2020 Tokyo Paralympics
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Tokyo Paralympics: Pramod Bhagat enters badminton final; Manoj loses in semifinals
Other Sports | Sep 04, 2021, 08:20 AM ISTThe 33-year-old Bhagat, who is also the world no 1 and current Asian champion, secured a 21-11 21-16 win over Japan's Daisuke Fujihara in the first SL3 class semifinals that lasted 36 minutes.
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Tokyo Paralympics | Nice to have the tag of 'shoot-off master': Harvinder Singh
Other Sports | Sep 03, 2021, 11:55 PM ISTHarvinder had to shoot a nine or a 10 to win the match and the 30-year-old Ph.D. student from Punjabi University, Patiala, shot a 10 to win the shoot-off and bronze medal.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Economics scholar Harvinder Singh beats odds with his analytical mind
Other Sports | Sep 03, 2021, 09:07 PM ISTOn his mental preparation, Singh said he was off social media since arriving in Tokyo.
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Paralympics bronze medallist archer Harvinder Singh wants to crack UPSC Exam, says coach
Other Sports | Sep 03, 2021, 08:08 PM ISTHarvinder Singh, who on Friday became the first Indian to win a Paralympics medal in archery, is a man of many parts.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Soman Rana finishes 4th in shot put
Other Sports | Sep 03, 2021, 07:43 PM ISTThe 38-year-old Rana produced a best throw of 13.81m in his first attempt and that was enough for a fourth place finish in a strong field.
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PM Modi congratulates Harvinder Singh for winning 'historic' bronze at Paralympics
Other Sports | Sep 03, 2021, 06:56 PM ISTSingh clinched historic bronze for India at the Paralympic Games as he defeated South Korea's Kin Min Su 6-5 in a shootout at the Yumenoshima Final Field.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Indian medallists return home to tumultuous welcome
Other Sports | Sep 03, 2021, 06:30 PM ISTIndian para athletes, including javelin throw gold medallist Sumit Antil, on Friday returned home to a never-seen-before boisterous welcome.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Harvinder Singh wins historic bronze in archery, defeats Korea's Kim Min Su
Other Sports | Sep 03, 2021, 09:09 PM ISTIn a thrilling bronze medal match that went into the shoot-off, Singh recorded a 6-5 victory to clinch India's first-ever medal in Para Archery.
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Javelin will become as popular as cricket bat: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur
Other Sports | Sep 03, 2021, 05:26 PM ISTThakur was referring to the four javelin throw medals won by Indians in the Paralympic Games soon after Neeraj Chopra's historic gold medal in the Olympics.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Bhagat-Kohli pair enters semifinals; Suhas, Tarun, Manoj too qualify
Other Sports | Sep 03, 2021, 05:23 PM ISTIn men's singles, Suhas, Tarun Dhillon and Manoj Sarkar made it to the semifinals on a fruitful day for India.
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Avani Lekhara on double-medal haul: Good, friendly & supportive environment helps with good mindset
Other Sports | Sep 03, 2021, 04:37 PM ISTAvani is now the first woman and second Indian overall to claim multiple medals in the same edition of the Paralympics.
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Avani Lekhara has emerged as role model, proud of her: Deepa Malik
Other Sports | Sep 03, 2021, 04:18 PM ISTLekhara 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 secured earlier in the ongoing Games in Tokyo.
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Avani Lekhara will continue to excel in years to come: Coach Chandra Shekhar
Other Sports | Sep 03, 2021, 04:13 PM ISTThe 19-year-old para shooter clinched her second medal in Tokyo, a bronze, in women's 50m rifle 3P SH1 event on Friday.
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Could've done better: Avani Lekhara after becoming 1st Indian woman with two Paralympic medals
Other Sports | Sep 03, 2021, 03:37 PM ISTLekhara reiterated her admiration for Olympic gold-medallist Abhinav Bindra and that she always wanted to become like him.
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Google was the first coach of Paralympics silver medallist Praveen Kumar
Other Sports | Sep 03, 2021, 02:24 PM ISTKumar had a personal best of 2.05m which he bettered on Friday and also set an Asian record with a jump of 2.07 metres.
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Indian Paralympic medallists return home to tumultuous welcome
Other Sports | Sep 03, 2021, 11:37 AM ISTThe four athletes were welcomed enthusiastically by SAI officials, who garlanded them and presented them with bouquets on arrival.
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Avani Lekhara becomes first Indian woman to win 2 Paralympic medals
Other Sports | Sep 03, 2021, 04:45 PM ISTAvani Lekhara won her second medal at the Tokyo Paralympics, clinching a bronze in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 event.
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Archery: Harvinder Singh, Vivek Chikara keep Indian medal hopes alive in Paralympics, make last-16
Other Sports | Sep 03, 2021, 10:29 AM ISTAn economics scholar from the Punjabi University, Singh will face Russian Paralympic Committee's Bato Tsydendorzhiev later in the day.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Indian swimmers Suyash, Mukundan fail to qualify for S7 50m butterfly final
Other Sports | Sep 03, 2021, 10:11 AM ISTSuyash, who claimed a gold medal at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta, finished fifth in heat 1 after clocking 32.36s, 2.65 seconds behind leader Austin Evan (29.71) of USA.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Suhas, Tarun continue good run in badminton event
Other Sports | Sep 03, 2021, 08:55 AM ISTSuhas, a world number 3 in SL4 class, took 19 minutes to get rid of Indonesia's Hary Susanto 21-6 21-12 in group A.