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Tenith Adithyaa, an 18-year-old innovator has written an open letter to the Prime Minister talking about the crucial steps that can help improve the condition of sports in India, and how he wants to contribute.

In his third attempt in the men’s F46 event, he threw the javelin to 63.97 metres, bagging a gold medal and breaking his own record of 62.15 metres set during the 2004 Paralympics at Athens.

Arhan Bagati, a 16-year-old athlete from Gurgaon, has developed a mobile app to assist the Indian contingent in the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Srikanth Kidambi, who recently entered into the quarter finals at the Rio Olympics, won the Super Series Premier after defeating his opponent Lin Dan. He became the first Indian to win a Super Series Premier Men's title.

Putting a hard childhood behind her, Dutee Chand showed the world that nothing could stop her from taking the road to Rio.

Five street children from Chennai represented team India at the Street Child Games in Rio. They won a total of five medals, including one gold by Hepsiba for the 100 metre dash.