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Cannot be compared to Neeraj Chopra: India's Paralympics gold medalist Navdeep after Paris triumph
Navdeep's silver was upgraded to a gold medal after the initial winner, Islamic Republic of Iran's Sadegh Beit Sayah, got disqualified from the men's javelin F41 final at the Paris Paralympics on Saturday. Navdeep had initially finished second with a throw of 47.32 m, while Sadegh took the top honours with a Paralympic record of 47.64 m.
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Grand welcome awaits Indian para athletes after record breaking campaign in Paris
Paralympic silver medallist Manish Narwal's mother, Santosh Narwal, thanked everyone on Saturday fo…
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The NFL is here to save TV, again. But it's going to get harder every year.
The NFL is the most reliable programming on TV. But just like the rest of TV, its audience is getti…
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Ravindra Jadeja joins the BJP: 9 Cricketers who turned to politics
Ravindra Jadeja joins the BJP: 9 Cricketers who turned to politics
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Neeraj Chopra qualifies for Diamond League season finale in Brussels
He skipped the last series meet in Zurich on Thursday. The 26-year-old is two points adrif…
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6 things you didn't know about the US Open, according to Grand Slam champions
Wawrinka, who spoke with BI through his partnership with Evian, the official water of the US Open, …
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Best Paralympic powerlifters in the world
Best Paralympic powerlifters in the world
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Paris Paralympics: Para-archers Harvinder Singh, Pooja Jatya advance to QFs of Mixed Team Recurve Open
Indian para-archers Harvinder Singh and Pooja Jatyan advanced to the quarterfinals of the Mixed Tea…
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Paris Paralympics India: Recap of the Indian contingent's stellar progress and wins so far, future medal prospects, and more
India has achieved its best-ever performance at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, securing 24 medals whic…
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End of an era: Ronaldo and Messi absent from Ballon d'Or nominations for the first time in over 20 years
This will be the first time in over two decades that football greats Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel M…
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Paris Paralympics: Double podium finish for India as Sharad, Mariyappan bag silver and bronze
Para-athletes Sharad Kumar and Mariyappan Thangavelu secured silver and bronze medals, respectively…
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Paris Paralympics: India's para-archer Pooja Jatyan bows out of Women's Individual Recurve Open quaterfinals
India's Pooja Jatyan narrowly lost to China's Wu Chunyan in the Women's Individual Recurve Open qua…
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Paris Paralympics: Yogesh Kathuniya wins silver in Men's Discus Throw F56 final, Kumar Nitesh clinches gold
Indian para-athlete Yogesh Kathuniya bagged the eighth medal for team India in the ongoing Paris Pa…
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Scottie Scheffler, the world's top golfer, pocketed $25M bonus after ruling the season and making $12,000 for each shot
Scottie Scheffler has enjoyed one of the most dominant seasons in the history of golf, and he has t…
Will Martin
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A pickleball lover who made the sport her full-time job debunks 5 of the biggest misconceptions about it
After 13 years of working at book-publishing company Penguin, she became the chief marketing office…
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Para-athletes Preethi, Nishad win silver and bronze; shuttlers Suhas, Manisha assure medals
India ended the Day 4 of competitions at 27th spot in the rankings with seven medals (1 gold, 2…
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Trump is basically calling himself the Steph Curry of golf, sport experts say
Donald Trump loves to talk up his golf skills. But his recent claims around his game have many in t…
Lloyd Lee
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Travis Hunter is one of college sports' top earners. Here are the 10 student-athletes with the highest NIL valuations.
Name, image, and likeness deals — or NIL deals for short — have become a billion-dollar industry si…
Mykenna Maniece
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Pistol shooter Swaroop fails to qualify for final at Paralympics, Avani wins gold
The Kolhapur marksman, who was diagnosed with polio at an early age that left him paralysed in both…
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Technology has helped para athletes compete for decades. But it can also create an unfair advantage
In the early days, Paralympic technology was basic by today's standards. Athletes competed in regul…
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Hockey star killed while riding his bike the day before his sister's wedding
Columbus Blue Jackets player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother were killed in New Jersey after they w…
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India Bags Gold: Avani Lekhara wins second Paralympics gold medal with record-breaking shooting
Avani Lekhara becomes the first Indian woman to win two Paralympic golds, while Mona Agarwal secure…
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Abhinav Bindra says training Indian athletes on mental health issues a 'work in progress'
Bindra said mental health directly influences overall well-being of an athlete and sports administr…