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Starting today, August 29, India is ready to demonstrate its prowess and win its best-ever medal haul at the <keyword id="20396851" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Paralympics" source="keywords">Paralympics</keyword>. On the schedule for Thursday are preliminary rounds in at least 12 sports, including badminton, archery, taekwondo, and table tennis. For the women's individual compound open ranking round, the spotlight will be on the para-archer Sheetal Devi along with <keyword id="22963010" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sarita-Devi" source="keywords">Sarita Devi</keyword> for the same event. Sheetal came to the limelight after she won two gold and a silver medal in the <keyword id="20418133" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Asian-Para-Games" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Asian Para Games" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Asian Para Games">Asian Para Games</keyword> in 2023. In para-badminton, we will see in action Sukant Kadam, Manoj Sarkar, Suhas Yathiraj, Manasi Joshi, Tarun Dhillon, Nitesh Kumar, Thulasimathi Murugesan, Manish Ramdass and Palak Kohli in their respective group stage matches. Here is India’s full schedule for day 1: <h2>1. Para-Badminton </h2>Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 (Group Stage) Nitesh Kumar/Murugesan Thulasimathi vs Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj/Palak Kohli (12 PM) Mixed Doubles SH6 (Group Stage) Sivarajam Solaimalai/Nithye Sre Sumathy (12:40 PM) Women's Singles SL3 (Group Stage) Mandeep Kaur (2 PM) Manasi Joshi (2 PM) Men's Singles SL4 (Group Stage) Sukant Kadam (2:40 PM) Suhas Lalinakere Yathira (3:20 PM) Tarun (3:20 PM) Men's Singles SL3 (Group play) Nitesh Kumar vs Manoj Sarkar (4 PM) <h2>2. Para-Cycling</h2>Jyoti Gaderiya - Women's C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit Qualifying (4:25 PM) <h2>3. Para-Archery (From 4:30 PM)</h2>Harvinder Singh - Men's Individual Recurve Open (Ranking Round) Sarita, Sheetal Devi - Women's Individual Compound Open (Ranking Round by 4:30 PM) <h2>4. Para Badminton</h2>Palak Kohli - Women's Singles SL4 (Group play) - 4:40 PM onwards Murugesan Thulasimathi - Women's Singles SU5 (Group play) - 5:20 PM onwards Sivarajam Solaimalai - Men's Singles SH6 (Group play) - 7:30 PM onwards Manisha Ramadass - Women's Singles SU5 (Group play) - 7:30 PM onwards Nithya Sre Sumathy - Women's Singles SH6 (Group play) - 7:30 PM onwards Krishna Nagar - Men's Singles SH6 (Group play) - 7:30 PM onwards <h2>5. Para-Archery (8:30 onwards)</h2> Shyam Sundar Swami, Rakesh Kumar - 8:30 PM onwards Pooja - Women's Individual Recurve Open (Ranking Round) Sheetal Devi-Rakesh Kumar, Sarita-Shyam Sundar Swami - Mixed team Compound Open (Ranking Round) - 8:30 PM onwards Harvinder Singh-Pooja - Mixed team Recurve Open (Ranking Round) - 8:30 PM onwards <h2>6. Para-Taekwondo</h2>Aruna - Women K44 - 47kg - 8:30 PM onwards <h2>7. Para-badminton</h2>Nitesh Kumar/Murugesan Thulasimathi - Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 (Group play) - Not before 10:10 PM Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj/Palak Kohli - Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 (Group play) - Not before 10:50 PM Hopes are high as India is expecting that these performances could result in India's best-ever medal tally in Paralympics.

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New Delhi, Aug 17 () Former world champion boxer L Sarita Devi on Monday tested positive for COVID-19 along with her husband Thoiba Singh but both of them are asymptomatic. The couple is based in Imphal. "Me and Sarita have tested positive. We are right now moving to a COVID-19 care facility in Imphal. Both of us have no symptoms at all," Thoiba told over phone. Sarita is an Asian Games bronze-winner, besides being a five-time Asian Championships gold-medallist. The 38-year-old is the second boxer to test positive for the virus after the legendary Dingko Singh. Dingko, an Asian Games gold-medallist, had recovered from the infection after enduring month-long hospitalisation. PM PDS PDS

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(Eds: Adding details and quotes) New Delhi, Aug 17 () Former world champion boxer L Sarita Devi on Monday tested positive for COVID-19 along with her husband Thoiba Singh but both of them are asymptomatic. The couple is based in Imphal and have a son, Tomthin, who has tested negative. "Me and Sarita have tested positive. We are right now moving to a COVID-19 care facility. Both of us have no symptoms at all and I don't see any reason to panic," Thoiba told over phone. "I have no idea how this infection caught us. I think we were taking all precautions. But hopefully, it is going to be all right. We will recover soon. I am just relieved that Tomthin has tested negative," he added. Sarita is an Asian Games bronze-winner, besides being a five-time Asian Championships gold-medallist. The 38-year-old is the second boxer to test positive for the virus after the legendary Dingko Singh. Dingko, an Asian Games gold-medallist, had recovered from the infection after enduring month-long hospitalisation. Sarita is one of the longest serving and among the most decorated women boxers of the country. She became a world champion in the 2006 edition and added two bronze medals in the later editions. She is also a Commonwealth Games silver-medallist besides being a national medallist. A gritty boxer, but Sarita has been out of reckoning in the 60kg category for a while now. Most recently, she lost in the trials for the Olympic qualifying event in Jordan in March earlier this year. "She is going through a tough time but we will fight on and bounce back stronger," Thoiba said. The feisty pugulist has also endured her fair share of controversies. In the 2014 Asian Games, she created quite a stir by refusing to accept her bronze medal after a controversial loss to host Korea's Park Ji-Na. She was banned for a year for the tearful protest at the podium during which she handed her medal to Park, the eventual silver-winner. PM PDS PDS

Sarita Devi tests positive for COVID-19 but asymptomatic

The recently concluded Asian games were filled with controversies. While some impressive performances were seen, many athletes were left gasping for a bronze medal, if not silver or gold. Overall, our contingent showcased an average performance, scoring 57 medals and finishing in the eighth place. We could have done so much better if our star players like <keyword id="30618" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Saina-Nehwal">Saina Nehwal</keyword> would have performed better in their respective fields. 
 Then there was the case of <keyword id="91078" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Sarita-Devi">Sarita Devi</keyword> who due to a controversial decision ended up with just a bronze. So, what <keyword id="6355515" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Business">business</keyword> <keyword id="6444539" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="lessons">lessons</keyword> do we learn from this year’s Asian games? Here is our take on what lessons Indian business houses can acquire from the recently concluded Asian games. 
 
Work hard, reap benefits 
Well, that’s the mantra if you ask us. The ones who worked really hard for the games got into the top 3, and some even won gold. You need to know areas within the business that require hard work; don’t worry about what others have to say, just do what you need to and make sure you deliver. You’ll automatically shut everyone down who didn’t believe in you. 
 
Think about your team 
Sarita Devi took a stand and many (including us) are proud of her. But, then she had to apologise to the connotation thinking about her team. Her actions might hurt the team made her request the association not to ban or penalise other boxers. 
 
Similarly, in a business one cannot be selfish. This is applicable at every level. You have to think about your actions and its repercussions. Managers need to work in tandem with their juniors and encourage them. One cannot take a decision without consulting the whole lot. If something like this is being done, then the business will face blockages. Also, teammates at the same level need to have an open line of dialog. Daily or weekly meetings between co-workers will reap better benefits and successful conversion of goals. 
 
Stay focussed If an <keyword id="17103" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Athlete">athlete</keyword> is not focussed enough, he or she will most probably tap out. On similar lines, businesses need to stay focused on its goals, both long and short term, and work towards them. Have clearly-defined goals and stick to them, nobody wants their hard work to be wasted. If the goal for your team is to make a chair, don’t ask them to make a sofa in between. Let them complete the first task and then delegate the new one. Put a timeline on each goal and let your team do the rest. Don’t let your business lose focus and keep motivating your employees so that they can stay on track. 
 
Don’t lose hope 
You are going to face your long term nemesis in the next match. You are superman, but the next person is like your kryptonite. Sportspersons do come across statements like these. The key here is not to lose hope and make sure you go past your next target. Don’t worry if the target does not get achieved this time, there’s always a next time. But, for the next time you’ve to come back and work even harder so that you end up beating your opponent, in this case the target, with flying colours. 
 
Managers are like coaches Coaches help players succeed. They strategies, encourage, don’t blame and seldom shout or demotivate. Businesses should hire <keyword id="6362609" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Manager">manager</keyword>s who have these qualities and more. If the managers are on top of things and can build the team in the right manner, the business is more likely to succeed. Managers need to be rock solid and should not jitter when it comes to tough goals. They should listen to the team and act promptly. On the other side, the employees need to listen to the manager and throw ideas at them. 
 
Remember, the mid and bottom-level employees are the work force and are required to convert that bronze into gold. Maintaining a healthy relationship is what everyone is looking for. If an employee is feeling down and out, it’s the manager’s job to buck them up. Kind words and in some cases rewards can work wonders. 
 
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