India had a great time at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 on Monday with the country winning a total of five medals! Interestingly, the start and end of the medal rush was with gold medals. Avani Lekhara won the gold in Women's 10m AR Air Rifle, equalling a world record score of 249.6. She thus became India's first woman to win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games. Devendra Jhajharia and Gurjar Sundar Singh then won the silver and bronze medals in the Men's Javelin F46 event. Yogesh Kathuniya secured a silver medal in Men's Discus throw and eventually, the day ended with Sumit Antil storming his way to a gold medal, as he broke the world record three times, before setting a new one with a throw of 68.55m. India, due to this marvellous performance, climbed to the 24th spot in the medals tally. Check out the updated medal tally here.
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On Monday, August 30, the Indian athletes would aim to continue with the momentum. Two-time gold medallist Devendra Jhajharia would be one of those star athletes to watch out for as he along with Ajeet Singh and Gurjar Sundar Singh would compete in the Men's Javelin Throw F46 final.
Tokyo Olympics 2020 gold medallist Neeraj Chopra too wished his compatriot on this astounding success.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Sumit Antil for his gold medal win!
Sumit Antil's produced a series of world-record-breaking performances in the Men's Javelin Throw F64 event!
Sumit Antil added to India's gold medal tally by winning the top prize in the Men's Javelin Throw F64 event, on Monday, He also produced a world record throw of 68.55m in the process.
Vinod Kumar loses men's 52 discus throw bronze medal at Paralympics after being found "ineligible" in disability classification assessment. He had won bronze medal on August 29 and the decision was under review then.
Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar finishes fourth in the Menās 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Final, with a score of 203.9.Ā The 34-year-old misses Bronze by just 0.3 points.
Devendra Jhajharia and Sundar Singh have clinched Gold and Silver medals respectively in Menās Javelin Throw. With this, India's medal tally at Paralympics 2020 reaches seven.
After Avani Lekhara's gold medal in shooting, Yogesh Kathuniya has won silver medal in the men's discuss throw (F56) at the Paralympic Games 2020. You can check updated medal's tally here.
What a start to the day for India at the Paralympic Games 2020. It is Gold for Avani Lekhara in the Women's 10m AR Air Rifle.
India had a very good day at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 on Sunday as the country won a total of three medals. It all started with Bhavina Patel, who had been in good form ahead of the final. Despite losing to Ying Zhou in the final, she made history by becoming the first athlete from the country to win a silver medal in table tennis, at the Paralympic Games. As congratulations flowed in from all corners, Nishad Kumar geared up and clinched India's second, also a silver in the Men's High Jump T47 event. Adding to the medal, he also created an Asian record with a jump of 2.06m. In just a matter of minutes, Vinod Kumar joined the party, winning a bronze medal in the men's discus throw F52 event. But later on, it was confirmed that the result of the event has been put on hold due to classification review.
On Monday, August 30, the Indian athletes would aim to continue with the momentum. Two-time gold medallist Devendra Jhajharia would be one of those star athletes to watch out for as he along with Ajeet Singh and Gurjar Sundar Singh would compete in the Men's Javelin Throw F46 final. Avani Lekhara would start things off for India in the R2 Women's 10m AR Standing SH1 Qualification round. Later on, Deepak Saini and Swaroop Mahavir Ulhankar would be in action in the R1 Men's 10m AR Standing SH1 Qualification Round. Sumit Antil and Sandeep Chaudhary would also compete in the Men's Javelin Throw F64 Final.
Thus, an action-packed day awaits India on Monday, August 30 and both the athletes and fans would hope thatĀ they too add to the nation's medal tally.
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