Wishes pour in as shooters Manish, Singhraj clinches gold, silver medals at Tokyo Paralympics

Ace Indian shooters Manish Narwal and Singhraj Adhana clinched the Gold and Silver medals in the P4 – Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 final at Asaka Shooting Range on Saturday. Manish Narwal smashed the Paralympic record to clinch India’s third gold in the ongoing Tokyo Games. 19-year-old Manish created a Paralympic record as he amassed 218.2 […]

Tokyo Paralympics: Mariyappan wins silver, Sharad takes bronze in high jump

India’s Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar won silver and bronze respectively in the men’s high jump final here at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Tuesday. They were both Sport Class T42. Mariyappan Thangavelu clinched silver after leaping the mark of 1.86m. This is his second medal at the Games, having already won a gold […]

Tokyo Paralympics: Sumit Antil wins gold in javelin throw, creates world record

India’s Sumit Antil very comprehensively won gold in the men’s javelin throw (Sport Class F64) here at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday. Sumit dominated the show from the word go as he improved the World Record three times in the final. He threw a monstrous throw of 68.55m in his fifth attempt to climb […]

Tokyo Paralympics: Medal glory continues for India in athletics

It has been a glorious Monday for India with the country winning not one but four medals in a day at the crack of dawn. While India’s Avani Lakhera became the first Indian woman in history to win a Paralympic Gold medal for the country, India’s domination in athletics also continued in the Javelin and […]

Tokyo Paralympics: Javelin thrower Tek Chand lead India’s charge during Opening Ceremony

Javelin thrower Tek Chand carried the tri-colour as India made its way during the Opening Ceremony of Tokyo 2020 Paralympics on Tuesday here at the Japan National Stadium. Tek Chand was India’s flag-bearer at the Tokyo Paralympics opening ceremony after Thangavelu Mariyappan was quarantined following close contact with a COVID-19 positive person on their flight […]