British Paralympians accused of winning gold medals unfairly, set to face parliamentary hearing

Classification campaigner Michael Breen has accused UK Athletics of fielding athletes in competitions where their disability is less severe compared to others.

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· Oct 31, 2017 · 09:19 pm

India's four Rio Paralympics medal winners are getting Rs 90 lakh in total from the Centre

The cash reward will be given by the Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot under the Awareness Generation and Publicity scheme.

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· Sep 29, 2016 · 11:41 am

'Para-athletes like me aren't used to attention.' Don't worry, Deepa Malik, we'll forget soon

The Paralympics silver medallist forged her own path to Rio. There was no support.

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· Sep 22, 2016 · 04:30 pm

The best part about the Rio Paralympics? The focus on athletic greatness and not disability

It began amidst gloomy forecasts but soon captured Rio de Janeiro and Brazil’s hearts, thanks to a heartening performance from the hosts.

Samindra Kunti

· Sep 20, 2016 · 07:00 pm

These three charts prove that Vijay Goel's sports ministry does not know its own Khel Ratna policy

India's para-athletes have actually outscored their able-bodied compatriots according to the government's own criteria.

Arka Bhattacharya

· Sep 20, 2016 · 04:30 pm

Watch: These two sensational goals by Jefinho prove why he's been dubbed the 'Paralympic Pele'

The 26-year-old Jefinho has been even compared to Neymar for his skills with the football.

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· Sep 18, 2016 · 06:31 pm

Paralympic medallists to be considered for Khel Ratna from next year, says Vijay Goel

The minister also lauded India's Paralympic athletes for bringing huge honour to the country.

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· Sep 18, 2016 · 06:02 pm

Iranian para-cyclist dies, following crash at road race event at Paralympics

Bahman Golbarnezhad suffered a cardiac arrest after being involved in a crash during the men's C4-C5 road race event.

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· Sep 18, 2016 · 10:27 am

Paralympics: Karam Jyoti and Virender Dhankar fail to win medals at Rio

Jyoti failed to get off the mark in women’s discus throw, while Dhankar finished eighth in men’s Shot Put

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· Sep 18, 2016 · 12:27 am

The private moment between two Canadian Paralympians is the most beautiful photo you will see today

The Rio Paralympics has an iconic kiss of its own.

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· Sep 17, 2016 · 03:26 pm

Paralympics: Rampal Chahar finishes sixth in men’s high jump T-47 despite personal best

Chahar was 0.6 metres behind the bronze-medal mark.

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· Sep 17, 2016 · 09:33 am

Paralympics: Amit Kumar Saroha narrowly misses out on bronze medal in club throw

The other Indian in the F51 class, Dharambir Nain, finished in the ninth position.

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· Sep 16, 2016 · 11:24 pm