It was a sensational day for the Indian contingent at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics with several athletes winning medals. Bhavina Patel and Nishad Kumar secured silver in table tennis and high jump respectively while Vinod Kumar won a bronze in the discus throw. These wins took India to 45th in the medal tally. Check full medal standings here.
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2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games Highlights Day 5: Look Back at Major Headlines, Match Results, Updated Medals Tally
Bhavinaben Patel continued her sensational run at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games as she defeated China’s Miao Zhang in the semi-finals to move on into the gold medal match. The Indian paddler will face China’s Zhou Ying in the final and will be aiming to be the first Indian woman to win a gold medal in the event at the Paralympic Games.
29 Aug, 18:10 (IST)
Vinod Kumar wins a Bronze medal in the Men's discus throw F52 event at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020. Kumar registered a score of 19.91 to secure himself a podium finish.
29 Aug, 17:21 (IST)
Nishad Kumar wins a silver medal in the Men's High Jump T46/47 event at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020. Kumar registered a score of 2.06m to secure himself of a podium finish. Ram Pal came in fifth with a personal best score of 1.94m
29 Aug, 15:14 (IST)
So it's the end of the road for Rakesh Kumar & Jyoti Balan as they lost to Turkey's Oznur Cure and Bulent Korkmaz. The Indian duo was going neck-to-neck against Turkey and they lost only by a couple of points. The scoreboard read 151-153.
29 Aug, 15:08 (IST)
So it's the end of the road for Rakesh Kumar & Jyoti Balan as they lost to Turkey's Oznur Cure and Bulent Korkmaz. The Indian duo was going neck-to-neck against Turkey and they lost only by a couple of points. The scoreboard read 151-153.
29 Aug, 14:17 (IST)
As India rejoices Bhavini Patel's silver medal win, it's time to focus on yet another match. So Rakesh Kumar & Jyoti Balan will be in action soon at around 2.40 pm in the mixed archery event. Check out the live streaming deets for the game!
29 Aug, 12:00 (IST)
After winning a silver medal at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020, Bhavina Patel got a congratulatory call from PM Narendra Modi.
29 Aug, 10:40 (IST)
Bhavina Patel won the silver medal at Tokyo Paralympics 2020. She was lauded by the likes of Indian President Ram Nath Kovind, Sachin Tendulkar, Ravi Kumar Dahiya, Sakshi Malik. Check tweets below:
President Ram Nath Kovid:
Sachin Tendulkar:
Ravi Kumar Dahiya:
Sakshi Malik:
Muhammed Anas Yahiya:
Bajrang Punia:
29 Aug, 09:41 (IST)
As we celebrate Bhavina Patel's silver medal win at the Tokyo Paralympics, here's another piece of good news coming in. Jyoti Balan & Rakesh Kumar have beaten Thailand's Homjanthuek and A. Aungaphinan 147-141 in mixed compound archery event.
29 Aug, 08:09 (IST)
After losing to Ying Zhou in the finals, Indian paddler Bhavina Patel settles for a silver medal. First medal for India so far at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020.
Indian athletes will continue their quest for medals when they take the field on Day 5 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Bhavinaben Patel has already confirmed herself of a silver medal, which will also be India’s first at the multination event but many athletes have a chance to add to that tally. Meanwhile, we bring you the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics live updates, medal winners other news from Day 5. Highlights Of Tokyo Paralympic Games Day 4.
Bhavinaben Patel continued her sensational run at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games as she defeated China’s Miao Zhang in the semi-finals to move on into the gold medal match. The Indian paddler will face China’s Zhou Ying in the final and will be aiming to be the first Indian woman to win a gold medal in the event at the Paralympic Games.
Meanwhile, India’s Athletics contingent also has a chance for a podium finish on Day 5 as Vinod Kumar and Nishad Kumar begin their campaign at the Games. The two will feature in the Discus throw and High Jump finals respectively with hopes of clinching a medal.
India have sent a total of 54 athletes to the Paralympics Games 2020, their largest-ever contingent to the multination event. The athletes will have hopes of replicating the performance of the athletes from the Olympic Games earlier in the year, which was the country’s most successful outing at the Summer Games.
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