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Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Discus thrower Vinod Kumar loses bronze, declared 'ineligible' in classification reassessment
Para-athletes are classified depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows athletes to compete those with a similar level of ability.
Tokyo Paralympics 2020: 'Still training without a coach', says Yogesh Kathuniya after silver medal in discus throw
The 24-year-old, a B.Com graduate from New Delhi's Kirorimal College, sent the disc to a best distance of 44.38m in his sixth and last attempt to clinch the silver.
Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Yogesh Kathuniya clinches silver in men's F56 class of discus throw
Son of an Army man, Kathuniya suffered a paralytic attack at the age of eight which left him with coordination impairments in his limbs.
Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Vinod Kumar's classification in F52 category raises medal hopes in discus throw
Para Athletics chairperson Satyanarayna was happy and said that Kumar's classification was on expected lines.
Tokyo Olympics 2020: 'Not at all happy', says Kamalpreet Kaur after finishing creditable sixth in discus throw final
Kamalpreet said she always performs poorly in wet and rainy situations. She said the challenge for her that prevents her from performing at her best in such conditions is mostly mental
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur finishes sixth in maiden Games
The 25-year-old Kaur, who has qualified for the final as second best on Saturday, was never in the running for a medal in the eight rounds of competition which was interrupted by rain for more than an hour.
Tokyo Olympics 2020: After fighting nervousness of first Games, Kamalpreet Kaur shines on big stage
COVID-19 lockdown had wreaked havoc on her mental health to such an extent that discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur had started trying her hand in cricket to handle the psychological toll of the shutdown.
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Kamalpreet Kaur reaches discus throw final by finishing second in qualification, Seema Punia out
With a throw of 64m, Kamalpreet Kaur was only one of the only two automatic qualifiers for the final round.
Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Amit Kumar Saroha, Sandeep Chaudhary seal qualification for Games
Two-time Paralympian Saroha will be representing the country in the F51 category in the discus throw and club throw. F51 refers to limb deficiency, leg length difference, impaired muscle power or impaired range of movement.
Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur seals Tokyo Olympics berth with national record effort of 65.06m
Krishna Poonia, who had won gold in the 2014 Asian Games and a medal each in the 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games, missed the Olympics qualification mark by less than a metre.
TOPS core list of track and field athletes includes discus thrower Seema Punia, who last competed in 2018
Arpinder Singh's name was excluded from the TOPS core group after a performance review by the Mission Olympic Cell on Thursday. However, discus thrower Seema Punia, who last competed in 2018, is still a part of the core group, raising questions about the review process.
Discus thrower Sandeep Kumari banned for four years by WADA after testing positive for metenolone
Discus thrower Sandeep Kumari has been slapped with a four-year ban by WADA's Athletics Integrity Unit for flunking a dope test , nearly two years after her sample was deemed clean by the NDTL.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Iranian Olympic medallist Ehsan Hadadi tests positive for COVID-19
Hadadi, a six-times Asian Championship winner and Asian discus record holder, had been among the favourites to win gold at this year’s Tokyo Games before the announcement of their postponement on Tuesday
Asian Para Games 2018: Archer Harvinder Singh wins recurve gold, Monu Ghangas bags silver in discus throw
Harvinder defeated China's Zhao Lixue 6-0 in the W2/ST category final to claim the top honours and take India's gold tally to seven.
Seema Punia interview: If not for discus throw, I would have been in some remote village tending to cows
The road to glory in Tokyo will not be an easy one for Seema but the battle scarred veteran is not willing to give up. Her previous Olympic campaigns have been forgettable, failing to make it to the finals. And this is reason for the gutsy fighter to give her best shot at redemption.
Asian Games 2018: India clinch fifth consecutive gold in women's 4x400m relay; Jinson Johnson wins men's 1500m
The Indian 4x400m women's relay team on Thursday clinched its fifth consecutive Asian Games gold medal to maintain a remarkable domination in this event while Jinson Johnson won the men's 1500m final race as the country produced its best ever show in athletics since the inaugural 1951 edition.
Asian Games 2018: Seema Punia fails to repeat Incheon gold, gets bronze in women's discus throw
Defending champion Seema Punia on Thursday settled for a bronze in the women's discus throw event in the Asian Games in Jakarta.
Discus thrower Baljinder Singh tests positive for banned substance along with another athlete
Two athletes, including National Inter-State Championships silver-medallist discus thrower Baljinder Singh, have tested positive for banned substances and they have been handed provisional suspension.
Asian Games 2018: Discus thrower Sandeep Kumari to miss Asian Games despite qualification
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) cannot be faulted as it has done accreditation of around 300 athletes based on the form of past few years and Kumari has not taken part in any major championships in the last five years.
Vikas Gowda, India's most successful discus thrower, tired but at peace with himself post-retirement
Gowda has been the flag bearer of India's hopes in athletics in the Olympics and the World Championships. He has taken part in four Olympics and made the final of the 2012 London Games where he finished eighth.