Hari Chand, India’s finest long-distance runner, was two-time Olympian and won double gold at 1978 Bangkok Asian Games. Born in rural Punjab, Hari Chand’s father Jaggu Ram wanted him to become a wrestler. But Hari, who as a boy loved to chase rabbit across the village fields, turned out to …
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India returned from Brazil with the best-ever result at Deaflympics. A look back to the eventful tournament through the eyes of Stalin Nagarajan, the coach of India’s Tennis team at the 24th Deaflympics. Stalin Nagarajan, the man behind the growth of many talented young Indian Tennis player including Sania Mirza, …
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India’s largest contingent at Deaflympics returned with the richest haul of 16 medals from the Games that was held at Caxias do Sul in Brazil. In the 24th edition of the Deaflympics around 2,100 athletes from 72 countries participated that took place from May 1-15. India sent the largest-ever representation …
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Sumit Dahiya won gold while Amit Krishan and Virendra Singh won bronze to take India’s medal tally to 16 on the penultimate day of the 24th Deaflympics. A brilliant performance by Sumit Dahiya won him the only gold medal for India in Wrestling in the 24th Deaflympics. Sumit defeated M …
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Indian Tennis player Prithvi Sekhar won three medals- 1 silver and 2 bronze- at the ongoing Deaflympics in Caxias do Sul, Brazil. Prithvi Sekhar represented the nation at the Deaflympics in 2013 and then in 2017 paired up with Jafreen Shaik to win India’s first ever Deaflympic medal when they …
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Diksha Dagar, who competed in both Olympics and Deaflympics, won the Women’s Golf at the ongoing 24th Deaflympics in Caxias do Sul, Brazil. In 2017 Deaflympics held at Turkey, Diksha Dagar won the silver medal. In this year’s edition, she upgraded her medal to gold as she defeated Ashlyn Grace …
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Tamil Nadu’s Jerlin Jayaratchagan won two more gold for India at the ongoing 24th Deaflympics in Brazil. Jerlin Jayaratchagan was diagnosed with hearing disability at the age of two.While studying in school, she pursued her interest in Badminton. At the age of 13, she became a national champion at the …
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India bagged two gold medals and a bronze in Shooting at the ongoing 24th Deaflympics in Brazil. Abhinav Deshwal, hailing from Roorkee in Uttarakhand, won gold in Men’s 10m Air Pistol at the ongoing 24th Deaflympics. The 15-year old was tied with Ukraine’s Oleksii Lazebnyk at the end of the …
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Shooter Dhanush Srikant and the Indian Badminton team won two gold on the 3rd day of 24th Summer Deaflympics at Caxias do Sul in Brazil. Dhanush Srikanth, who continues to stun the sporting fraternity with his wins in regular categories in spite of having hearing impairment, finished at the top …
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Amazing fireworks bring the curtains down for Beijing Winter Olympics 2022; the Italian city of Milano Cortina gears up for the 2026 Games. International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach handed the flag to the mayors of Milan and Cortina of Italy to complete the handover process of the 2026 …
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