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TOISA 2024: Meet The Eminent Jury Members

The Times of India Sports Awards (TOISA) 2024 are set to take place in Lucknow on February 22, 2025. The city of Nawabs will witness some of India's top sports champions grace the occasion. The winners will be handpicked by an illustrious jury, who are icons of their respective sports.…

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Paris Paralympics: How Devendra Jhajharia's 'winning tip' played its part in Navdeep Singh's victory

NEW DELHI: Navdeep Singh, who won a historic gold medal at the Paris Paralympics, credited a "small yet powerful advice" from India's renowned javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia. This was the first gold medal for India in the F41 category, which is intended for competitors of small stature.

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Our target is to finish among top-20 in Paris Paralympics, says PCI chief Devendra Jhajharia

“There can’t be a happier moment for an athlete and the country when the national flag goes up and the national anthem is played,” said two-time Paralympics gold medalist and current president of Paralympic Committee of India (PCI), Devendra Jhajharia.

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'Neeraj Chopra very disciplined and dedicated, will throw 93m in one or two years'

NEW DELHI: Legendary para-athlete Devendra Jhajharia believes that it is only a matter of time before Neeraj Chopra breaches the 90m mark, predicting that the star javelin thrower could reach a distance of 93m within the next one to two years.

The Times of India

What led to Neeraj Chopra's last four throws at Paris Olympics final ending up as fouls? Devendra Jhajharia explains

NEW DELHI: The pressure was palpable on Neeraj Chopra's face as he grabbed the javelin for his first throw in the Paris Olympics final. Having won gold at the Tokyo Games, Neeraj was aiming for another finish on top of the podium but eventually ended up winning the silver, finishing…

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India will win medal every day and aim to finish in top-20 in Paris Paralympics, says Devendra Jhajharia

JAIPUR: Contrary to the recently held Paris Olympics where India managed to win just six medals, Paralympics can bring more joy to the Indian fans.

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Sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya joins top Olympians in panel discussion on India's preparations for Paris Olympics

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Paris Olympics and Paralympics 2024, Olympic bronze medallist and Hockey World Cup-winning team member Ashok Dhyanchand, Asian Games gold medallist and former World No. 1 double trap shooter Ronjan Sodhi, Commonwealth Games gold winner boxer Akhil Kumar, Asian Games gold medallist archer Abhishek Verma, two-time…

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PCI confident of record medal haul from India's para athletes at Paris Paralympics

NEW DELHI: The seventh edition of the Paralympic story, in association with the State Bank of India, was held on Thursday, with the para athletes exuding confidence to corner glory at the upcoming Paris Paralympics, scheduled in August-September.

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Churn in Churu: Individuals, castes seem to matter more than party ideology at the gateway to the Thar

Churu's electoral battlelines drawn across Rajput-Jat rivalry as BJP and Congress field candidates in hotly contested election.

The Hindu

India will target 30 medals in Paris Paralympics: new PCI president Jhajharia

India will target 30 medals in the upcoming Paris Paralympics, 11 more than the country won in the last Games in Tokyo, new PCI president Devendra Jhajharia said.

The Hindu

Sports ministry revokes PCI's suspension with immediate effect

Sports Ministry revokes suspension on Paralympic Committee of India, paving way for long-pending elections with Devendra Jhajharia as President.

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Sports Ministry revokes Paralympic Committee of India's suspension with immediate effect

NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry, on Tuesday, lifted the suspension imposed on the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) following the initiation of the electoral process for its long-overdue elections in which multiple-time Paralympic medallist Devendra Jhajharia is set to be elected President.

The Times of India

Double Paralympics gold winner Devendra Jhajharia set to be elected unopposed as PCI president

NEW DELHI: Two-time Paralympics gold medallist Devendra Jhajharia is set be elected unopposed as the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) president in the delayed March 9 elections, succeeding another celebrated para athlete Deepa Malik.

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Devendra Jhajharia to contest for Paralympic Committee of India president's post

NEW DELHI: Double Paralympics gold medallist, Devendra Jhajharia, has decided to contest the Paralympic Committee of India’s (PCI) elections for the president’s post, setting the stage for another celebrated sportsperson to helm an Indian sports federation.

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Khelo Indian Para Games: Celebrating champions beyond limit

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Jhajharia, Lekhara will strive to inspire specially abled

JAIPUR: It was never about disability, but about intent. Intent to achieve big. For both the para athletes from Rajasthan, javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia and shooter Avani Lekhara, their dreams came true when they dominated the stage last year at the Tokyo Paralympics. And on Tuesday, winning Padma awards for…

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Padma Bhushan for Para great Jhajharia

NEW DELHI: Paralympics icon Devendra Jhajharia has added another feather to his illustrious cap after becoming the first para-athlete from the country to have been awarded the prestigious Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian honour in the country. Tokyo Olympics gold medalist javelin thrower, Neeraj Chopra, is among the six sportspersons…

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Paralympians, IAS officer among 5 Padmas from Rajasthan

JAIPUR: Paralympian and gold medallist Devendra Jhajharia of Churu and 1978 batch Rajasthan IAS officer Rajiv Mehrishi have been conferred Padma Bhushan while another Paralympian Avani Lekhara, scriptwriter Chandraprakash Dwivedi and artist Ram Dayal Sharma have been conferred Padma Shri from Rajasthan.

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Devendra Jhajharia gets Padma Bhushan

He won a silver in the F46 event at the Tokyo Paralympics last year

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