Amit Saroha

Selection of sportspersons for the highest award for sports in Haryana - Bhim Award - for the physically-challenged category has been clouded by the alleged rejection of the name of Para Olympian and Arjuna Award winner athlete Amit Saroha.

September 21, 2007 - a day para-athlete Amit Saroha cannot forget. The day changed his life forever. Saroha met with a horrific road accident that led to a severe spinal injury and left him condemned to the wheelchair for the rest of his life.

Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday has assured para-athletes of being provided jobs within a month.

The Sports Ministry's Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) has approved a financial assistance of Rs 6.16 lakh for Tokyo Games bronze medallist Bajrang Punia for the 18-day special training camp he undertook in Iran.

Saroha won a silver medal in club throw in World Para Athletics Championships held in London from July 14 to 23. Rinku Hooda won a silver in javelin throw in Junior World Para Athletics Championships held in Switzerland from July 31 to August 6.

Haryana government would confer Bhim Award to 17 outstanding sports persons of the state in a function to be organized at Haryana Raj Bhawan on January 22.

Amit Kumar Saroha enters the Rio Paralympics on a confident note, having earlier this year won gold at the French Open Athletics Championships with an Asian record of 26.58m.

Living up to its reputation of being the sports powerhouse in the country, 15 para athletes from Haryana are part of the 32-member Indian contingent participating at the World Para Athletics Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from November 7 to 15.

Saroha is a quadriplegic who has qualified for the Rio Paralympics in discus and club throw and is a sure shot for a medal in category F 51.

Three-time Paralympian Amit Saroha and World University Games gold medallist Pistol shooter Gauri Sheoran have been named youth icons by the Haryana State Election Commission for a year. The duo has been entrusted to encourage the youth to step out and cast their franchises.

A group of para-athletes, including Paralympic silver-medallist Deepa Malik, met Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar seeking assurances on the job promises made to them by the state government.

While the students of DU's north and south campuses look forward to the fest season, the students of Delhi College of Art (DCA) await their annual art exhibition. The 64th annual art exhibition of DCA, that began on April 13, puts on display the works of students from various departments.

Adding to Haryana's reputation as India's medal factory, the state has given the maximum number of players for the Indian squad participating in the World Para Athletics Championship 2017 in London.

Indian grappler Naveen Sihag shocked defending champion Daton Duain Fix to progress to the 57kg gold medal bout on the opening day of the men's free style competition at the Junior World Wrestling Championship.

In the Women's F55 category, Dalal, at the last moment, managed a throw of 19.02m, just overtaking Baharain's Alomari Roba, who managed 19.01m.

"The main objective of holding so many events is inclusiveness and mainstreaming of PWDs.

Denouncing Haryana government’s new sports policy, 80 international and national level para-athletes have termed it as "discriminatory" and "in violation of their constitutional rights". They have also threatened to move court if their demands are not heeded.

Archers Tarundeep Rai, Atanu Das, Pravin Jadhav and Atul Verma were on Wednesday included in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) for 2020 Tokyo Games.