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India Shatters Its All-Time Paralympics Record, Medal Tally Swells To 20

India achieved its best ever medal haul in the Paralympics as it went past last edition's number of podium finishes on the back of a superlative performance by the country's track and field athletes here on Tuesday. A late evening rush of medals swelled India's tally to 20 (3 gold, 7 silver, 10 bronze) to surpass its earlier best haul of 19 medals at the Tokyo Paralympic Games three years ago. On a red-letter day for Indian para sports, the track and field athletes showcased their might for the second consecutive day at the iconic Stade de France, bagging five medals -- two silver and three bronze -- as the country ended day six of the quadrennial showpiece at 17th place.

Russian athlete Tatyana Tomashova banned for 10 years

Russia's Tatyana Tomashova has been banned from athletics for 10 years and stripped of the silver medal she won in the women's 1,500m in the 2012 Olympics.

Russia's Tomashova gets 10-year ban for 2012 doping violation

Russia's Tatyana Tomashova has been given a 10-year ban after she was found to have violated anti-doping regulations at the 2012 Olympics, as the fallout from that Games's shocking women's 1,500 metres final continues.

Turkish Olympic Shooter Yusuf Dikec Takes Steps To Trademark Viral Stance - Here's Why

Turkey's Olympic pistol sharpshooter Yusuf Dikec has filed to trademark his nonchalant stance at the Paris Games that went viral around the world, his coach told AFP on Monday. His coach Erdinc Bilgili said that the move to protect the commercial use of his pose with the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office came in response to others trying to trademark it without Dikec's say-so. "After being informed of numerous trademark registration initiatives carried out without Yusuf Dikec's knowledge, we submitted an application about a week ago," Bilgili told AFP, adding that the "other applications have been rejected".

Deepthi Jeevanji Wins Bronze In Women's 400m T20 Category In Paris Paralympics

India's world champion Deepthi Jeevanji came up short of her best timing as she won a bronze medal in the women's 400m T20 category final race at the Paralympics on Tuesday. Deepthi, who turns 21 later this month, clocked 55.82 seconds to finish behind Yuliia Shuliar (55.16 seconds) of Ukraine and world record holder Aysel Onder (55.23) of Turkey. Shuliar had won a silver in Tokyo Paralympics three years ago.

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.

Man City star Ilkay Gundogan drops 'crazy' reaction to Victor Osimhen transfer announcement

Ilkay Gundogan has reacted to Victor Osimhen's shock transfer to Galatasaray. The 25-year-old striker was heavily linked moves to the Premier League and the Saudi Pro League for much of the summer, but a switch collapsed after failing to agree personal terms with Chelsea and Al-Ahli.

Palestinian athlete sees himself as a voice for his people

PARIS : Nine months ago, Fadi Aldeeb missed several calls from his brother. The next day, he found out that he had been killed in an Israeli attack on his home.

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India Shatters Its All-Time Paralympics Record, Medal Tally Swells To 20

Russian athlete Tatyana Tomashova banned for 10 years

Russia's Tomashova gets 10-year ban for 2012 doping violation

Turkish Olympic Shooter Yusuf Dikec Takes Steps To Trademark Viral Stance - Here's Why

Deepthi Jeevanji Wins Bronze In Women's 400m T20 Category In Paris Paralympics

Paris Paralympics: Indian Recurve Archer Pooja Jatyan Enters Quarterfinals

Man City star Ilkay Gundogan drops 'crazy' reaction to Victor Osimhen transfer announcement

Palestinian athlete sees himself as a voice for his people