Telangana para-throwball athlete Gadipelli Prashanth has been named captain of the Indian team for the 2nd South Asian Para-Throwball Championship in Sri Lanka. He previously captained India to bronze medals at two Asian Championships and works in the Income Tax Department.
Telangana athlete Banothu Akira won silver in the men’s 400m T38 event at the Para Asian Games with a Games-record time of 51.25 seconds. Meanwhile, para-athletics body founder Gadipally Prasanth urged the government to issue Deepthi Jeevanji’s appointment orders
