Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment announces Rs 90 lakh cash rewards for Rio Paralympians
India won four medals — two gold, a silver and a bronze.
Sep 29, 2016, 18:33 PM IST
Paralympics performance changed our approach towards divyaangs: PM Modi
Modi assured that his government is moving ahead to formulate a proper scheme for the development of Paralympics.
Sep 25, 2016, 20:09 PM IST
Rio Paralympics 2016 stages final show in shadow of tragedy
The upbeat mood in Rio however was darkened late Saturday by the death of Iranian cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad, 48.
Sep 18, 2016, 13:22 PM IST
Rio Paralympic medallist Deepa Malik returns to rousing reception in Delhi
Deepa's best throw of 4.61m from her six attempts was enough to clinch the silver medal.
Sep 17, 2016, 18:32 PM IST
Paralympic Games: India miss out on another medal as javelin thrower fails to turn up
Interestingly, Gurjar was expected to give Jhajharia a run for his money as he threw 70 metres during practice.
Sep 15, 2016, 12:21 PM IST
Sports vs Crime: Virender Sehwag's epic take on Rio Paralympics gold medallist Mariyappan's inspiration, mother
Mariyappan was left with permanent disability at an early age when a bus crushed his right leg, below the knee.
Sep 11, 2016, 23:55 PM IST
THANK YOU MARIYAPPAN THANGAVELU! Tamil Nadu CM announces INR 2cr reward for Rio Paralympics gold medallist
Mariyappan gold medal in the men's high jump T-42 event with a leap of 1.89 metres.
Sep 10, 2016, 20:16 PM IST
Rio Controversy: Belarus delegate banned after carrying Russian flag at Paralympic opening ceremony
The man, identified by Russian media as Andrei Fomochkin, was hailed as a hero by both Russian and Belarusian officials.
Sep 08, 2016, 22:01 PM IST
Russia to appeal against Rio ban in court
Russia will appeal in the Swiss Federal Court on Monday against the Court of Arbitration for Sport`s (CAS) decision to uphold a blanket ban on their athletes from competing in next month`s Rio Paralympics.
Aug 27, 2016, 02:39 AM IST
