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    KIPG 2025: Tamil Nadu’s Ramesh Shanguman clinches first gold in athletics
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    KIPG 2025: Tamil Nadu’s Ramesh Shanguman Clinches First Gold In Athletics

    By IANS News March 21, 2025 • 21:00 PM View: 641
    Khelo India Para Games: Tamil Nadu’s Ramesh Shanguman gave his state a flying start as track and field events in athletics started on Day 2 of the Khelo India Para Games 2025 here on Friday. A former basketballer, Chennai’s Shanguman won the first gold of the Games and it came in the men's 800m T53/T54 event.

    At the time of writing, 31 gold medals had been decided and Tamil Nadu had won eight of them. Maharashtra (five golds) and Haryana (four golds) were second and third, respectively. Forty-four finals, all in different categories of athletics were scheduled on Friday.

    Hailing from a farming family in Mannathampatty village, Tiruchirappalli, Shanguman was struck by tragedy when he lost his legs in a lorry accident at the age of eight. However, he did not let the setback hold him back and took to sports. He started as a para basketball player but then shifted to wheelchair racing.

    TAGS Tamil Nadu Ramesh Shanguman Khelo India Para Games SAI Media Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Indira Gandhi Stadium Paris Paralympian Nitesh Kumar Tokyo Paralympics Gold Krishna Nagar Nitesh Kumar Nithya Sre Palal Kohli
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