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Uttar Pradesh's Simran, Preethi Pal, Haryana's Dharambir shine on final day of Indian Open Para-Athletics Championship
As the curtains fell on the two-day championship, the event stood out not only as a selection ground for the upcoming New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships but also as a celebration of talent, resilience, and sporting spirit. read more The final day of the 7th Indian Open Para Athletics Championship concluded with high-octane performances and inspirational displays of determination at the iconic Shree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. Over 260 para-athletes from across the country competed with passion and pride across multiple track and field events, supported by sponsors including Balmer Lawrie, Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI), Playable by HDFC Ergo, and Leonard Cheshire Disability. Among the standout athletes of the day was Simran from Uttar Pradesh, who once again impressed by winning gold in the Women's 200m T12 category, clocking an excellent time of 24.80 seconds. She was followed by Damor Tejal Amaraji of Gujarat, who claimed silver with 25.80 seconds, and Odisha's Janaki Oram, who took bronze with a time of 30.00 seconds. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD In the Women's 200m T35, Preethi Pal from Uttar Pradesh continued her golden run with a first-place finish in 31.40 seconds. Avani from Haryana won silver with 44.20 seconds, and Sunetra from Rajasthan clinched bronze with a time of 58.50 seconds. The field events witnessed dominance from Haryana in the Men's Club Throw F32 & F51, where Dharambir claimed gold with a best of 30.37 meters, edging past Pranav Soorma and Amit Kumar, who completed a clean sweep for the state. In the Men's Discus Throw F37, Haryana's Haney threw a stunning 53.81 meters for gold, while Bhavishay (Haryana) and Boby (Delhi) completed the podium. Track events saw exceptional speed from Arunachal Pradesh's Tingong Wangpan Nokkai, who won the Men's 200m T35 in 27.80 seconds, just ahead of Vinay from Haryana and Abhishek Babasa Jadhav of Maharashtra. The Men's 200m T44 was won by Haryana's Sandeep with a time of 24.50 seconds, followed by Vinay Kumar Lal from Chandigarh and Rahul Saini from Haryana. In the Men's Long Jump T42 & T63, Rajasthan's Mahendra Gurjar took gold with a leap of 5.73 meters, while Solairaj Dharamraj of SSCB soared to 7.32 meters to win the T44 & T64 division. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Gujarat's Bhavanaben Chaudhary Ajabaji claimed top honours in the Men's Javelin Throw F12, F13 & F46, followed by Amisha Rawat (Uttarakhand) and Kipa Mero Kipa Tara (Arunachal Pradesh). On the women's side, Keerthika Jayachandran of Tamil Nadu dominated the Javelin F33–F54, winning gold. Dipika Rani (Uttar Pradesh) won silver and Bhagyashri Madhavrao Jadav (Maharashtra) took bronze. Keerthika also secured bronze in the Women's Discus Throw F51–F54, where Delhi's Suvarna Raj won gold and Haryana's Kanchan Lakhani took silver. In Javelin F55 & F56, Suchitra Parida from Odisha earned gold, Garima Joshi of Uttarakhand took silver, and Fatima Khatoon of Uttar Pradesh claimed bronze. The Women's Shot Put F57 was won by Sharmila from Haryana with a powerful 9.77 meters, followed by Shilpa Kanchugarkoppalu (Karnataka) and Mir Sadika Sikandar (Gujarat). Closing out the day, Odisha's Jayanti Behera blazed through the Women's 200m T37, T46 & T47, winning gold in 27.90 seconds. Bhavani Valasamgari (Andhra Pradesh) won silver in 29.30 seconds, and Mafi from Haryana took bronze in 31.10 seconds. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD As the curtains fell on the two-day championship, the event stood out not only as a selection ground for the upcoming New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships but also as a celebration of talent, resilience, and sporting spirit. With record performances, new talents, and consistent champions, Indian para athletics is firmly on the rise.
India Gazette
10-07-2025
- Sport
- India Gazette
Bengaluru to host 7th Indian Open Para Athletics Championship on 11th-12th July 2025 at Kantaveera Stadium
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): The vibrant city of Bengaluru is set to welcome over 262 of the nation's most determined and dynamic para athletes for the 7th Indian Open Para Athletics Championship, scheduled to take place on 11th and 12th July at the iconic Kantaveera Stadium, according to a release from SAI Media. The event marks a crucial moment in Indian para sports, serving as the final selection platform for the Indian contingent heading to the New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships, scheduled to take place later this year. The event is supported by Balmer Lawrie, Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI), Leonard Cheshire Disability, and the Cognizant Foundation. The championship will witness participation from an extraordinary lineup of Indian Para Athletes who have made their mark on the international stage. Leading the charge is two-time Paralympic gold medallist Sumit Antil in the F64 Javelin category, along with celebrated athletes such as Praveen Kumar (High Jump, T44), Yogesh Kathuniya (Discus Throw, F56) Dharambir Nain (Club Throw, F51), Rinku Hooda (Javelin Throw, F46), and Simran (100m & 200m, T12) among others. With representation across track and field disciplines, this championship promises elite performances and fierce competition. Speaking ahead of the event, Devendra Jhajharia, President of the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI), expressed his pride and optimism. 'The 7th Indian Open Para Athletics Championship is more than just a competition--it is a celebration of resilience, excellence, and national pride. As we prepare for the New Delhi 2025 World Championships, this event plays a pivotal role in finalising the athletes who will carry India's hopes on the global stage. I wish every athlete the very best and look forward to witnessing their incredible talent on display.' Athletes, too, are fired up for this crucial meet. Yogesh Kathuniya, silver medallist at the Paris and Tokyo Paralympics and one of India's most consistent throwers, shared his excitement. 'This meeting is special. It's our chance to show we are ready for the world stage. Competing here not only motivates me but also reminds me of the growing strength of Para athletics in India.' Rising sprint star Simran, who won gold at the Kobe 2024 Asian Championships, added. 'I'm feeling strong and focused. Racing in front of a home crowd in Bengaluru gives me extra energy. This meet is key for all of us looking to make it to the World Championships in New Delhi.' As anticipation builds, Kantaveera Stadium is being prepped to host the nation's finest. With India targeting a record haul at the upcoming New Delhi World Championships, this championship in Bangalore is expected to set the tone for what could be a historic outing for Indian para athletics. (ANI)
Forbes
18-06-2025
- Business
- Forbes
10 Questions CHROs Can Ask To Reshape Strategy From The Inside Out
Bala V Sathyanarayanan serves as EVP & CHRO at Greif, Inc (NYSE: GEF) & Chairman of the Board of Directors at Balmer Lawrie - Van Leer Ltd. In today's volatile and fast-changing world, strategy doesn't fail because of bad ideas—it fails in execution. According to McKinsey (registration required), 70% of large-scale transformation efforts fall short, and it's not due to flawed strategies. It's because organizations struggle with misalignment, lack of agility or operational unpreparedness. When business leaders don't find and address the issues that erode value, they'll fail to protect their people and grow as an organization. This is where HR comes in. Chief human resources officers (CHROs) can assert their place as a strategic partner by getting executive leadership to consider tough questions. Based on my experience with leading transformation, I believe there are four key domains worth focusing on: strategic alignment; structural enablement; culture and execution risk; and talent risk and value creation. With those in mind, here are 10 questions—organized by domain—that can help identify value leakage and accelerate enterprise performance through people. This domain focuses on fully synchronizing talent strategy with business ambition. These questions can pinpoint current misalignment. • Are we building talent for where the business is going? Long-term success depends on your workforce capability, not just capacity. So aligning your talent strategy with business goals is vital. By using strategies like scenario modeling and external benchmarking, you can partner with leadership to co-develop future-focused workforce plans. At Greif, for example, this helped us identify a succession gap, leading to a targeted internal leadership acceleration program. • Do our rewards and incentives drive the right enterprise outcomes? Many well-intended pay structures reward short-term wins. To truly enhance execution, audit your incentive structure to ensure it encourages collaboration, long-term value and customer impact. It will also be key to measure individual results according to enterprise goals. Unidentified friction points can jeopardize your performance infrastructure. Use these prompts to find and address major issues. • Is complexity slowing decision making or innovation? Complex bureaucracy, whether structural or behavioral, can significantly outpace progress. Structural complexity can look like excessive hierarchy or a lack of role clarity. Behavioral complexity manifests as decision paralysis, over-consensus or turf wars. To identify drag points, conduct decision audits, organization network analysis and span of control reviews. • Are our workflows and systems enabling performance? Friction often hides in approvals, tech and outdated policies. If there are too many inefficiencies in your processes, employees will struggle to get things done. Pinpoint teams' areas of frustration by running journey-mapping exercises. • Are we leveraging HR technology to scale insight and accelerate decisions? Your digital stack should function as a strategic radar that deepens agility, personalization and foresight. Integrate real-time analytics into your human resources information system (HRIS) and train leaders to interpret dashboards so they can determine risk, bench strength and development trends. Certain behavioral patterns can sabotage strategy. Here's what to ask if you want to find problematic habits. • What cultural patterns are quietly blocking execution? Behaviors like risk aversion, perfectionism and avoidance are common in matrixed organizations. When left unchecked, they can ruin goal achievement. Use methods like skip-level listening, culture diagnostics and 360-degree feedback to identify widespread issues. • Where are silos costing us speed, innovation or customer impact? Silos hinder performance and efficiency. These functional barriers can result in duplicate work, missed handoffs and internal blame loops. Help break them by establishing shared key process indicators, embedding cross-functional teams and holding joint recognition rituals. Talent-related disruptions negatively impact enterprise momentum. To mitigate risk, explore these questions. • Where are we exposed to regrettable attrition? Determining flight risk isn't optional. It's essential to protecting performance continuity. Use predictive modeling and flight-risk signals (like decline in engagement) to surface attrition threats. Conduct stay interviews and involve managers in re-recruiting top performers before they disengage. • What workforce insight would help leadership make faster, better decisions? Executives need strategic visibility—not just raw data. Build dashboards that show critical roles without succession pathways, bench strength by region and engagement trends tied to performance. It's a good idea to present these insights regularly, like once per quarter. • Which HR or enterprise practices no longer serve us? Every enterprise has outdated assumptions and rituals that slow down progress. Lead a zero-based design review annually to find and retire outdated rituals (e.g., forced rankings, tenure-based promotion) and replace them with evidence-based, high-impact practices. It's vital that CHROs showcase how an organization's workforce strategy is ultimately its business strategy. The organizations that simply manage their people won't be the ones shaping the future, so enterprise value must be viewed through the lens of people, risk and performance. When HR becomes bold enough to ask the right questions, it's possible to mobilize talent and architect long-term business success. Forbes Human Resources Council is an invitation-only organization for HR executives across all industries. Do I qualify?
Time of India
28-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
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