ACHIEVERS

Hailing from the state of Goa, Pranay Gajanan Tari is a budding Dueball player, who wants to make a mark on the international Dueball scene. A natural leader, Pranay Tari feels right in his element when given the chance to take a group of people forward. His first introduction to …

Shiva Thapa, who hails from a small Assamese village, is a significant character in Indian Boxing. Already a 2-time Olympian, Thapa is eyeing to become the first Indian male boxer to win his second medal in World Championship. Son of Padam Thapa and Goma Thapa, Shiva Thapa is the youngest …

Dueball, the game that has gripped the Indian nation and is spreading like wildfire, has promising young athletes like Devata Uday Naik. The young athlete from Goa, swears by Dueball and wants it to reach the heights that she can envision it reaching.  A student of physiotherapy, Devata Naik has …

Indian shooter Avani Lekhara picked up her second medal at the Tokyo Paralympics, after she secured the bronze medal in the Women’s 50m Rifle 3P SH1, at the Asaka Shooting Range. Avani Lekhara became the first Indian woman to pick up 2 Paralympic medals, since she had also won a …

India bagged another gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympics with Sumit Antil simply dominating the field and taking top spot in the Men’s Javelin Throw F64 event. Sumit Antil did not only break the previous world record of 62.88m (which had also been set by him), but also set and …

In a historic day for Indian Table Tennis, paddler Bhavina Patel became the first Indian para Table Tennis player to book a spot in the semi final of the Paralympics and assured a medal for the country.  In the quarter final match, Bhavina Patel defeated World No 2 and defending …

From a small town to representing the nation at the Tokyo Paralympics- it has been a tough fight for Sakina Khatun, the unassuming powerlifter from Basirhat, a small town in West Bengal situated 70 km from Kolkata.  Sakina Khatun and her coach Farman Basha are already in Tokyo. But before …

India has the biggest contingent at the Paralympics this year and it is filled with a number of stars, from different sports fields. One such name is Niranjan Mukundan, an incredible swimmer, who is looking to lift the tricolour high at Tokyo. Niranjan Mukundan will be flying on the 27th …

Hailing from Madurai district, in Tamil Nadu, L.  Natarajan is an extremely talented athlete who wants to become the coach of the national team of his favourite sport, Dueball.  L Nataranjan, who started playing Dueball in 2015, has played 3 important tournaments – the 2018 junior nationals in Rajasthan, the …

The engaging and enthralling game of Dueball is attracting athletes from all different sports and Ananya Gupta is the perfect example of that fact. Ananya Gupta is a talented 20-year-old who is presently completing the final year of her graduation. She first started to play Dueball around 4 years back. …