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Know Avani Lekhara: An Indian woman, a Paralympic Gold Medallist

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24 shots, that was all it took to make or break your dreams on a global platform. 24 shots, that was what it took for Indian Paralympic shooter Avani Lekhara to defend her Gold medal from Tokyo 2020 at the Paralympics, 2024, in Paris this week.

Her face shone with triumph as she watched the Indian tri-colour rise above, the national anthem played alongside, dedicated to her victorious country. Lekhara fulfilled the fervent hopes of 1.4 billion people who consoled themselves with silver and bronze in the Olympics this year.

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Mothers’ Sentiments: A Tale Of Unity Behind Fierce Rivalry

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Sports is much more than mere competition! It is a life experience – one capable of changing a person, for good or bad. As Vinesh Phogat strives to stand up for herself in a hostile environment, the Olympics 2024 has portrayed a shimmer of hope and optimism through a heartwarming incident where Neeraj Chopra’s mother calls Arshad Nadeem her son and Arshad Nadeem’s mother calls Neeraj Chopra her son, thereby giving testimony to the point that sports does not need to be all about competition. Nadeem and Neeraj won gold and silver respectively, yet Neeraj Chopra’s mother appreciates Nadeem’s performance and says “For us, silver is also like gold.”

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Gender Parity At The 2024 Paris Olympics: Really A Tale Of Winning Together?

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Vinesh Phogat’s tale is the latest testimony to the quote above – as she has proven her mettle, truly! In general, the 2024 Paris Olympics, currently taking place, is also a testimony to this inspirational quote that I was forced to pen down after witnessing the participation and recognition of many other women in various sports. Even before the 2024 Olympics started, gender justice enthusiasts all over the world began terming this game as the ‘gender-equal’ Olympics due to having quotas to ensure 50% of the game spots are allotted to women. The Paris Olympics 2024 is the first Olympic game to provide 50% women reservation.

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Tasnim Mir: First Indian to secure World No. 1 rank in U-19 girls’ singles

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16-year-old Tasnim Mir, who hails from Gujarat, became the first Indian to top the under-19 world rankings in girls’ singles category, according to the latest Badminton World Federation junior rankings. The young shuttler won three junior international tournaments – in Bulgaria, France, and Belgium – in 2021 and jumped three places to reach the top position in the junior world rankings with 10,810 points.

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Achievements of Women in Paralympics 2020

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The Paralympic Games, governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) concluded on 5th September. Tokyo 2020 was the biggest Paralympic Games ever with a record number of athletes. In this edition, female participation was at an all-time high. In total 1,853 female athletes competed at Tokyo 2020 beating the previous record of 1,671 women that competed at Rio 2016 – this is a 10.9 per cent increase.

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Achievements of Women In Olympics, 2020

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The recently concluded Tokyo Olympics gave people from all over the world a reason to celebrate. Considering the highly anxious environment at the Olympic village as well as the galloping threat of COVID – 19, the women athletes gave a stunning performance. The International Olympic Committee branded the 2020 edition as ‘the first ever gender-balanced Olympic Games in history’ with 49% of the 11,656 athletes being female.

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हरियाणा में अंतरराष्ट्रीय महिला खिलाड़ी की अनदेखी

Rajesh Singh027 views

राजेश ओ.पी. सिंह भारत के उत्तर में स्थित प्रदेश हरियाणा जो अपने देसी खानपान और खेलकूद के लिए विश्वभर में प्रसिद्ध है, 2004-2005 से लगातार प्रदेश के खिलाड़ियों ने प्रत्येक…

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