Jyoti Baliyan

In an under-15 cricket match, the Up Girls (a team from Kanpur, India) beat Odisha by 100 runs. Kanpur's girls posted 7 for 163 runs in the stipulated 35 overs, wicket keeper Saanvi Bhatia scoring unbeaten 29 runs in 50 balls. Hammering 4 boundaries, the next batsman was jyoti baliyan, who contributed 23 runs in 27 balls. The two played a 39 runs partnership for the 6th wicket for Odisha. Mutirekha Mahanta and Bijaya Behera each took 2 wickets, and Odisha only managed to score 9 for 63 in the stipulated 35 overs. Nikia Yadav, Shubhangi Yadav, Anshika Chaudhary, Bharti Singh, Shivi Singh, and Sanvi Bhatia all scored 12 runs or more. jyoti baliyan, Nandini Singh, Siddhi Mishra, and Bhumika scored 1 run each. Odisha's only double figure scorer was Rutilekha Malik, with 1 run.

Rakesh Kumar and jyoti baliyan, two archers of Shrine Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) Sports Complex, Katra have qualified for Tokyo Paralympic Games 2021, an official said.

India scripted history in the World Archery Para Championships here on Wednesday as the duo of Shyam Sundar Swami and jyoti baliyan assured the country of at least a silver medal by reaching the final of compound mixed team open event.

Compound mixed pair of Shyam Sundar Swami and jyoti baliyan bagged India's their first medal in the World Archery Para Championships after settling for a silver here on Friday. Leading by two points (78-76) at the halfway mark, the Indian duo choked under pressure in the back end to go down against Bair Shigaev and Tatiana Andrievskaia of Russia 148-150.

India's sporting elite converges in Lucknow for the Times of India Sports Awards, honouring a decade of excellence and the past year's achievements. The prestigious event, attended by legends and led by a distinguished jury, celebrates athletes across over 45 categories, including a significant focus on para-sports, recognizing outstanding performances and emerging talents who have made the nation proud.

India’s para archers claimed two medals on Thursday and stayed in the hunt for some more in the 7th Fazza Para Archery World Ranking Tournament in Dubai. Later, Shyam Sundar Swami and jyoti baliyan added a silver to India’s tally finishing second to Russia’s Stepanida Artakhinova and Nail Gatin 158-155 in the compound open mixed team final.

India's para-archer Rakesh Kumar stood on top of the podium in the Compound event while the pair of Harvinder Singh and Pooja also grabbed gold in the recurve mixed team event at the Fazza world ranking tournament in Dubai.

India’s Vivek Chikara produced a stupendous performance on Thursday, as he clinched the gold medal in the men's recurve open event at the Asian Para Archery Championships in Bangkok.

Indian archer Pooja on Sunday created history by becoming the first to enter the final in an individual section of the Para World Championships.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with Muzaffarnagar archer jyoti baliyan and encouraged her to win a gold medal for the country in the upcoming Paralympic Games in Tokyo. PM Modi spoke to Jyoti as part of his interaction with 54 para-athletes contingent which will take part in the games.

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday wrote to World Archery Federation, apprising the governing body of the eight-member team selected for the 3rd Asian Para Championship to be held at Bangkok from October 18 to 26.

Indian para-archers were on Friday forced to pull out of the Final Paralympics Qualification and World Ranking Tournament in Czech Republic beginning on Saturday after their visas were rejected by the host nation.

India's top para-archers, including Tokyo Paralympics bronze medallist Harvinder Singh, will return to action at the World Archery Para Championships that begins on Wednesday.

India's mixed team of Rakesh Kumar and Jyoti Balyan on Sunday crashed out of ongoing Tokyo Paralympics after losing to Oznur Cure and Bulent Korkmaz of Turkey in the Compound Archery Mixed Team event.

The Indian para-archery team has withdrawn from the final Paralympics Qualification and World Ranking tournament in Nove Mesto after the Czech Republic did not issue visas to the six archers and five officials.

Para archers are back to the grind. Gearing up for the upcoming World Archery Para Championship in Dubai, scheduled between February 19 and 27, their ultimate focus is on Paris Paralympics 2024.

Tokyo Paralympic bronze medallist Harvinder Singh received an opening-round bye in the men's individual open recurve event at the Dubai World Archery Para Championships.

Indian para archers raised hopes of Paralympics medals just months before the mega event, claiming their highest haul in an international meet, winning five medals in the 7th Fazza Para Archery World Ranking Tournament that concluded in Dubai on Friday. India ended third on the medals table with two gold and three silver medals behind Turkey and Russia.

Para-archers Rakesh Kumar and Shyam Sundar Swami set up an all-Indian men's compound open final after brilliant victories in the last four stage of the 7th Fazza Para Archery World Ranking tournament here.

Indian compound archer Rakesh Kumar shot a career-best 699 points out of a possible 720 to grab the third place in the ranking round of the men's open section of the Paralympic Games here on Friday.

Armless archer Sheetal Devi continued her stunning form as she won a gold medal in the Open category of compound section at the inaugural Khelo India Para Games in New Delhi on Saturday.

An all-women sewing centre has been set up at the community centre of Rabupura to facilitate the development of vocational skills among girls and women belonging to the economically weaker sections of the area.

Para archers are back to the grind. Gearing up for the upcoming World Archery Para Championship in Dubai, scheduled between February 19 and 27, their ultimate focus is on Paris Paralympics 2024, reports Mandakini Shalya.

India will host the Asian Archery Para Championships from May 31 to June 6 after Kazakhstan expressed its inability to stage the event, citing organisational issues because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Confirming the development, Archery Association of India secretary general Pramod Chadurkar told PTI: "The tournament will now be held at the Yamuna Sports Complex, New Delhi.

Twenty-eight members of the Indian contingent, including athletes and officials, left for Tokyo Paralympic Games on Monday from Indira Gandhi International Airport.

India's Chef de Mission for the Tokyo Paralympics, Gursharan Singh believes the country will produce its best ever performance this year, returning with at least 15 medals including five golds.

Rookie para archer Pooja Jatyan on Sunday scripted history as she became the first Indian to win a silver in an individual section of the Para World Championships.