TOKYO: India’s Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj ended his campaign with a historic silver after going down fighting against top seed Lucas Mazur of France in the men’s singles SL4 class final at the Tokyo Paralympics here on Sunday. The 38-year-old Noida district magistrate, who has an impairment in one of his ankles, produced an entertaining performance … Read more
TOKYO: Indian shuttler Tarun Dhillon missed out on a bronze medal after he faced a defeat at the hands of Indonesia’s Fredy Setiawan in the men’s singles SL4 event of the Tokyo Paralympics on Sunday. Setiawan defeated Tarun in straight sets 21-17, 21-11 to clinch the bronze medal match in just 32 minutes. Tarun got … Read more
TOKYO: Reigning world champion Pramod Bhagat on Saturday stormed into the men’s singles finals of the badminton event but Manoj Sarkar‘s hopes came crashing after he suffered a loss in the other semifinal in the SL3 class at the Tokyo Paralympics here. The 33-year-old Bhagat, who is also the world no 1 and current Asian … Read more
TOKYO: Not quite satisfied despite becoming the first Indian woman to win two Paralympic medals, shooter Avani Lekhara on Friday said she had it in her to perform better at the ongoing Games but was done in by the nerves. The 19-year-old, who had won the 10m air rifle standing SH1 gold, added a 50m … Read more
TOKYO: Trailblazing shooter Avani Lekhara on Friday became the first Indian woman to win two Paralympic medals by claiming the 50m Rifle 3 Position SH1 bronze to add to an unprecedented gold she had won earlier in the ongoing Games here. The 19-year-old Lekhara, competing in her debut Games, qualified second for the event with … Read more
NEW DELHI: Lauding Praveen Kumar, who won a silver medal in the Tokyo Paralympics on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it was a result of his hard work and unparalleled dedication. Kumar clinched the silver medal in the men’s high jump T64 event of the Paralympics, taking the country’s medal haul to 11 in … Read more
TOKYO: India’s taekwondo player Aruna Tanwar has been taken for scans after she injured herself in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics on Thursday. It is suspected that she has a hairline fracture. According to the medical document, the medical examiner has certified that the injured athlete cannot compete in the showpiece event until she gets further … Read more
TOKYO: 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 here on Wednesday. Jadhav, who won a gold in Asian Para Games in 2018 along with two bronze medals and a silver in the 2016 … Read more
TOKYO: India’s mixed team of Rakesh Kumar and Jyoti Balyan on Sunday stormed into the quarterfinal of the Compound archery mixed team event in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics here at the Yumenoshima Final Field. The Indian pair defeated Thailand‘s Praphaporn and Anon by 147-141 in the Round of 16. Rakesh and Jyoti displayed their A-game … Read more
NEW DELHI: President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the country in congratulating paddler Bhavinaben Patel for winning a historic silver medal, India’s first, in the ongoing Paralympic Games in Tokyo here on Sunday. Patel on Sunday became only the second Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympics after she … Read more
