Rio Paralympics

Having put the Rio fiasco behind him, the reigning World champion is looking for redemption

The upbeat mood in Rio however was darkened late Saturday by the death of Iranian cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad

Deepa's best throw of 4.61m from her six attempts was enough to clinch the silver medal

Mariyappan, is only the third Indian ever to clinch a gold medal in the Paralympics

Allysa Seely, Hailey Danisewicz and Melissa Stockwell swept the medals in the PT2 class

Tamil Nadu CM said she was delighted to learn that he has won a gold medal at the Paralympics

Thangavelu delivered a best jump of 1.89 metres to grab top honour, Bhati's best effort was 1.86 metres

India has sent its biggest-ever contingent of 17 athletes to the Rio Paralympics which starts on 7th September

Seventeen athletes will be taking part in the 5 events, this is a largest ever contingent that India have ever sent for Paralympics

According to a report by WADA, Russia's disabled athletes had failed to comply with global anti-doping codes

Craven said Rio 2016 had committed to pay national committees promised grants by the end of the month