Maken issues show cause notice to PCI

Last Updated: Friday, September 7, 2012, 15:14

Cracking the whip on the Paralympic Committee of India after receiving complaints from the participants in the London Games, Sports Minister Ajay Maken on FRiday issued a show cause notice to the body.

Indian Paralympics team felicitated by High Commissioner

Last Updated: Friday, September 7, 2012, 10:35

The 33-member Indian team which participated in the ongoing Paralympic Games was felicitated by the country`s High Commissioner to the UK -- Dr Jaimini Bhagwati -- at the India House here.

Indian Paralympic athlete alleges lack of escorts, officials deny

Last Updated: Sunday, September 2, 2012, 18:04

Controversy broke out in the Indian Paralympic team here with an athlete alleging lack of escorts to look after them even as the officials sought to make light of it.

Paralympic Games 2012: Oscar Pistorius proves ‘doubters’ wrong by setting world-record in 200m heats

Last Updated: Sunday, September 2, 2012, 10:50

South-African double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius proved everyone wrong after he created a world record after running in the T44 200m heats at the London Paralympic Games 2012.

Paralympic discus gold for Russia

Last Updated: Saturday, September 1, 2012, 17:20

Russia`s Alexei Ashapatov has hurled his way to Paralympic gold in the men`s discus for athletes who use wheelchairs, setting a new world record along the way Saturday.

First Paralympic gold goes to China

Last Updated: Friday, August 31, 2012, 16:18

China`s Zhang Cuiping won the first gold medal of the London Paralympic Games with a world record performance.

`Spirit in Motion` gala opens London`s Paralympics

Last Updated: Thursday, August 30, 2012, 11:12

Volleys of fireworks lit up the night sky, Beverley Knight belted out "I am what I am," and Britain`s first Paralympic gold medalist lit the cauldron to open the 2012 London Paralympic Games.