Para Sports
National Para-athletics C'ship: Navdeep Singh wins gold- Highlights
Catch all the action from Day 1 of the National Para-athletics c'ship here.
Chennai: The 23rd National Para-athletics Championships is all set to begin at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium today, with the three day event set to see the stars of the para-athletics circuit go head to head against one another.
Paris Olympics gold medal-winning javelin thrower Navdeep Singh will be in action today in the morning, competing in the Javelin F41 event.
Similarly, three-time Paralympics medalist Mariyappan Thangavelu and two-time Paralympics gold medalist Sumit Antil will also compete today, in the men's T63 high jump and men's F64 Javelin events respectively.
The inauguration ceremony is expected to be held at 4 pm today at the stadium.
Live updates
Live Updates
- 18 Feb 2025 6:48 AM GMT
Results: Men’s 1500m T11
Here are the results of the men’s 1500m T11:
Gold: Sukdev (Chandigarh): 4:42.20s
Silver: Ankur Dhama (Haryana): 4:45.20s
Bronze: Rishabh Kumar (Uttar Pradesh): 4:58.30s
- 18 Feb 2025 5:43 AM GMT
Update: Sumit is not participating as well
Like Mariyappan, Sumit too has opted out of the para-athletics championships as he is still recovering from his injury.
- 18 Feb 2025 5:18 AM GMT
Update: Mariyappan ruled out of the Para-athletics c’ship
Tamil Nadu high jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu, stated to participate in the c’ship, will not be competing.
- 18 Feb 2025 5:14 AM GMT
Navdeep Singh in action
Navdeep is currently competing at the men’s F41 Javelin event.
- 18 Feb 2025 3:22 AM GMT
Welcome to the LIVE coverage of the National Para-athletics C'ships
For the next three days, over 1400 para-athletes will compete across 155 events, making it one of the largest congregations of para-athletes for an event in the country.
