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Paris Paralympics: Indian Recurve Archer Pooja Jatyan Enters Quarterfinals

World Para Championship silver medallist Pooja Jatyan beat Yagmur Sengul of Turkey in straight sets to storm into the quarterfinals of recurve women's open archery competition at the Paris Paralympics on Tuesday. The 27-year-old, who got a bye into the pre-quarters after finishing inside top-9 in the ranking round, won 6-0 and will face Tokyo Paralympics bronze medallist Wu Chunyan of China in the quarters later in the day. The second-seeded Chunyan defeated Oyun-Erdene Buyanjargal of Mongolia in her pre-quarterfinal match.

"Was Exposed To A Lot Of Trolling": KL Rahul Opens Up On Social Media Abuse

India's star player KL Rahul, who is often criticised for his performances and scoring rates, opened up on receiving online trolling and hate on social media. The wicketkeeper-batter said that while he was initially good at facing them, he was subjected to a lot of online abuse later on even while not playing, which affected him. "I used to be good with (handling) trolling. I did not care, but I feel I was much younger back then. And then, a couple of years back, I was exposed to a lot of trolling. If I sat, I got trolled, if I stood, I got trolled," Rahul said on entrepreneur Nikhil Kamath's YouTube Channel.

England test head coach McCullum to take charge across all formats

:England test head coach Brendon McCullum will also take charge of their white-ball teams from January next year, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Tuesday.

India vs Mauritius Live Streaming, Inter-Continental Cup Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch

India vs Mauritius Inter-Continental Cup, Live Streaming: India men's football team will be taking on Mauritius in the opening match of Inter-Continetal Cup on Tuesday in Hyderabad. Seeking to put the heartbreak in the World Cup Qualifiers behind, the Indian men's football team will look to start from scratch under new head coach Manolo Marquez. The Indian senior men's team is coming to the Telangana capital for the first time in 16 years as the city plays host to Mauritius and Syria from September 3 to 9.

Paris Paralympics: Bhagyashri Jadhav Finishes Fifth In F34 Women's Shot Put

India's Bhagyashri Jadhav finished fifth in the women's shot put (F34) at the Paralympics on Tuesday. Jadhav, making her second appearance at the Paralympics, produced a throw of 7.28m but it was not enough for a podium finish. China's Lijuan Zou won the gold with a season best of 9.14m while Poland's Lucyna Kornobys secured the silver with an effort of 8.33m. The 39-year-old Indian hails from Nanded district in Maharashtra. She slipped into depression after losing the use of her legs due to an accident in 2006.

Paris Paralympics: Avani Lekhara Enters Final In 7th Place, Mona Agarwal Finishes 13th

India's ace shooter Avani Lekhara entered the final of the women's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 competition after finishing the qualification in seventh place at the ongoing Paralympics on Tuesday. The other Indian shooter in the field, Mona Agarwal, however, could not clear the qualification hurdle and ended in the 13th position. Avani shot a total of 1159 across the three stages of kneeling, prone and standing while Mona aggregated 1147. The top eight shooters from the qualification progress to the finals.

Indian Olympic Badminton Great To Retire Due To Arthritis? Player Says, "Cartilage Has Gone..."

Ace Indian shuttler and former Olympic bronze-medallist Saina Nehwal has revealed that she is battling arthritis and will have to decide on her future in badminton by the end of this year as the ailment has made it impossible for her to train the usual hours. The 34-year-old former world No.1, who was the first Indian shuttler to win an Olympic medal with her bronze in London 2012, participated in three editions of the Games before being hampered by injuries. The 2010 and 2018 Commonwealth Games gold-medallist said she can no longer overlook the fact that her career is in its final leg.

Indian Shooters Nihal Singh, Amir Ahmad Bhat Fail To Clear Qualification Round In Paralympics 2024

Indian shooters Nihal Singh and Amir Ahmad Bhat could not make the final of the mixed 25m pistol (SH1) competition at the Paralympics here on Monday, finishing 10th and 11th respectively in the qualifications. The two Indians showed consistency when they turned up for the qualification round in the first session. Nihal was placed fourth with a score of 287 at the end of the precision stage, while Amir was holding the eighth and final qualifying spot with 286.

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Paris Paralympics: Indian Recurve Archer Pooja Jatyan Enters Quarterfinals

"Was Exposed To A Lot Of Trolling": KL Rahul Opens Up On Social Media Abuse

England test head coach McCullum to take charge across all formats

India vs Mauritius Live Streaming, Inter-Continental Cup Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch

Paris Paralympics: Bhagyashri Jadhav Finishes Fifth In F34 Women's Shot Put

Paris Paralympics: Avani Lekhara Enters Final In 7th Place, Mona Agarwal Finishes 13th

Indian Olympic Badminton Great To Retire Due To Arthritis? Player Says, "Cartilage Has Gone..."

Indian Shooters Nihal Singh, Amir Ahmad Bhat Fail To Clear Qualification Round In Paralympics 2024