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"Thought It Was A Prank...": On Anand Mahindra Gifting Car, Paralympics Archer Sheetal Devi's Candid Admission

Archer Sheetal Devi, who rose to prominence during the Paris Paralympics 2024, has been gifted a Mahindra Scorpio N by industrialist and Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra, following her 18th birthday. Sheetal Devi - who attracted eyeballs due to her unique style of archery despite not having any upper limbs - won bronze at Paralympics 2024 in the mixed team compound event. However, Mahindra, inspired by her journey, had promised her a car from their range much before her medal-winning success. After receiving the gift, Sheetal Devi revealed that she had earlier thought it was a prank.

Anand Mahindra Fulfills Promise, Gifts Paralympics Medallist Archer Sheetal Devi This Car. Not Thar

One of the most inspirational stories in Indian sports arose during the Paris Paralympics 2024, when armless archer Sheetal Devi came into prominence. Then 17, Sheetal was regarded as one of the finest para-archers in the world despite not having arms, and backed up her reputation by winning bronze in the mixed team compound category at Paralympics 2024, alongside Rakesh Kumar. Industrialist and Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra had made a promise to Sheetal to gift her a car, and that has now been fulfilled.

Archer Deepika Kumari Settles For Silver In Archery World Cup Final

Indian archer Deepika Kumari added sixth World Cup Final medal to her kitty with a silver in the Archery World Cup Final after a 0-6 loss to China's Li Jiaman in the final here. The 2010 Commonwealth Games champion had performed strongly in the quarter and semi-finals as she thrashed Li's Chinese teammate Yang Xiaolei 6-0 before knocking out eventual bronze medallist Alejandra Valencia 6-4 on her home turf. "It's an honour to be part of this World Cup, to win this World Cup. Now, I'm going to work even harder after that," Deepika said.

Tradition meets competition: Kazakhstan hosts the 5th edition of the World Nomad Games

The event saw over 3,000 athletes from 100 countries compete in 21 traditional sports, including kokpar and archery on horseback.

India Paralympics Medalists Return Home, Given Grand Welcome

Indian Paralympic athletes received a grand welcome at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on their return home from Paris, after putting up a record-breaking show at the Paris Paralympics. On Saturday morning, half of the Indian contingent made their return home after taking part in the Paris Paralympics. Avani Lekhara, Mona Agarwal, Pranav Soorma, Rakesh Kumar, and Manish Narwal are among others who touched down in Delhi. Fans outside the Delhi airport gathered in huge numbers and greeted the para-athletes by showering flower petals on them.

Paris Paralympics: Simran Sharma Finishes Last In Women's 100m Final, Powerlifter Ashok's Campaign Concludes Without Medal

India para-athletes Simran Sharma and Ashok failed to seal their spot at the podium and saw their Paris Paralympics campaign conclude on a heartbreaking note. Simran stormed into the women's 100m T12 final without breaking a sweat. But she was ousted by her opponents and finished last of the four finalists in the event with a timing of 12.31s. Cuba's Omara Durand Elias, the world record-holder, struck gold with a timing of 11.81s. Ukraine's Oksana Boturchuk finished behind Elias with a timing of 12.17s. Germany's Katrin Mueller-Rottgardt settled for the bronze medal after clocking 12.26s.

Paralympics Archery Gold In Bag, Harvinder Singh Sets Sights On Next Challenges Including Completing PhD

Having successfully changed the colour of his medal from bronze at Tokyo Paralympics to gold at Paris, India's star para archer Harvinder Singh's next target is to continue his successful run and complete his PhD. The first Indian para archer to have won a Paralympics medal at Tokyo, Harvinder rewrote history when he bagged the country's maiden gold in the men's recurve event at Paris on Thursday. "The preparations were going well in India at SAI Sonipat where I had both my coaches and that helped a lot. We came to France 15 days before (the event) and I was shooting well," he told the media on Friday while discussing his preparations for the Paralympics.

Harvinder Singh, Preethi Pal To Be India's Flag-Bearers For Paralympics Closing Ceremony

Gold medal-winning archer Harvinder Singh and sprinter Preethi Pal, who made history by becoming the first-ever Indian woman to win two medals at the Paralympics, will be the country's flag bearers during the closing ceremony of the Paris Games on Sunday. Harvinder, 33, who had also scripted history by becoming the first Indian archer to clinch a gold at the Paralympics to add to the bronze he won in Tokyo in 2021, said carrying the country's flag during the closing ceremony was the highest honour he could have dreamed of.

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"Thought It Was A Prank...": On Anand Mahindra Gifting Car, Paralympics Archer Sheetal Devi's Candid Admission

Anand Mahindra Fulfills Promise, Gifts Paralympics Medallist Archer Sheetal Devi This Car. Not Thar

Archer Deepika Kumari Settles For Silver In Archery World Cup Final

Tradition meets competition: Kazakhstan hosts the 5th edition of the World Nomad Games

India Paralympics Medalists Return Home, Given Grand Welcome

Paris Paralympics: Simran Sharma Finishes Last In Women's 100m Final, Powerlifter Ashok's Campaign Concludes Without Medal

Paralympics Archery Gold In Bag, Harvinder Singh Sets Sights On Next Challenges Including Completing PhD

Harvinder Singh, Preethi Pal To Be India's Flag-Bearers For Paralympics Closing Ceremony