Gandhinagar, July 23 (IANS) Discus thrower Sagar Thayat started as an able-bodied athlete, but an accident in 2012 left both his ankles seriously damaged and turned his life upside down. Para Discus thrower Thayat will be representing India in the F43/44 categories at the Commonwealth Games 2026, which will be played in Glasgow, Scotland, from Thursday till August 2.”I was in Dehradun Sports College, adjoining the Army firing ranges, and someone by mistake threw a mortar in the hostel. After tha…
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New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) on Monday organised a grand send-off ceremony for the 28-member Indian para contingent selected to represent the country at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.The para athletes form part of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) contingent, which comprises both able-bodied and para athletes.The ceremony also marked the first official event under the leadership of Dr. Payal Kanodia, who was recently appointed as the Chairperson of t…
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The death of national para-athlete Chirag Tyagi has sent shockwaves through the sporting community and residents of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, after his body was found under suspicious circumstances in Sai Upvan, located in the Kotwali police station area of the city.Police recovered the body on Saturday evening and have launched an investigation to ascertain the exact cause of death. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination, officials said.According to police, …
Bonn (Germany), April 24 (IANS) The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have signed an agreement regarding the transfer of shooting Para sport’s governance and operations from IPC to the ISSF.Currently, shooting Para sport is administered by World Shooting Para Sport, a department of the IPC, and the transfer is part of a broad plan under which the IPC has transferred rights to World Athletics for para-athletics, FINA for para-swimmin…
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) The World Para Athletics (WPA) has confirmed Tashkent as the host city for the 2027 World Para Athletics Championships, marking the first time the prestigious event will be staged in Uzbekistan and Central Asia.The announcement was made by World Para Athletics (WPA), confirming that the world’s largest single Para sport event will take place at the Olympic City Main Stadium in June 2027.Tashkent 2027 will be the 13th edition of the World Para Athletics Championships and…
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) “I see opportunity.” That was how Paul Fitzgerald, head of World Para Athletics, chose to frame the atmosphere at the ongoing World Para Athletics Grand Prix, highlighting the immense potential he believes India has to shape the future of para sport.Speaking to IANS at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fitzgerald emphasised that the investment being made in infrastructure and competitions in India is not only about present success but also about building the next generatio…