<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Paralympics 2016 News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest and breaking news about Paralympics 2016 tournament. All the latest 2026 Sports articles on SportsCafe.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in</link><image><url>https://cdn-static.spcafe.in/logo/logo192x192v1.png</url><title>Paralympics 2016 News</title><link>https://sportscafe.in</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:38:10 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sportscafe.in/rss/sports/tournament/paralympics_2016" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2016 10:44:14 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[ All Rights Reserved]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en-in]]></language><managingEditor><![CDATA[editor@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Editor)]]></managingEditor><webMaster><![CDATA[admin@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Admin)]]></webMaster><ttl>2</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Paralympian Deepa Malik awarded Rs. 4 crores by PM Narendra Modi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday honoured Paralympics silver medallist Deepa Malik with a cash award of Rs.4 crore. The 46-year old threw a personal best distance of 4.61m in women's shot put F-53 event at the Rio event to become the first Indian female to win a medal at the Paralympics.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/nov/02/paralympian-deepa-malik-awarded-rs-4-crores-by-pm-narendra-modi?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/nov/02/paralympian-deepa-malik-awarded-rs-4-crores-by-pm-narendra-modi?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2016 10:44:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gs/articles/Paralympics/malik%20felicitation.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sakshi Malik: Deepa Malik’s life story an inspiring tale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rio Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik has said the life story of Paralympic silver winner Deepa Malik, is an inspiring tale. She expressed her heartiest gratitude to the countrymen who have given her so much of love and also advised the girls not to be bogged by the society’s perception.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/21/sakshi-malik-deepa-maliks-life-story-an-inspiring-tale?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/21/sakshi-malik-deepa-maliks-life-story-an-inspiring-tale?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2016 08:40:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Deepa_Malik_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paralympics 2016 | Iranian Cyclist dies in tragic accident]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iranian Cyclist Sarafraz Bahman Golbarnezhad’s tragic death has cast a shadow over the Paralympics in Rio ahead of its closing ceremony. The 48-year-old suffered a cardiac arrest after being involved in a crash in the C4-5 event and passed away yesterday in a hospital.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/18/paralympics-2016-iranian-cyclist-dies-in-tragic-accident?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/18/paralympics-2016-iranian-cyclist-dies-in-tragic-accident?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2016 05:14:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Paralympics/Bahman_Paralympics.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paralympian Jhajharia to get 0.75 crore land from Rajasthan Govt]]></title><description><![CDATA[The awards and accolades have started to flow in for India's Paralympic star Devendra Jhajharia, and now the Rajasthan Government has decided to award him Rs 75 lakh and a couple of plots of land. The 35-year-old recently grabbed the headlines after winning the gold medal in Javelin throw in Rio.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/15/paralympian-jhajharia-to-get-0-75-crore-land-from-rajasthan-govt?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/15/paralympian-jhajharia-to-get-0-75-crore-land-from-rajasthan-govt?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2016 10:12:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Paralympics/Jhajharia_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I hope my journey and medal can inspire many, says Deepa Malik]]></title><description><![CDATA[After becoming the first Indian female athlete to qualify for the Paralympics, Deepa Malik brought joy to many by winning the silver medal in women's shot put F-53 event. Saying that her disability had made her stronger, the 45-year old also credited her family as the motivation for her success.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/14/i-hope-my-journey-and-medal-can-inspire-many-says-deepa-malik?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/14/i-hope-my-journey-and-medal-can-inspire-many-says-deepa-malik?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2016 14:11:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/deep_Malik_medal_facebook.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paralympics Gold winner Jhajharia : Getting another gold after a 12-year long wait only sweetens the feeling more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Devendra Jhajharia had to wait 12 long years before he was able to participate in the Paralympics, but when he did, he broke his own World record and won India's fourth medal in the 2016 edition. Crediting his will power for the feat, Jhajharia also thanked the Government and his sponsors.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/14/paralympics-gold-winner-jhajharia-getting-another-gold-after-a-12-year-long-wait-only-sweetens-the-feeling-more?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/14/paralympics-gold-winner-jhajharia-getting-another-gold-after-a-12-year-long-wait-only-sweetens-the-feeling-more?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2016 13:45:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/Other%20sports/Devendra_Jhajharia_GettyImages.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twitter reacts to Devendra Jhajharia's record-breaking gold medal in Paralympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Devendra Jhajharia became the first Indian to win two gold medals, at the Paralympics(2004, 2016) as the 35-year old won India's fourth medal in Paralympics. Here is the list of tweets from our Prime Minister to the Twitter king Virender Sehwag, who heaped praise on the Champion. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/14/twitter-reacts-to-devendra-jhajharias-record-breaking-gold-medal-in-paralympics?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/14/twitter-reacts-to-devendra-jhajharias-record-breaking-gold-medal-in-paralympics?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kishore Kumar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2016 09:36:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Paralympics/Jhajharia_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paralympics 2016 | Devendra Jhajharia breaks World Record to win Gold at Paralympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia became the first Indian to secure two Gold medals with his feat at the Paralympics yesterday. The Athens gold-medal winner broke his own World record on the way and brought the fourth medal for the country at the Rio Paralympics 2016.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/14/devendra-jhajharia-breaks-world-record-to-win-gold-at-paralympics?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/14/devendra-jhajharia-breaks-world-record-to-win-gold-at-paralympics?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2016 04:17:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Paralympics/Jhajharia_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ability beyond disability : Life of Deepa Malik is an inspiration]]></title><description><![CDATA[We, the society, often underestimate the people with physical disabilities and tend to forget the adage that everyone is equal. And then, people like Deepa arrive to give us a reality check. Her story is one for the ages.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/13/ability-beyond-disability-life-of-deepa-malik-is-an-inspiration?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/13/ability-beyond-disability-life-of-deepa-malik-is-an-inspiration?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bastab K Parida]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2016 14:35:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Deepa_Malik_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[UP Government announces Rs 1 cr cash reward for Varun Singh Bhati]]></title><description><![CDATA[After winning the bronze medal in the men's high jump T-42 event at the Rio Paralympics on Saturday, the Uttar Pradesh government has announced a cash reward for Varun Singh Bhati. The 22-year-old Bhati hails from the Jamalpur village of Greater Noida.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/13/up-government-announces-rs-1-cr-cash-reward-for-varun-singh-bhati?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/13/up-government-announces-rs-1-cr-cash-reward-for-varun-singh-bhati?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2016 07:32:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/Varun_Singh%20Bhati_GettyImages.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deepa Malik : Want to use this medal to support women with disabilities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deepa Malik became the first female Indian athlete to win a medal at the Paralympics on Monday when she bagged the silver medal in the women's shot put F-53 event in Rio. She also won the medal by throwing her personal best of 4.61 metres.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/13/deepa-malik-want-to-use-this-medal-to-support-women-with-disabilities?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/13/deepa-malik-want-to-use-this-medal-to-support-women-with-disabilities?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2016 06:36:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/deep_Malik_medal_facebook.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mariyappan Thangavelu donates 30 lakhs from his prize money to his school]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian gold medallist in the Paralympics, Mariyappan Thangavelu, on Monday donated a part of his prize money to the school which he had studied in. Thangavelu, 20, became the third Indian to win a gold at the Paralympics after Murlikant Petkar (1972) and Devendra Jhajharia (2004).]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/13/mariyappan-thangavelu-donates-30-lakhs-from-his-prize-money-to-his-school?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/13/mariyappan-thangavelu-donates-30-lakhs-from-his-prize-money-to-his-school?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2016 05:54:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/Mariyappan_Thangavelu_Varun_singh_Bhati_paralympics_GettyImages.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrities on Twitter react to Deepa Malik's inspirational performance in Paralympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deepa Malik became the first Indian female to win a medal at the Paralympics on Monday. This was India's third medal in this Paralympics games, and the celebrities on Twitter were quick in reacting to the inspirational performance of Deepa Malik.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/13/celebrities-on-twitter-react-to-deepa-maliks-inspirational-performance-in-paralympics?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/13/celebrities-on-twitter-react-to-deepa-maliks-inspirational-performance-in-paralympics?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kishore Kumar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2016 05:35:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/Deepa_Malik_Facebook.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paralympics 2016 | Deepa Malik wins silver medal in shot put]]></title><description><![CDATA[India's Deepa Malik won the silver medal for India on Monday in the women's shot put F-53 in Paralympics in Rio. The 45-year old threw a distance of 4.61m, to secure the third medal for India in the Paralympics after Mariyappan Thangavelu and Varun Singh Bhati won medals in high jump.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/12/paralympics-2016-deepa-malik-wins-silver-medal-in-shot-put?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/12/paralympics-2016-deepa-malik-wins-silver-medal-in-shot-put?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2016 15:27:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/Deepa_Malik_Facebook.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Want to build a house for my mother, says Gold winner Mariappan Thangavelu]]></title><description><![CDATA[After winning the Gold at the Paralympics 2016, Mariappan Thangavelu, expressed his desire to construct a house of their own to gift his mother, who has been selling vegetables to earn a living for the family. The bronze medalist Varun Singh Bhati also expressed his happiness on his performance.
]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/11/want-to-build-a-house-for-my-mother-says-gold-winner-mariappan-thangavelu?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/11/want-to-build-a-house-for-my-mother-says-gold-winner-mariappan-thangavelu?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2016 07:11:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Paralympics/Mariyappan_Thangavelu_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paralympics 2016 | Twitter reacts to India's first medal at Paralympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[T Mariyappan and Varun Singh won India's first couple of medals at the Paralympics 2016. This how the world reacted to the inspirational medal winners.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/10/paralympics-2016-virender-sehwag-narendra-modi-and-others-react-to-indias-first-medal-at-paralympics?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/10/paralympics-2016-virender-sehwag-narendra-modi-and-others-react-to-indias-first-medal-at-paralympics?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kishore Kumar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2016 09:14:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/Mariyappan_Thangavelu_Varun_singh_Bhati_paralympics_GettyImages.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paralympics 2016 | Mariyappan Thangavelu wins India's first gold in Rio]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mariyappan Thangavelu has won the gold medal with a jump of 1.89 meters in the men's high jump T-42 event in Rio on Saturday. In what was a double jubilation for the nation, Varun Singh Bhati secured the bronze medal in the same event with his personal best jump of 1.86 meters.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/10/paralympics-2016-mariyappan-thangavelu-wins-indias-first-gold-in-rio?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/10/paralympics-2016-mariyappan-thangavelu-wins-indias-first-gold-in-rio?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2016 04:41:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Paralympics/Mariyappan_Thangavelu_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paralympic | Have we earned the right to cheer India's para-athletes in Rio?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let's cheer our Paralympic athletes, but let's also become a disabled-friendly nation for the next 10 days]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/07/paralympic-have-we-earned-the-right-to-cheer-indias-para-athletes-in-rio?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/07/paralympic-have-we-earned-the-right-to-cheer-indias-para-athletes-in-rio?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amlan Majumdar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2016 07:30:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other_sports/India_paralympic_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sports Min announces rewards for Paralympics : 0.75 Cr for Gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ahead of the Paralympics event about to start on September 7, Indian Sports Ministry has promised cash prizes for athletes who will be returning back with medals from Rio. Much like the Summer Olympics at Rio, India is sending its largest Paralympic contingent consisting of 17 athletes.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/06/sports-min-announces-rewards-for-paralympics-0-75-cr-for-gold?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/06/sports-min-announces-rewards-for-paralympics-0-75-cr-for-gold?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2016 12:24:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/Paralympics_GettyImages.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM Modi wishes Indian Paralympics contingent ahead of Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[
After sending its biggest contingent to the Rio Olympics, India is gearing up to send once again its biggest number of 17 athletes to the Paralympics Games at Rio De Janeiro. Ahead of their departure for the Games that will begin on September 7, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished the athletes.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/02/pm-modi-wishes-indian-paralympics-contingent-ahead-of-olympics?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/02/pm-modi-wishes-indian-paralympics-contingent-ahead-of-olympics?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2016 06:12:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Modi.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item></channel></rss>