent directors and one nominee director, besides Ritesh Agarwal who is the chairman| October 13, 2021, Wednesday -
OYO appoints Paralympian Deepa Malik as independent director
Malik was a silver-medalist at the 2016 Paralympic Games| October 13, 2021, Wednesday
