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Shuttler Tarun Dhillon loses to Indonesia's Setiawan in bronze medal match
Published on Sep 05, 2021 07:28 AM IST
Tarun got off to a decent start and gave a neck-to-neck fight before losing the first game to Setiawan 21-17. The Indonesian took the closely-fought first game to move closer to the bronze medal.
ANI | , Tokyo
5 golds, 8 silver, and 6 bronze: List of Indian medallists at Tokyo Paralympics
Tokyo Paralympics: A total of 17 athletes won a medal at the recently-concluded Tokyo Paralympics as India registered its best-ever haul at the mega event.
Updated on Sep 05, 2021 10:37 PM IST
Paralympics: Manoj Sarkar wins bronze in men's singles (SL3) badminton event
Tokyo Paralympics: Indian shuttler Manoj Sarkar beat Japan's Daisuke Fujihara 22-20,21-13 in a pulsating to bronze in the men's singles (SL3) badminton category.
Updated on Sep 04, 2021 04:47 PM IST
Paralympics: Pramod Bhagat clinches gold medal in badminton men's singles (SL3)
Tokyo Paralympics: Indian shuttler Pramod Bhagat beat Great Britain's Daniel Bethell 21-14,21-17 in a pulsating to final to win the gold medal in the men's singles (SL3) badminton category.
Updated on Sep 04, 2021 05:31 PM IST
Bhagat enter semifinals; Suhas, Krishna and Tarun also win, mixed day for Kohli
The 33-year-old, also a reigning world champion, saw off Chyrkob 21-12 21-9 in 26 minutes to top his group and enter the last four in class SL3.
Published on Sep 02, 2021 05:04 PM IST
PTI | , Tokyo
Aruna Tanwar withdraws from Paralympics repechage due to suspected fracture
Aruna was scheduled to feature in the repechage round later in the evening after she lost to fourth-seeded Espinoza Carranza of Peru in the quarters.
Updated on Sep 02, 2021 12:39 PM IST
PTI | , Tokyo
Taekwondo player Aruna loses in quarters of Paralympics; enters repechage round
Aruna, seeded 12th, was no match for her Peruvian opponent as she lost the one-sided bout 84-21.
Published on Sep 02, 2021 10:29 AM IST
PTI | , Tokyo
Paralympics: Amit, Dharambir end without medal at club throw (F51) event
Tokyo Paralympics: Amit Kumar's best effort of the evening was 27.77m, which was also his season's best performance. The 36-year-old had finished fourth in the Rio Paralympics five years ago with an effort of 26.63m.
Published on Sep 01, 2021 07:07 PM IST
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Paralympics: Swimmer Suyash Jadhav disappoints, disqualified for rule violation
Tokyo Paralympics: Suyash Jadhav was disqualified as he didn't comply with World Para Swimming's rule number 11.4.1, which states that "at any time prior to the first breaststroke kick after the start and after each turn, a single butterfly kick is permitted."
Updated on Sep 01, 2021 03:42 PM IST
hindustantimes.com, New Delhi
Lekhara fails to qualify for Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 final
Avani Lekhara was not at her usual best as she she finished a disappointing 27th with a score of 629.7, crashing out in the third round.
Updated on Sep 01, 2021 12:40 PM IST
PTI | , Tokyo
TN govt announces ₹two crore for Thangavelu; Guv, CM hail Team India's winning
The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday announced a purse of ₹2 crore for paralympian from the state, Mariyappan Thangavelu, in recognition of his winning a silver medal in high jump in Tokyo Palaralympics
Updated on Aug 31, 2021 11:08 PM IST
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Paralympics: Was on verge of pulling out, reading Bhagavad Gita helped: Sharad
Sharad Kumar was on the verge of pulling out from Paralympics T42 high jump final due to a knee problem but dialing his family back in India and reading Bhagavad Gita a night before the event helped him overcome the anxiety for a bronze-winning effort.
Updated on Aug 31, 2021 09:37 PM IST
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Paralympics: I could not give my best due to rain: Mariayappan Thangavelu
After clearing 1.86m, Mariyappan and Sam Grewe twice struggled to clear 1.88m height but the American finally bagged gold medal by soaring over the mark in the final attempt while the Indian could not and settled for silver.
Published on Aug 31, 2021 08:10 PM IST
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Paralympic gold medallist javelin thrower Sumit Antil now eyes Paris Olympics
The 23-year-old from Sonepat on Monday produced an awe-inspiring performance when he smashed his own world record not once but five times to clinch the gold in the men's javelin F64 with a throw of 68.55m.
Published on Aug 31, 2021 08:01 PM IST
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'Soaring higher and higher': PM Modi congratulates Mariyappan, Sharad
Tokyo Paralympics: Following a silver-medal and bronze-medal finish by Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar, respectively, PM Modi congratulated the Indian athletes.
Published on Aug 31, 2021 05:57 PM IST
Paralympics: Mariyappan wins silver in men's High Jump (T63), Sharad bags bronze
Tokyo Paralympics: While Mariyappan Thangavelu won the silver medal with the best effort of 1.86m, compatriot Sharad Kumar took home the bronze with a season-best effort of 1.83m.
Updated on Aug 31, 2021 05:42 PM IST
Paralympics: If not for Covid, I might have won gold or silver, says Adhana
Singhraj Adhana had contracted Covid-19 three months ago and was hospitalised for 15 days.
Published on Aug 31, 2021 03:40 PM IST
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India's Rubina Francis finishes seventh in women's 10m air pistol SH1 final
Rubina had 128.1 points when she was eliminated in the seventh place at the Akasa Shooting Range.
Published on Aug 31, 2021 12:43 PM IST
PTI | , Tokyo
India women's TT team loses to China in quarters
Bhavina, who had won a historic silver in the singles event on Sunday, lost 0-3 (4-11 7-11 6-11) to Ying Zhou for the third time in the competition. The Chinese had also beaten her in the singles final.
Published on Aug 31, 2021 12:34 PM IST
PTI | , Tokyo
For Delhi’s Yogesh Kathuniya, sport is a way to defy the wheelchair
The Kirori Mal College student finished second in discus with a throw of 44.38m at the Tokyo Paralympics
Updated on Aug 30, 2021 11:54 PM IST
, New Delhi
Avishek RoyThe day Avani Lekhara shot down the battles within
Avani Lekhara becomes the first Indian woman to win a gold in Paralympics
Published on Aug 30, 2021 11:52 PM IST
Jhajharia elated with historic Paralympic medal treble
Tokyo Paralympics: The silver was no less satisfying. “My goal was to win a hat-trick of medals for India, which I’ve fulfilled,” Devendra Jhajharia said.
Published on Aug 30, 2021 10:14 PM IST
'Wasn't my best': Antil after winning Paralympic gold with world record throw
Sumit Antil clinched India's second gold at the ongoing Paralympics here on Monday, shattering the men's F64 category world record multiple times in a stunning Games debut performance.
Published on Aug 30, 2021 06:35 PM IST
PTI | , Tokyo
VIDEO: Sumit Antil's WR effort en route to gold medal at Paralympics
Tokyo Paralympics: Sumit Antil, wearing black shorts and sporting an orange jersey, roared when his fifth throw, of 68.55m which won him the gold medal- WATCH VIDEO
Updated on Aug 30, 2021 06:17 PM IST
'Athletes continue to shine': PM Modi congratulates Sumit on gold at Paralympics
Tokyo Paralympics: Soon after Sumit Antil bagged the gold medal in the men's javelin throw (F64) event, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to congratulate him on the spectacular win.
Updated on Aug 30, 2021 05:01 PM IST
Paralympics: Sumit wins gold in javelin throw (F64) event, sets new World Record
Tokyo Paralympics: India's Sumit Antil soared to victory in the final of the men's javelin throw (F64) event in Tokyo as he set a new World Record thrice to win the gold medal.
Updated on Aug 30, 2021 05:01 PM IST
Vinod Kumar loses men's F52 discus throw bronze at Paralympics
The 41-year-old BSF man produced a best throw of 19.91m to finish third behind Piotr Kosewicz (20.02m) of Poland and Velimir Sandor (19.98m) of Croatia on Sunday.
Updated on Aug 30, 2021 03:30 PM IST
hindustantimes.com, New Delhi
Rajasthan govt announces cash rewards for Paralympic medal winners
Avani Lekhara will be given a cash reward of ₹3 crore, while javelin throwers Devendra Jhajharia and Sundar Singh Gurjar will get ₹2 crore and ₹1 crore respectively.
Published on Aug 30, 2021 03:01 PM IST
PTI | , Jaipur
You are such an inspiration for all of us: Neeraj Chopra to Devendra Jhajharia
Jhajharia won silver with a personal best throw of 64.35 in the men's Standing Javelin (F46) event. This was also his third medal at Paralympic Games.
Published on Aug 30, 2021 01:21 PM IST
hindustantimes.com, New Delhi
Nishad lands high jump silver at Tokyo Paralympics
The 21-year-old shed tears of joy as he spoke to his mother, moments after he stood on the podium and saw the tricolour raised.
Published on Aug 29, 2021 11:30 PM IST