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  Paralympics: Two poor shots halt Unhalkar's medal charge; finishes fourth

  August 30, 2021 11:44 IST

  A 9.9 followed by a 9.5 put an end to Indian shooter Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar's hopes as he slipped from the top position to fourth in the R1 Men's 10m Air Rifle - SH1 final.

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  On top of the world, it's indescribable: Avani Lekhara after Paralympics gold

  August 30, 2021 11:37 IST

  A car accident in 2012 left Avani Lekhara wheelchair-bound but on Monday the shooter felt "on top of the world" after becoming the first Indian woman to snare a Paralympic gold medal.

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  Paralympics: Shooter Unhalkar qualifies seventh for 10m air rifle final

  August 30, 2021 10:34 IST

  Unhalkar had a total of 615.2 in the qualifying round with scores of 103.1, 101.6, 102.2, 102.0, 102.8, 103.5.

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  Paralympics: Jhajharia, Gurjar win silver and bronze in javelin throw F46

  August 30, 2021 10:23 IST

  Devendra Jhajharia won silver and Sundar Singh won bronze medal in javelin throw F45 category at Tokyo Paralympics.

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  2020 Tokyo Paralympics: Shooter Avani Lekhara becomes first Indian woman to win gold

  August 30, 2021 10:22 IST

  The para shooter fires her way to the top of the podium in the R-2 women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 event at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

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  Tokyo Paralympics: Yogesh Kathuniya wins Silver in men's discus throw F56 event

  August 30, 2021 9:43 IST

  Yogesh Kathuniya clinched a silver medal in the men's F56 event in the Paralympics.

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  Vinod's discus throw bronze on hold at Paralympics after protest over disability classification

  August 29, 2021 20:24 IST

  Vinod's classification in F52, which is for athletes with impaired muscle power, restricted range of movement, limb deficiency or leg length difference, was done on August 22 by the organisers.

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  Tokyo Paralympics: Vinod Kumar breaks Asian record to clinch bronze medal in men's Discus Throw

  August 30, 2021 17:23 IST

  This was India's third medal at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics after Bhavinaben Patel scripted history to become the nation's first medalist in Table Tennis, while Nishad Kumar secured a silver in the men's high jump T47 event with a jump of 2.06m.

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  National Sports Day: Kho kho gets a permanent venue at JLN Stadium

  August 29, 2021 18:10 IST

  On National Sports Day, Kho Kho Federation of India (KKFI) president Sudhanshu Mittal on Sunday inaugurated an official Kho Kho ground at the JawaharLal Nehru Stadium.

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  Rohit Chamoli clinches gold for India in Asian junior boxing

  August 29, 2021 18:05 IST

  National champion Rohit Chamoli (48kg) defeated Mongolia's Otgonbayar Tuvshinzaya in an intense final to clinch the gold in the Asian Junior Boxing Championships in Dubai.

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  Tokyo Paralympics: Indian challenge ends in compound mixed pair open

  August 29, 2021 17:47 IST

  Indian challenge ended in the compound mixed pair open section of the archery competition after the duo of Rakesh Kumar and Jyoti Baliyan made a quarterfinal exit in the Paralympic Games.

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  Tokyo Paralympics: Nishad Kumar wins silver medal in men's high jump T-47 event

  August 30, 2021 17:33 IST

  India's Nishad Kumar secured a second medal for India at the Tokyo Paralympics, winning a silver in the men's high jump T-47 event.

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  TTFI announces Rs 31 lakh cash reward for Bhavinaben Patel

  August 29, 2021 16:14 IST

  The 34-year-old Patel's impressive run at the Games ended with a fighting 7-11 5-11 6-11 loss to China's Ying Zhou.

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  Afghanistan athletes arrive for Tokyo Paralympics; to remain mostly out of sight

  August 29, 2021 14:03 IST

  Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli are sequestered in the Paralympics Village and will not be available for media interviews during their stay — before or after they compete. 

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  Sports Minister Anurag Thakur launches Fit India Mobile App on National Sports Day

  August 29, 2021 13:55 IST

  Thakur said the app was a gift from the government to the people of India on the National Sports Day, which is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand.

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  Paralympics: India beat Thailand to reach quarters in mixed team compound archery

  August 29, 2021 11:53 IST

  In the quarterfinals later in the day, India will take on Turkey, who got a bye into the last-eight stage.

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  Golf: Shubhankar Sharma has another solid finish in sight, lies 9th in Switzerland

  August 29, 2021 11:47 IST

  India's Shubhankar Sharma carded a three-under 67 in the third round to lie tied 9th at the Omega European Masters; earlier SSP Chawrasia missed the cut with 71-71.

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  Aditi Ashok sizzles with 64, moves to 7th in Sweden

  August 29, 2021 11:17 IST

  Among other Indians in the fray, Vani Kapoor (71-69) was Tied-18th, while Amandeep Drall (80-68) showed an improvement of 12 holes between the first and second rounds.

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  Bhavinaben Patel's family, friends celebrate historic silver in Paralympics with 'garba'

  August 29, 2021 11:03 IST

  The 34-year-old Patel's impressive run at the Games ended with a fighting 7-11 5-11 6-11 loss to Zhou, a two-time gold medallist, in the women's singles summit clash which lasted 19 minutes.

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  Archery: Jyoti Baliyan's campaign ends in defeat at Tokyo Paralympics

  August 29, 2021 10:50 IST

  Jyoti, who had qualified 15th with a score of 671, lost to Kerrie-Lousie -- who scored 657 in the ranking round -- 137-141 in the 15-arrow elimination round.

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  PM Modi congratulates Bhavinaben Patel on Tokyo Paralympics silver medal

  August 29, 2021 8:51 IST

  PM Narendra Modi said Bhavinaben Patel's historic feat will draw more youngsters towards sports.

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  Sports fraternity hails Bhavinaben Patel on claiming India's first Paralympic medal in Table Tennis

  August 29, 2021 8:32 IST

  Bhavinaben Patel bagged a silver medal in table tennis (class 4) after conceding a straight-game defeat to China's Ying Zhou.

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  Bhavinaben Patel bags historic silver; opens India's medal account at Tokyo Paralympics

  August 30, 2021 10:16 IST

  Bhavinaben Patel became the first Indian to win a medal in table tennis at the Paralympic Games.

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  Rugby India gets support from Odisha government, U18 team to compete at Asian Championships

  August 28, 2021 22:57 IST

  The national training and selection camp has already commenced at the KIIT University campus in Bhubaneswar from August 14 and will continue till September 16.

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  2 athletes from Afghanistan arrive in Tokyo to compete in 2020 Paralympics

  August 28, 2021 21:01 IST

  The two-person team of Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli had flown from Kabul to Paris before continuing on to Tokyo, the IPC said.

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  Tokyo Paralympics: Indian javelin thrower Ranjeet Bhati misfires in all six attempts, out of final

  August 28, 2021 18:58 IST

  The 24-year-old from Faridabad had finished fourth at the Moroccan Grand Prix in 2019 and qualified for the Paralympics after winning gold medals in the state-level tournament in Gurugram

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  Food or no food, sleep or no sleep but table tennis at all times: Bhavina's mantra to Paralympics

  August 28, 2021 18:52 IST

  Diagnosed with polio when she was 12 months old, the 34-year-old is now scripting history at will, having become the first Indian to enter the final of a table tennis event in the showpiece.

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  We have become fearless since Tokyo Olympics: Gurjit Kaur

  August 28, 2021 14:45 IST

  Gurjit was one of the architects of the team's fine run to the semifinals in Tokyo and has been nominated for the FIH Women's Player of the Year Award 2020-21.