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Chennai: The Press Institute of India (PIl), Chennai, and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), New Delhi, have awarded the joint third prize to Padmaja J, reporter, The Times of India (Chennai) for her article, ‘No splash for all: Swimming dreams for those with disability take a dive as city pools remain non-inclusive’ during the 18th PII-ICRC annual awards for best article and photograph on a humanitarian subject. Her article dated March 30, 2024, shed light on the lack of accessible public swimming pools for the disabled except at two of seven pools maintained by GCC and Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT). tnn We also published the following articles recently India's para swimming schedule for Paris Paralympics 2024: Dates, IST timings and venues Suyash Narayan Jadhav will represent India in the Men's 50m Butterfly (S7 category) at the Paris Paralympics 2024.
Para swimming has been significant for India since Murlikant Petkar's gold win in 1972. The events will be held from August 29 to September 7 at La Defense Arena. Teen paralyzed after botched dive in pool squatting challenge sues owners: All about viral trend An 18-year-old French young man has filed a lawsuit against private pool owners after he was paralyzed from a neck-down injury during an illegal dive into their pool.
He alleges the owners are liable for not maintaining pool safety. This sheds light on the rising issue of pool squatting in France. One-third of speed-breakers in Chennai faulty A recent survey by the Greater Chennai Corporation identified that approximately one-third of Chennai's 2,936 speed-breakers fall short of Indian Roads Congress standards.
The GCC plans a two-month initiative to address these issues. Major roadways with faulty speed-breakers include P T Rajan Salai and Thiruvottiyur High Road..
