Parasports

Team members of Operation Blue Freedom

Ex Indian Armed Forces soldiers on a mission to enable disabled people to conquer land, sea & water

It’s called Operation Blue Freedom and the mission is to enable people with disabilities to experience the same sense of freedom and adventure like everyone…

pooja agarwal

Decide what you want in life & go all out to get it, believes para sportsperson Pooja Agarwal

Mohammed Rafee Parray, wheelchair basketball player

Wheelchair basketball helped J&K’s Mohammed Rafiee Parray transform his life

Group picture of Indian para badminton team

India’s first professional para badminton academy to open in Lucknow

wheelchair cricketers sitting in circle

This Diwali, Bengaluru-based parasports academy to host first ever two-day wheelchair cricket test match

Bamnner of HAP Cup tournament

Physically challenged cricketers to play 2-day tournament to mark World Disability Day

Image of shubh pathak

Multi-talented Shubh Pathak, 12 years old, is a powerhouse of talents & energy

Chitrasen Sahu is holding a mobile phone

Amputee mountaineer Chitrasen Sahu looks forward to scaling Everest with special prosthetic foot

Himanshu Kumar is standing near his cycle

Para cyclist Himanshu Kumar looks to set Limca record with marathon cycling ride

manasi joshi holding barbie doll

Para-badminton player Manasi Joshi gets Barbie doll modelled after her

File shot of basketball players in court

India’s wheelchair basketball players show their creative side in national challenge

Close up of Soundarya and Prachurya Pradhan

Visually impaired chess champion Soundarya Pradhan is teaching the game online during lockdown

image of sagar rajeev badve

Deaf swimmer Sagar Rajeev Badve wants to change attitudes about disabilities through sports

Red and white logo of Special Olympics Bharat

Special Olympics Tennis makes debut in India

Amit Saroha is wearing a suit and is sitting on a wheelchair

Two-time Paralympian Amit Kumar Saroha’s achievements celebrated in comic form

Gold and purple logo with the words Straight Drive Cricket Academy

Separate academy for disabled cricketers to be set up in Kolkata with CAB support

naresh tumda blind cricketer

Gujarat blind cricketer Naresh Tumda, part of World Cup winning team, now sells vegetables for a living

P Gopichand is wearing a white T shirt and holding flowers

National badminton coach Pullela Gopichand sends best wishes to para athletes ahead of Tokyo Paralympics

Satendra Singh is swimming in a poll wearing a yellow cap

Para swimmer Satendra Singh wins Tenzing Norgay national award for 2019

sugil para badminton player

Para-badminton player Sugil Abbas back in India after months of struggle amidst pandemic

Wheelchair cricket team with former president Pranab Mukherjee

India’s wheelchair cricket champions struggle for survival amidst lockdown

Vijay Kant Tiwari is holding the T20 series trophy

‘If BCCI can hold IPL during Covid, why not support us?’ – India’s disabled cricketers speak out