2020 Tokyo Paralympics
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Tokyo Paralympics: Praveen Kumar wins silver medal with Asian record in men's high jump T64
Other Sports | Sep 03, 2021, 08:50 AM ISTWith an Asian Record score of 2.07 in the men's high jump T64 event, Praveen Kumar clinched a silver medal.
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Paralympics: Arvind ends 7th in men's shot put F35 event
Other Sports | Sep 02, 2021, 06:44 PM ISTMaking his debut at the Games, the 28-year-old's best effort was a 13.48m throw in the eight-strong field.
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Australia to give Tokyo Paralympics medallists same bonus as Olympics winners
Other Sports | Sep 02, 2021, 02:48 PM ISTOlympics gold medal winners in Tokyo received a $20,000 bonus from the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC).
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Badminton: Pramod Bhagat reaches semifinals in men's singles SL3 at Tokyo Paralympics
Other Sports | Sep 02, 2021, 02:10 PM ISTWorld no.1 Pramod Bhagat has reached the semifinals of the men's singles SL3 competition at Tokyo Paralympics.
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Shooter Rahul Jakhar ends 5th in mixed 25m pistol at Paralympics
Other Sports | Sep 02, 2021, 12:56 PM ISTThe 35-year-old Jakhar was eliminated at the end of the seventh series in the finals after qualifying second with a score of 576.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Shuttlers Suhas, Krishna and Tarun win, mixed day for Kohli
Other Sports | Sep 02, 2021, 12:52 PM ISTIndian shuttlers Suhas Yathiraj, Tarun Dhillon and Krishna Nagar opened their men's singles campaign on an impressive note in the badminton competition of the Tokyo Paralympics.
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Taekwondo player Aruna withdraws from Paralympics repechage due to suspected fracture
Other Sports | Sep 02, 2021, 12:19 PM ISTAruna Tanwar forced to withdraw from the repechage round of the Paralympics women's taekwondo K44-49kg class because of severe injuries sustained during her opening bout of the Games.
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Taekwondo player Aruna loses in quarters of Paralympics; enters repechage round
Other Sports | Sep 02, 2021, 10:34 AM ISTIndia's Aruna Tanwar lost to fourth-seeded Espinoza Carranza of Peru in the women's taekwondo K44-49kg quarterfinals of the Paralympics
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India's Prachi Yadav qualifies for Canoe sprint semifinal at Tokyo Paralympics
Other Sports | Sep 02, 2021, 09:06 AM ISTPrachi recorded a time of one minute, 11.098 seconds to qualify for the semifinals.
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Tarun Dhillon wins; Kohli-Parmar concede defeat in badminton at Tokyo Paralympics
Other Sports | Sep 02, 2021, 08:59 AM ISTTarun didn't break a sweat, beating Thailand's Siripong Teamarrom 21-7 21-13 in a group B match that lasted 23 minutes.
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Suhas Yathiraj opens Paralympic badminton campaign with dominant 21-9 21-3 win over Germany's Pott
Other Sports | Sep 02, 2021, 08:54 AM ISTYathiraj defeated Pott 21-9 21-3 in the first match of men's singles SL4 Group A.
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Pramod Bhagat wins, young Palak Kohli endures tough day at Tokyo Paralympics
Other Sports | Sep 01, 2021, 07:59 PM ISTBhagat, the reigning world champion, outwitted fellow Indian Manoj Sarkar 21-10 21-23 21-9 in his men's singles group A class SL3 opener that lasted 56 minutes.
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Amit Kumar, Dharambir end without medal at Paralympics' club throw competition
Other Sports | Sep 01, 2021, 06:52 PM ISTKumar's best effort of the evening was 27.77m, which was also his season's best performance.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Pramod Bhagat-Palak Kohli lose opening match in mixed doubles
Other Sports | Sep 01, 2021, 04:04 PM ISTBhagat and Kohli, competing in SL3-SU5 class, went down 9-21 21-15 19-21 against the French team in 43 minutes at the Yoyogi national stadium.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Swimmer Suyash Jadhav disappoints, disqualified for rule violation
Other Sports | Sep 01, 2021, 03:48 PM ISTJadhav, whose two hands were amputated below the elbow at the age of 11 due to electrocution, was found to have "performed more than one fly kick after the turn".
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Avani fails to qualify for Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 final, other Indians also disappoint
Other Sports | Sep 01, 2021, 11:13 AM ISTShooter Avani Lekhara, who won Paralympic gold earlier, failed to replicate her success as she crashed out in the qualification round of the mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 event.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Tamil Nadu govt announces Rs 2 crore for Mariyappan Thangavelu
Other Sports | Aug 31, 2021, 10:40 PM ISTDefending champion Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar won a silver and bronze respectively in the men's high jump T42 event at the Paralympics.
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Was on verge of pulling out due to knee problem, reading Bhagavad Gita helped: Sharad Kumar
Other Sports | Aug 31, 2021, 08:56 PM ISTThe 29-year-old Patna-born athlete, who jumped to 1.73m to win the bronze, suffered meniscus dislocation (a type of knee injury) on Monday and wept all through the night.
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Mariyappan Thangavelu says rain foiled his bid for second consecutive gold at Paralympics
Other Sports | Aug 31, 2021, 08:52 PM ISTMariyappan, who hails from Periavadagampatti village in Salem district of Tamil Nadu, had cleared 1.89m when he won the gold in 2016 Rio Paralympics.
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Tokyo Paralympic gold medallist javelin thrower Sumit Antil now eyes 2024 Paris Olympics
Other Sports | Aug 31, 2021, 07:46 PM ISTThe 23-year-old from Sonepat on Monday produced an awe-inspiring performance when he smashed his own world record not once but five times to clinch the gold in the men's javelin F64 with a throw of 68.55m.