No Sleep, Weight Loss, and an Unyielding Drive to Win: Sumit Antil Conquers Paris

Rohan Chowdhury in Paris Sumit Antil — the name synonymous with India’s para javelin dominance —…

Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar end Indian archery jinx

Boria Majumdar in Paris It was the archery mixed-team semi-final against Iran and the match was…

Yogesh Kathuniya not content with discus silver at Paris Paralympics

The hunger for success and desire to keep pushing the performance level saw India’s Yogesh Kathuniya…

Sumit on Fire at Stade de France and all drama of last evening’s athletics amphitheatre

Sharmistha Gooptu in Paris I had reached early for the men’s javelin throw F64 final tipped…

From arriving at training camp with rice and vegetables to Paralympic silver – the Nishad Kumar story

Boria Majumdar in Paris In my thirty-plus years of sports reporting, I have not heard a…

Showman Suhas Yathiraj faces biggest test against France’s Lucas Mazur

Boria Majumdar in Paris The semi-final match had just ended and Suhas Yathiraj, as expected, had…

Mona the model of how to shoot down the odds

Sharmistha Gooptu in Paris Mona Agarwal did everything that I did and that’s why I could…

Preethi Pal: From cerebral palsy to finishing lines at Paris Paralympics

Preethi Pal was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a kid… Just imagine the journey from there…

Rubina Francis winning a Paralympics pistol bronze medal is path-breaking

Rubina Francis had ‘club foot’ from a young age. It was a problem as the inward…

From beginner to Paralympic medallist in three years – the Mona Agarwal story

Boria Majumdar in Paris It was around 9:30pm in Paris, and Mona Agarwal had just settled…