2016 Rio Paralympics
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Mariyappan Thangavelu, Anthony Amalraj delighted at being recommended for Arjuna Awards
•Tamil Nadu's para-athlete Mariyappan Thangavelu and former national table tennis champion Anthony Amalraj on Thursday expressed joy over being recommended for the Arjuna Award, saying it will motivate them to achieve greater heights.

Para Athletics Championship 2017: India end campaign with five medals including a gold
•India ended their World Para Athletics Championship campaign with five medals, including a gold on Sunday.

Deepa Malik biopic: Farhan Akhtar's Excel Entertainment to produce film on Arjuna awardee
Fp Staff •Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani from Excel Entertainment are gearing up for their biopic on Indian paralympics champion Deepa Malik.

Russia rubbishes reports claiming 2014 World Cup squad was under FIFA investigation for doping
•Russia was earlier accused by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) of running a state-sponsored operation across sports to aid and protect drug cheats.

Rio Paralympics gold medallist Mariyappan Thangavelu in a spot of bother after teen's death
Fpsports •The 19-year-old, identified as Satish Kumar, was found dead near a railway track in Tamil Nadu's Salem district. He had hit the parked car of Mariyappan a day earlier, which led to the squabble.



