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India will compete in para biking, para rowing and blind judo on the Paralympics, with these three new occasions extending the nation’s presence to 12 sports activities within the competitors which begins on August 28 in Paris. The Paralympic Committee of India made the announcement on Wednesday, saying that it “showcases the rising range and expertise of India’s Paralympics athletes”. Arshad Shaikh from Andhra Pradesh will make his Paralympics debut in para biking. He had secured his quota by successful a silver medal within the males’s elite particular person time trial C2 class on the Asian Highway Para Biking Championships.
Arshad had additionally clinched a gold medal within the C2 15km scratch closing on the Asian Monitor Biking Championships.
Andhra Pradesh’s Kongannapalle Narayana will characterize India in para rowing. A former Indian Military soldier, Narayana misplaced his left leg under the knee on account of a landmine blast in Jammu and Kashmir.
He received a silver medal within the PR3 combined doubles sculls alongside Anita on the 2022 Asian Para Video games in Hangzhou, China.
Kokila Kaushiklate, a visually challenged para-athlete from Haryana, will compete in blind judo. Kokila had secured her quota by successful a bronze medal within the judo girls’s 48-kg J2 occasion on the 2022 Asian Para Video games in Guangzhou, China.
She additionally received a silver medal on the Commonwealth Judo Championships in 2019.
“The addition of three new sports activities to our Paralympic roster highlights the growing depth and expertise inside our Paralympic group,” stated PCI president Devendra Jhajharia stated.
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