Five-year-old Teghbir Singh from Punjab has become the youngest ever from Asia to scale the 5,895m Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Tanzania, Africa.
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He started the climb on August 18 and reached Uhuru peak, the highest point of the mountain, on August 23. His father, Sukhinderdeep Singh, accompanied him on the trek.
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Preeti Pal made history by becoming the first Indian to ever win a para-athletics medal at the Paralympics. The para-athlete from Muzaffarnagar clinched the bronze in the women’s 200m T35 race, achieving a personal best time of 14.21 at the 2024 Summer Games in Paris.
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The T35 classification is designated for athletes with coordination impairments, encompassing conditions such as hypertonia, ataxia, athetosis, and cerebral palsy.
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In a groundbreaking moment for Indian sports, the country has announced its largest-ever contingent for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, scheduled to take place from August 28 to September 8. A staggering 84 athletes will represent India, surpassing the previous record of 54 athletes sent to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
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| Number | Athlete | Sport | Event | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvinder Singh | Para Archery | Men’s individual recurve open, Mixed team recurve open | ST |
| 2 | Rakesh Kumar | Para Archery | Men’s individual compound open, Mixed team compound open | W2 |
| 3 | Shyam Sundar Swami | Para Archery | Men’s individual compound open, Mixed team compound open | ST |
| 4 | Pooja | Para Archery | Women’s individual recurve open, Mixed team recurve open | ST |
| 5 | Sarita | Para Archery | Women’s individual compound open, Mixed team compound open | W2 |
| 6 | Sheetal Devi | Para Archery | Women’s individual compound open, Mixed team compound open | ST |
| 7 | Deepthi Jeevanji | Para Athletics | Women’s 400m | T20 |
| 8 | Sumit Antil | Para Athletics | Men’s javelin throw | F64 |
| 9 | Sandeep | Para Athletics | Men’s javelin throw | F64 |
| 10 | Ajeet Singh | Para Athletics | Men’s javelin throw | F46 |
| 11 | Rinku | Para Athletics | Men’s javelin throw | F46 |
| 12 | Navdeep | Para Athletics | Men’s javelin throw | F41 |
| 13 | Yogesh Kathuniya | Para Athletics | Men’s discus throw | F56 |
| 14 | Dharambir | Para Athletics | Men’s club throw | F51 |
| 15 | Nishad Kumar | Para Athletics | Men’s high jump | T47 |
| 16 | Mariyappan Thangavelu | Para Athletics | Men’s high jump | T63 |
| 17 | Sachin Sarjerao Khilari | Para Athletics | Men’s shot put | F46 |
| 18 | Preethi Pal | Para Athletics | Women’s 100m, 200m | T35 |
| 19 | Bhagyashri Jadhav | Para Athletics | Women’s shot put | F34 |
| 20 | Manu | Para Athletics | Men’s shot put | F37 |
| 21 | Parveen Kumar | Para Athletics | Men’s javelin throw | F57 |
| 22 | Ram Pal | Para Athletics | Men’s high jump | T47 |
| 23 | Ravi Rongali | Para Athletics | Men’s shot put | F40 |
| 24 | Sandip Sargar | Para Athletics | Men’s javelin throw | F64 |
| 25 | Sundar Singh Gurjar | Para Athletics | Men’s javelin throw | F46 |
| 26 | Shailesh Kumar | Para Athletics | Men’s high jump | T63 |
| 27 | Sharad Kumar | Para Athletics | Men’s high jump | T63 |
| 28 | Mohd. Yasser | Para Athletics | Men’s shot put | F46 |
| 29 | Rohit Kumar | Para Athletics | Men’s shot put | F46 |
| 30 | Pranav Soorma | Para Athletics | Men’s club throw | F51 |
| 31 | Amit Kumar | Para Athletics | Men’s club throw | F51 |
| 32 | Arvind | Para Athletics | Men’s shot put | F35 |
| 33 | Dipesh Kumar | Para Athletics | Men’s javelin throw | F54 |
| 34 | Praveen Kumar | Para Athletics | Men’s high jump | T64 |
| 35 | Dilip Gavit | Para Athletics | Men’s 400m | T47 |
| 36 | Soman Rana | Para Athletics | Men’s shot put | F57 |
| 37 | Hokato Sema | Para Athletics | Men’s shot put | F57 |
| 38 | Sakshi Kasana | Para Athletics | Women’s discus throw | F55 |
| 39 | Karam Jyoti | Para Athletics | Women’s discus throw | F55 |
| 40 | Rakshitha Raju | Para Athletics | Women’s 1500m | T11 |
| 41 | Amisha Rawat | Para Athletics | Women’s shot put | F46 |
| 42 | Bhavanaben Chaudhary | Para Athletics | Women’s javelin throw | F46 |
| 43 | Simran | Para Athletics | Women’s 100m, 200m | T12 |
| 44 | Kanchan Lakhani | Para Athletics | Women’s discus throw | F53 |
| 45 | Manoj Sarkar | Para Badminton | Men’s singles | SL3 |
| 46 | Nitesh Kumar | Para Badminton | Men’s singles, Mixed doubles | SL3 |
| 47 | Krishna Nagar | Para Badminton | Men’s singles | SH6 |
| 48 | Sivarajan Solaimalai | Para Badminton | Men’s singles, Mixed doubles | SH6 |
| 49 | Suhas Yathiraj | Para Badminton | Men’s singles, Mixed doubles | SL4 |
| 50 | Sukant Kadam | Para Badminton | Men’s singles | SL4 |
| 51 | Tarun | Para Badminton | Men’s singles | SL4 |
| 52 | Manasi Joshi | Para Badminton | Women’s singles | SL3 |
| 53 | Mandeep Kaur | Para Badminton | Women’s singles | SL3 |
| 54 | Palak Kohli | Para Badminton | Women’s singles, Mixed doubles | SL4 |
| 55 | Manisha Ramadass | Para Badminton | Women’s singles | SU5 |
| 56 | Thulasimathi Murugesan | Para Badminton | Women’s singles, Mixed doubles | SU5 |
| 57 | Nithya Sre Sivan | Para Badminton | Women’s singles, Mixed doubles | SH6 |
| 58 | Prachi Yadav | Para Canoe | Women’s Va’a single 200m | VL2 |
| 59 | Yash Kumar | Para Canoe | Men’s Kayak Single 200m | KL1 |
| 60 | Pooja Ojha | Para Canoe | Women’s Kayak Single 200m | KL1 |
| 61 | Arshad Shaik | Para Cycling | Men’s C2 Road Time Trial, C1-3 Road Race, C1-3 1000m Track Time Trial, C2 3000m Track Pursuit | C2 |
| 62 | Jyoti Gaderiya | Para Cycling | Women’s C1-3 Road Time Trial, C1-3 Road Race, C1-3 500m Track Time Trial, C1-3 3000m Track Pursuit | C2 |
| 63 | Kapil Parmar | Blind Judo | Men’s 60kg | J1 |
| 64 | Kokila | Blind Judo | Women’s 48kg | J2 |
| 65 | Parmjeet Kumar | Para Powerlifting | Men’s up to 49kg | |
| 66 | Ashok | Para Powerlifting | Men’s up to 65kg | |
| 67 | Sakina Khatun | Para Powerlifting | Women’s up to 45kg | |
| 68 | Kasthuri Rajamani | Para Powerlifting | Women’s up to 67kg | |
| 69 | Anita | Para Rowing | Mixed double sculls | PR3 |
| 70 | Narayana K | Para Rowing | Mixed double sculls | PR3 |
| 71 | Amir Ahmad Bhat | Para Shooting | P3 – Mixed 25m pistol | SH1 |
| 72 | Avani Lekhara | Para Shooting | R2 – Women’s 10m air rifle standing, R3 – Mixed 10m air rifle prone, R8 – Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions | SH1 |
| 73 | Mona Agarwal | Para Shooting | R2 – Women’s 10m air rifle standing, R6 – Mixed 50m rifle prone, R8 – Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions | SH1 |
| 74 | Nihal Singh | Para Shooting | P3 – Mixed 25m pistol, P4 – Mixed 50m pistol | SH1 |
| 75 | Manish Narwal | Para Shooting | P1 – Men’s 10m air pistol | SH1 |
| 76 | Rudransh Khandelwal | Para Shooting | P1 – Men’s 10m air pistol, P4 – Mixed 50m pistol | SH1 |
| 77 | Sidhartha Babu | Para Shooting | R3 – Mixed 10m air rifle prone, R6 – Mixed 50m rifle prone | SH1 |
| 78 | Sriharsha Ramakrishna | Para Shooting | R4 – Mixed 10m air rifle standing, R5 – Mixed 10m air rifle prone | SH2 |
| 79 | Mahavir Unhalkar | Para Shooting | R1 – Men’s 10m air rifle standing | SH1 |
| 80 | Rubina Francis | Para Shooting | P2 – Women’s 10m air pistol | SH1 |
| 81 | Suyash Jadhav | Para Swimming | Men’s 50m butterfly | S7 |
| 82 | Sonalben Patel | Para Table Tennis | Women’s singles – WS3, Women’s doubles – WD10 | 3 |
| 83 | Bhavinaben Patel | Para Table Tennis | Women’s singles – WS4, Women’s doubles – WD10 | 4 |
| 84 | Aruna | Para Taekwondo | Women 47kg | K44 |
The Indian Paralympic contingent’s historic size and scope are a promising sign for the country’s growing presence in the international sports arena. As these talented athletes prepare to take the stage in Paris, we can’t help but feel a sense of pride and excitement for what’s to come.
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The Paris 2024 Olympics ended on August 11 with a grand closing ceremony at Stade de France in France. Twin bronze medal winner Manu Bhaker and men’s hockey team’s veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh were India’s flag bearers at the closing ceremony. The Indian contingent won a total of six medals, including five bronze and one silver. The Indian athletes failed to clinch a single gold medal and finished at 71st place in the medal tally. The following table shows the final medal tally –
Manu Bhaker, a 22-year-old shooter from Haryana has created history by winning two bronze medals at the Paris 2024 Olympics. She became the first markswoman from India to win an Olympic medal in individual 10m air pistol event at the Olympics Games. She teamed with Sarabjot Singh to bag the 10m air pistol mixed team bronze.
Aman Sehrawat won the bronze in the men’s freestyle 57kg wrestling event at the Paris 2024 Olympics to become India’s youngest medal winner at the Summer Games. At the age of 21 years and 24 days, Aman Sehrawat bettered PV Sindhu’s record of 21 years, one month and 14 days when she bagged the silver medal at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
The Indian men’s hockey team beat Spain 2-1 to win the bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics. This victory was the best possible farewell for veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh who played his last International match on August 8. India’s triumph at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium, saw India secure a record-extending 13th medal in hockey at the Olympics and the second bronze in successive editions. Indian hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh said “I feel great….. We create history again, back-to-back (bronze medals). It’s a big day for India and a big day for hockey”.
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India won successive medals in hockey for the first time since the Munich 1972 Olympics, played 52 years ago.
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Swapnil Kusale won a bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics in the 50m rifle three positions event.
Neeraj Chopra’s best throw of 89.45m won him a silver medal in men’s javelin throw event at Paris 2024 Olympics. However, the gold medal was bagged by Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, who set a new Olympic record mark of 92.97m. He is now the first individual Olympic gold medallist from Pakistan. Arshad Nadeem broke the earlier Olympic record of 90.57m – set in 2008 Beijing Olympics by Norway’s Andreas Thorkildsen.
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Tennis legends Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer now have tiny, flying namesakes! Scientists in Thailand have discovered new wasp species and decided to honour these sports superstars. It’s a pretty cool way to combine sports and science, right?
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These tiny wasps are super interesting to study, and the scientists think they show the same kind of determination and strength as the tennis players they’re named after. Troporhogas rafaelnadali, named after the great Spanish tennis player, is characterised by its vibrant colouration and robust build, mirroring Nadal’s powerful playing style. Similarly, Troporhogas rogerfedereri showcases a more elegant form, reflecting the Swiss champion’s finesse on the court.
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