Paris Paralympics 2024: After losing his leg in a tragic accident, 17-year-old Rudransh Khandelwal became World No 1 in para shooting, setting records and aiming for gold in his maiden campaign.
Despite an intellectual disability, Deepthi Jeevanji became a para-athletics champion, winning multiple gold medals and setting a world record in the 400m T20 category.
How can we make our athletes' international medals meaningful to every Indian? A system-wide approach is key, say Nandan Kamath and Desh Gaurav Sekhri from Sports and Society Accelerator.
With her hard work and dedication, Aishwarya is redefining the norms of a 3,000-year-old martial art form that was otherwise largely practiced by only men. Here’s her inspiring story.
Mariyappan Thangavelu bagged India’s first gold medal in 12 years on the second day of 2016 Paralympic Games. He won the men’s T42 high jump event by jumping 1.89 m and made history -- becoming the first Indian high jumper to win a Paralympics gold.