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"It Has A Direct Influence": Abhinav Bindra On Athletes' Mental Health, Calls It 'Work In Progress'

Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra on Friday acknowledged training Indian athletes across sports on the aspect of mental health remains a "work in progress", while adding that benefits of the same must reach grassroots level. Bindra said mental health directly influences overall well-being of an athlete and sports administrators also share equal responsibility in it. "It's an area where there is work in progress — we all acknowledge that. We are a sporting ecosystem which is developing. It is slowly maturing," he said during a virtual interaction organised by Mpower to launch AMP: A Sports Psychology Division to Elevate Athlete Performance.

Shooter Avani Lekhara Rewrites History Books With Gold Medal At Paris Paralympics

The incredible Avani Lekhara became the first Indian woman to win two Paralympic gold medal with her victory in the women's 10m air rifle (SH1) event here on Friday as compatriot Mona Agarwal claimed a bronze. Winner of the Tokyo Paralympics gold three years back, Avani, 22, shot a superb 249.7 to erase her own record of 249.6 set in Japanese capital, while Mona, who took up shooting sport in 2022, notched up 228.7 for the bronze. Avani, who is wheel-chair bound after a car mishap left her paralysed below the waist when she was 11-years-old, had became the first woman shooter from the country to win medals in shooting at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021.

Paralympics: Suhas Yathiraj, Nitesh Kumar Seal Para Badminton Semi-Final Spots

Tokyo silver medallist shuttler Suhas Yathiraj and Nitesh Kumar continued their impressive run to secure spots in the men's singles SL4 and SL3 semifinals, respectively, at the Paralympics here on Friday. Suhas, a 2007 batch IAS officer, defeated Korea's Shin Kyung Hwan 26-24, 21-14 in his second match, topping the three-man Group A in the SL4 category. Meanwhile, Nitesh, a 29-year-old IIT Mandi graduate, dominated China's Yang Jianyuan with a convincing 21-5, 21-11 victory, ensuring a top-two finish in the four-man Group A of the SL3 category.

"Happy To Win A Medal": Avani Lekhara On Creating History At Paris Paralympics

After winning the gold medal in the women's 10m air rifle final at the Paris Paralympics, Indian shooter Avani Lekhara said that she was happy to win a medal for the country. Reigning Paralympic champion, Avani Lekhara maintained her streak and struck gold in the women's 10m air rifle final at the Paris Paralympics on Friday. Shooter Mona Agarwal bagged the bronze medal at the same event. Speaking in a video shared by the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI), Avani said that she felt nice and happy after winning the gold medal at the Paris Paralympics.

"Used To Cry...": Paralympics Bronze Medallist Mona Agarwal On Her 'Biggest Challenge'

A mother of two, Mona Agarwal used to cry every single day at the shooting range when her kids on video calls would innocently claim that she had forgotten her way back home and she must put the address on GPS and return. On Friday, participating in her maiden Paralympics, the 37-year-old Mona clinched the bronze medal in women's 10m air rifle after gunning for the gold medal in the final, which eventually went to India's Avani Lekhara.

Manish Narwal Wins Silver In Air Pistol Event At Paris Paralympics 2024

Tokyo Games gold medallist shooter Manish Narwal fought hard before settling for silver in the men's 10m air pistol (SH1) event at the Paris Paralympics at Chateauroux, France on Friday. The 22-year-old Narwal, who had won gold in 50m pistol event at Tokyo, was leading for quite some time before he slipped because of a series of poor scores to surrender the initiative to veteran South Korean marksman Jo Jeongdu. Narwal, the elder brother of Indian pistol marksman Shiva Narwal, shot 234.9, while Jeongdu took the gold with a total of 237.4.

"It Has A Direct Influence": Abhinav Bindra On Athletes' Mental Health, Calls It 'Work In Progress'

Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra on Friday acknowledged training Indian athletes across sports on the aspect of mental health remains a "work in progress", while adding that benefits of the same must reach grassroots level. Bindra said mental health directly influences overall well-being of an athlete and sports administrators also share equal responsibility in it. "It's an area where there is work in progress — we all acknowledge that. We are a sporting ecosystem which is developing. It is slowly maturing," he said during a virtual interaction organised by Mpower to launch AMP: A Sports Psychology Division to Elevate Athlete Performance.

Shooter Avani Lekhara Rewrites History Books With Gold Medal At Paris Paralympics

The incredible Avani Lekhara became the first Indian woman to win two Paralympic gold medal with her victory in the women's 10m air rifle (SH1) event here on Friday as compatriot Mona Agarwal claimed a bronze. Winner of the Tokyo Paralympics gold three years back, Avani, 22, shot a superb 249.7 to erase her own record of 249.6 set in Japanese capital, while Mona, who took up shooting sport in 2022, notched up 228.7 for the bronze. Avani, who is wheel-chair bound after a car mishap left her paralysed below the waist when she was 11-years-old, had became the first woman shooter from the country to win medals in shooting at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021.

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"It Has A Direct Influence": Abhinav Bindra On Athletes' Mental Health, Calls It 'Work In Progress'

Shooter Avani Lekhara Rewrites History Books With Gold Medal At Paris Paralympics

Paralympics: Suhas Yathiraj, Nitesh Kumar Seal Para Badminton Semi-Final Spots

"Happy To Win A Medal": Avani Lekhara On Creating History At Paris Paralympics

"Used To Cry...": Paralympics Bronze Medallist Mona Agarwal On Her 'Biggest Challenge'

Manish Narwal Wins Silver In Air Pistol Event At Paris Paralympics 2024

"It Has A Direct Influence": Abhinav Bindra On Athletes' Mental Health, Calls It 'Work In Progress'

Shooter Avani Lekhara Rewrites History Books With Gold Medal At Paris Paralympics