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A 'fully active India' can boost GDP by up to Rs 15 trn annually: Report

155 mn Indian adults and 45 mn teens fall short of WHO's physical activity guidelines, risking future health crises and economic impacts, finds State of Sports and Physical Activity (SAPA) report

Harvinder advances to quarter-finals in quest for second Paralympics medal

Harvinder, the only Paralympics medal-winning Indian archer, knocked out Tseng Lung-Hui of Chinese Taipei 7-3 before overcoming an opening set deficit to edge out Setiawan Setiawan of Indonesia.

Pardeep Narwal to Deepak Hooda: Top five raiders in history of PKL

Here are the top five raiders who have dominated the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL), making mark with their performances and unforgettable raids over the years

How many medals India won at Paralympics 2024? full list of medal winners

In the Paris Paralympics 2024, Indian para-athletes scripted history as they shattered the previous record of 19 medals, which was created in the Tokyo Paralympics

Future of Paralympics shines bright after French fans' immense support

Win or lose, the French fans are turning out and supporting the more than 4,000 Paralympians competing in Paris, especially their own team

Paralympics: Avani misses medal in women's 50m rifle 3P final, finishes 5th

The 22-year-old Avani, paralysed waist-down owing to a car accident she suffered as an 11-year-old, shot a total of 420.6 across the three stages of kneeling, prone and standing in a world-class eight

Paralympics 2024: Para-shuttler Suhas says he hoped for Gold medal in Paris

The 41-year-old went into the ongoing Games as world no.1 and was expected to fetch gold in men's singles SL4 category.

Paralympics 2024: Avani Lekhara enters 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 finals

The other Indian shooter in the field, Mona Agarwal, however, could not clear the qualification hurdle and ended in the 13th position.

Paralympics: Italy's first transgender sprinter fails to reach 400m final

The 50-year-old Petrillo ran a personal best 57.58 seconds in the second semifinal on Monday but finished behind Iran's Hajar Safarzadeh Ghahderijani and Venezuela's Alejandra Paola Perez Lopez.

US Open: Mixed-doubles pair of Bopanna and Sutjiadi enters semifinals

The eighth seeded Indian-Indonesian pair registered a 7-6(4) 2-6 10-7 win over fourth seeds Ebden and Krejcikova

US Open: World No 1 Iga Swiatek to face Jessica Pegula in quarterfinals

Swiatek was tied at 4-all with No 16 Liudmila Samsonova on Monday night before grabbing seven straight games en route to winning 6-4 6-1

US Open: Top-seed Jannik Sinner to face Daniil Medvedev in quarterfinals

Two weeks removed from being cleared in a doping case stemming from two positive tests in March, Sinner moved into a showdown against 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev

Harmanpreet Singh wants to start fresh with ACT title defense in China

Under Harmanpreet's leadership, India won a second successive bronze medal for the first time in over half-a-century at the Olympics in Paris.

Sheetal, Rakesh secure bronze in mixed compound para-archery in Paris

It is only the second time that India has won a medal in Paralympics in archery. Harvinder Singh bagged a bronze at the Tokyo edition of the Games three years ago

Paralympics 2024: Nitesh and Antil add golden touch to India's medal rush

Before Antil entered the scene, Nitesh's gold was icing on the cake on a day when India also clinched silver medals through discus thrower Yogesh Kathuniya

Tennis star Rafael Nadal believes Jannik Sinner's doping was unintentional

The International Tennis Integrity Agency said on August 20 that it was determined the banned performance-enhancer entered Sinner's system unintentionally through a massage from his physiotherapist

US Open 2024: Men's doubles champions from last three editions eliminated

Three-time defending US Open men's doubles champions Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury were eliminated in the third round

Paralympics 2024: Sumit Antil to Nitesh, India medal winners on September 2

India won a total of eight medals in Paris on Monday taking their overall medal tally to 15.

Paris Paralympics 2024: India medal tally and full list of medal winners

India's para-athletes continue to excel at the Paris Paralympics 2024, with the country's medal tally reaching 15, including three gold, five silver, and seven bronze medals.

Paralympics 2024: Para-shooters Nihal Singh, Amir Ahmad Bhat eliminated

In the rapid stage however, both Nihal and Amir could only manage 282 for aggregate scores of 569 and 568 respectively, which were not good enough for them to clear the qualification