Tokyo Paralympics: PM Modi congratulates Indian medallists
PM Modi congratulated Indian medallists Manish Narwal and Singhraj Adana on Twitter. Manish Narwal and Singhraj Adana claimed two medals for India in men's P4 mixed 50m pistol SH1. While Manish Narwal won the gold medal, Singhraj Adana claimed the silver medal.
Sep 04, 2021, 12:22 PM IST
Manish Narwal and Singhraj Adana claim medals for India in Tokyo Paralympics
Manish Narwal and Singhraj Adana claimed two medals for India in men's P4 mixed 50m pistol SH1. While Manish Narwal won the gold medal, Singhraj Adana claimed the silver medal.
Sep 04, 2021, 12:20 PM IST
Tokyo Paralympics: Krishna Nagar storms into badminton SH6 final, ensures at least silver medal
Indian shuttler Krishna Nagar overwhelmed Krysten Coombs in straight sets by 21-10 and 21-11 in just 26 minutes. Nagar will now play the gold-medal match against Hong Kong, China's Man Kai Chu.
Sep 04, 2021, 11:34 AM IST
Tokyo Paralympics: India's Manish Narwal bags gold, Singhraj Adhana wins silver in shooting
Manish shot 218.2 to clinch gold, while for Adhana it was silver with an effort of 216.7 in the P4 - Mixed 50m Pistol SH1.
Sep 04, 2021, 09:36 AM IST
Noida DM Suhas LY storms into Tokyo Paralympics badminton final, aims for gold now
Suhas defeated Fredy Setiawan of Indonesia 21-9, 21-15 to seal the semi-final match in 31 minutes.
Sep 04, 2021, 08:58 AM IST
Tokyo Paralympics: Pramod Bhagat enters badminton final, ensures at least a silver medal for India
With badminton making its debut at the Paralympics this year, Pramod Bhagat thus became the first Indian to qualify for the gold medal clash in the sport.
Sep 04, 2021, 07:40 AM IST
Tokyo Paralympics: Harvinder Singh creates history, wins bronze in recurve archery
This is India's first-ever archery medal in Paralympics.
Sep 03, 2021, 19:02 PM IST
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games: Afghanistan’s Zakia Khudadadi makes debut after secret evacuation
On Thursday, Zakia Khudadadi entered the Makuhari Messe competition arena in Chiba wearing a white hijab for the opening match of the combat sport’s Paralympic debut.
Sep 03, 2021, 13:57 PM IST
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games: Shooter Avani Lekhara adds bronze to her gold medal
Indian paralympic shooter Avani Lekhara adds bronze medal to her shooting gold earlier this week at Tokyo and becomes only 2nd Indian to win multiple medals at Paralympics.
Sep 03, 2021, 11:03 AM IST
Tokyo Paralympics: Praveen Kumar clinches silver in men’s T64 high jump, India on best-ever medal haul
Teenage Praveen Kumar set a new Asian record with a 2.07m jump to finish behind Great Britain’s Jonathan Broom-Edwards.
Sep 03, 2021, 08:55 AM IST
Tokyo Paralympics: Noida DM Suhas LY storms into badminton semifinals
Suhas LY, the district magistrate of Gautam Buddh Nagar in Uttar Pradesh, will face France’s top seed Lucas Mazur, while Tarun will cross swords with Indonesia’s Fredy Setiawan next later in the day.
Sep 03, 2021, 08:12 AM IST
Noida DM Suhas LY is World No. 3 para shuttler and Asian champion as well
Born in Hassan, Karnataka, Noida DM Suhas LY is current world No. 3 in SL4 men’s singles badminton category of Para sports.
Sep 02, 2021, 10:32 AM IST
Tokyo Paralympics: Noida DM Suhas LY, Tarun start badminton campaign with wins
Suhas LY, who has an impairment in one of his ankles, has been at the forefront in the fight against COVID-19 menace as the DM (district magistrate) of Gautam Buddh Nagar in Uttar Pradesh.
Sep 02, 2021, 08:21 AM IST
'I'm sorry. Rules are rules': Malaysia's shot put winner loses gold medal at Paralympics for arriving late
Malaysia's Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli, who had won a gold medal in men's shot put finals F20 class at the Tokyo Paralympics, was disqualified because he reported "three minutes late" for his event.
Sep 01, 2021, 17:14 PM IST
Rajasthan appoints gold medalist Avani Lekhara as 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' ambassador
Avani Lekhara finished first in the women’s 10m air rifle standing (SH1 class) at Tokyo Paralympics.
Sep 01, 2021, 15:46 PM IST
Tokyo Paralympics: Mariyappan Thangavelu to get Rs 2 crore reward by Tamil Nadu government
Mariyappan Thangavelu clinched silver in Tokyo Paralympics after leaping the mark of 1.86m. This is his second medal at the Games, having already won a gold in Rio 2016.
Sep 01, 2021, 07:41 AM IST
Sharad Kumar credits 'Bhagavad Gita' after winning bronze medal at Tokyo Paralympics
Sharad Kumar, who jumped to 1.83m to win the bronze, suffered meniscus dislocation (a type of knee injury) on Monday and wept all through the night.
Sep 01, 2021, 00:12 AM IST
Tokyo Paralympics: Mariyappan Thangavelu wins silver, India bag two medals in high jump
Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar continued India's rich form at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics, securing silver and bronze medals in the finals of men's high jump T-63 class.
Aug 31, 2021, 17:19 PM IST
Tokyo Paralympics 2020: India’s medal tally climbs to 7
India is currently in 34th place in the medals standings at the Tokyo Paralympics with 7 medals so far. Shooter Avani Lekhara created history by becoming first Indian woman to win a Paralympics gold and also India's first at Tokyo Games. Antil won gold in men's javelin throw F64 event and broke his own record thrice in the final. Apart from this Devendra Jhajharia, Bhavina Patel, Nishad Kumar and Yogesh Kathuniya have won silver medals. Here is a list of all medal winners at the Tokyo Paralympics so far.
Aug 30, 2021, 20:12 PM IST
From Sumit Antil to Avani Lekhara, Narendra Modi lauds feats of Indian players at Paralympics, speaks to them
As javelin thrower Sumit Antil clinched India's second gold at the ongoing Paralympics, shattering the men's F64 category world record, the PM said the country is proud of him.
Aug 30, 2021, 19:47 PM IST
