Indians experienced a very memorable day at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 on Tuesday. August 31. The athletes added three more medals to the total tally to seven and India now have had their best-ever haul in the Paralympic Games with a total of 10 medals. Singhraj Adhana first won bronze in the Men's Shooting and later, Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar won the silver and bronze medals in the Men's High Jump T63 Event. This is the second time that India has had two podium finishes in one event in this year's Paralympics. Check out the updated medal tally here:
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India would be hoping to add to their medal tally with some more on Tuesday, August 31. Rubina Francis would begin India's charge in the P2 Women's 10M Air Pistol SH1 Qualification Shooting event. Bhagyashri Jadhav would then compete in the Women's Shot Put-F34-Final. India would also witness Tokyo Paralympics 2020 silver medallist Bhavina Patel in action, this time in doubles competition, alongside Sonal Patel
31 Aug, 18:05 (IST)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to congratule Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar for their silver and gold medals at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020
31 Aug, 17:21 (IST)
Mariyappan Thangavelu wins silver in Men's High Jump T63, Sharad Kumar settles for bronze at Tokyo Paralympics 2020.
31 Aug, 11:31 (IST)
It is bronze medal for Singhraj Adhana in Men's 10m Air Pistol (SH1) event. This is India's 8th medal at the ongoing Paralympic Games.
31 Aug, 09:38 (IST)
Bhagyashri Jadhav has registered her Personal Best of 7.00 in her sixth attempt. However, she finishes at seventh spot and misses out on medal finish.
31 Aug, 09:21 (IST)
World Record holder Rubina Francis misses out on a medal opportunity, finishes seventh in the P2 Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 final.
31 Aug, 09:21 (IST)
India's Rakesh Kumar loses 143-145 to China's Ai Xinliang in Men's Individual Compound Open quarter-finals.
31 Aug, 08:35 (IST)
Bhavina Patel and Sonal Patel go down 2-11, 4-11, 2-11 to Chinese pair Zhou Ying and Zhang Bian, in the Table Tennis Women's Doubles Class 4-5 Quarterfinal.
India had one of its best days at the Tokyo Paralympics as the nation won a total of five medals, taking the tally to seven in all. Avani Lekhara started off the proceedings with a historic gold medal in the Women's 10m AR Rifle SH1 Final. She became the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympic Games. Next up, Devendra Jhajharia and Gurjar Sundar Singh added two quick medals--a silver and a bronze respectively--in the Men's Javelin Throw F46 event. Yogesh Kathuniya followed up with a silver medal in the Men's Discus Throw F65 event and Sumit Antil rounded up the day with another gold medal in the Men's Javelin Throw F64 event. Tokyo Paralympics 2020 Medal Tally Updated.
India would be hoping to add to their medal tally with some more on Tuesday, August 31. Rubina Francis would begin India's charge in the P2 Women's 10M Air Pistol SH1 Qualification Shooting event. Bhagyashri Jadhav would then compete in the Women's Shot Put-F34-Final. India would also witness Tokyo Paralympics 2020 silver medallist Bhavina Patel in action once again, this time in doubles competition, alongside Sonal Patel. Also, Rakesh Kumar, Mariyappan Thangavelu and Simran Sharma among others, are the athletes to watch out for on Tuesday, August 31. Another day full of action, drama, thrill and joy awaits!
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