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Tokyo Paralympics declared closed
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Tokyo Paralympics declared closed

September 6, 2021

Tokyo bid a colourful farewell to the Paralympics yesterday after 12 days of stereotype-defying, record-shattering performances despite a year-long pandemic delay. International Paralympic Committee Chief Andrew Parsons declared the Games closed on a cool night in the Olympic Stadium, saying they had “not just been historic, they’ve been fantastic.” It was a Games like no…

India registers largest ever medal haul at Paralympics
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India registers largest ever medal haul at Paralympics

September 5, 2021

Shuttlers shine with more podium finish India registered its largest ever medal haul at the Paralympic Games finishing with five gold, eight silver and six bronze medals in Tokyo. With a total of 19 medals, India went past its previous best tally of four medals at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. In fact,…

Indians assure 3 more medals
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Indians assure 3 more medals

September 4, 2021

Three more medals are assured for India at Tokyo Paralympics with three Indian para-badminton players — Krishna Nagar, Pramod Bhagat and Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj — making it to finals in their respective classifications today. While Krishna Nagar reached final of the Men’s Singles (SH6), Pramod Bhagat is into gold match in Men’s Singles SL3 and…

Swimmer Suyash Jadhav disqualified
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Swimmer Suyash Jadhav disqualified

September 2, 2021

Indian para swimmer Suyash Jadhav endured a disappointing outing in the men’s 100m breaststroke SB7 final of the ongoing Paralympic Games as he was disqualified for a rule violation in Tokyo on Wednesday. Jadhav, who won a gold in Asian Para Games in 2018 along with two bronze medals and a silver in the 2016…

Tokyo Paralympic Games (August 24 – September 5): India’s Mariyappan Thangavelu wins silver, Sharad takes bronze in Men’s High Jump (T63)
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Tokyo Paralympic Games (August 24 – September 5): India’s Mariyappan Thangavelu wins silver, Sharad takes bronze in Men’s High Jump (T63)

September 1, 2021

India’s Mariyappan Thangavelu won the silver medal while Sharad Kumar brought home the bronze in men’s high jump (T63) at the Tokyo Paralympics on Tuesday. Thangavelu cleared 1.86m mark to win silver medal, while Sharad Kumar cleared 1.83m. Varun Singh Bhati, the third Indian in the fray, finished 7th in the event, managing to clear…

Shooter Singhraj wins bronze medal
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Shooter Singhraj wins bronze medal

August 31, 2021

Even as Indian discus-thrower Vinod Kumar on Monday lost his F52 category bronze medal at the Paralympics here after being found ineligible in disability classification assessment by the competition panel, shooter Singhraj Adana today won bronze medal in Men’s P1 – 10 m Air Pistol SH1, taking the country’s medal tally to 8. The shooter…

Tokyo Paralympics: Shooter Avani first Indian woman to win gold
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Tokyo Paralympics: Shooter Avani first Indian woman to win gold

August 30, 2021

Shooter Avani Lekhara became the first Indian woman to win a Paralympic gold medal as she topped the podium in women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing (SH1) event at the Tokyo Paralympics today. The Indian shooter created a Paralympics record and equalled Iryna Shchetnik’s world record that was set in 2018 with a score of 249.6…

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