The women’s and men’s 10m air rifle finals, will no doubt be the showstoppers being popular Olympic events, with the non-Olympic 50m pistol event also giving out two gold medals on day one.
This milestone event, taking place from September 27 to October 5, 2025, will see over 2,200 para-athletes and support staff from 104 countries converging to compete across 186 medal events, the grandest para-sport gathering ever hosted in India.
The CISF team took part in six events and performed exceptionally well.
The girls’ U-15 bouts started with Komal (30–33 kg) narrowly edging Kazakhstan’s Aiaru Onggarbek with a 3:2 split decision. Khushi Ahlawat (35 kg) then beat her opponent with a 4:1 win, while Tamanna (37 kg) sealed hers with a second-round RSC.
Aman Siwach (63kg) and Devansh (80kg) led the charge in the U-17 boys' section, both securing Referee Stopped Contest (RSC) wins over opponents from the Philippines and Jordan, respectively, in the last set of quarterfinals bouts.
Thursday will be D-Day for javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and the men's hockey team as they will be fighting for medals while wrestlers Aman Sherawat and Anshu will be launching their campaigns at the Paris Olympics.
Among the 29 police personnel, nine were conferred gallantry awards, including one Posthumous, three President’s Medal for Distinguished Service, and 17 Medals for Meritorious Service.
The Special Olympics World Games 2023 came to a close here on Sunday, after an evocative, emotional and triumphant closing my ceremony at the Brandenburg gate in the centre of the city.
Sher-i-Kashmir' was a reference to National Conference founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah.
While nine policemen will receive the Police Medal for Gallantry (PMG), two will receive the President's Police Medal (PPM) for Distinguished Service and 11 will receive the Police Medal (PM) for Meritorious Service.
