Tokyo Paralympics: Vinod Kumar loses bronze medal, designated as ‘Classification not Completed’
Vinod Kumar loses his bronze medal in Discus Throw F52 as he was designated as 'Classification not Completed." Vinod Kumar's classification was done on 22 August. He competed in the Men's Discus throw F52 category and won bronze medal with an area record. He produced a best throw of 19.91m to finish third behind Piotr Kosewicz (20.02m) of Poland and...
Tokyo Paralympics: With an amazing comeback, Yogesh Kathuniya wins silver in Men’s Discus Throw
Yogesh Kathuniya bagged the silver medal in the Men's F56 category Discus Throw event at Tokyo Paralympics. It was a heroic win, as he made a mammoth 44.38m throw, in his sixth and final attempt to claim second place. In Tokyo, Yogesh Kathuniya did not make things easy for himself in the Discus Throw finals. Starting off with a foul...
Tokyo Paralympics: Sensational Javelin Throw session; Devendra Jhajharia wins silver, Sundar Singh Gurjar wins bronze
Two-time Paralympic champion Devendra Jhajharia, clinched silver medal in the Men's Javelin Throw F46 category at the Tokyo Paralympics. Sundar Singh Gurjar picked up the bronze medal in the same final. The athletes who fall under the F46 category have some kind of an arm deficiency, impaired muscle power or an impaired, passive range of movement in arms, while competing...
Tokyo Parlympics: Avani Lekhara hits the bull’s eye; becomes the first Indian woman to win gold in Paralympics
Indian shooter Avani Lekhara etched her name in the history book as the first Indian woman to win a Paralympic gold. At the age of 11, Avani Lekhara suffered a horrific car accident which caused severe injuries to her spinal cord. Since then she has been bound to a wheelchair. While searching for a meaning to live life in that...
Tokyo Paralympics: With her silver, Bhavina Patel gives Indians moments to cherish
On a watershed day for Indian Table Tennis, 34-year-old Bhavina Patel became the first Indian para paddler to win a medal at the Paralympics, after she picked up the silver medal in Tokyo. World Number 1 Ying Zhou of China won the final in 3 straight games. The scoreboard read 7-11, 5-11, 6-11 in favour of Zhou, at the end...
Tokyo Paralympics: At 8 he lost his hand; at 21 Nishad Kumar is the proud owner of Paralympic silver medal
21 year old Nishad Kumar clinched the silver medal in the Men's High Jump T47 event at the Tokyo Paralympics, by setting an Asian record effort. Nishad Kumar went clear of 2.06m, as did Dallas Wise from America, who shared the silver medal with Kumar in Men's High Jump T47. American Roderick Townsend, took home the gold, after successfully clearing...
Tokyo Paralympics- Bhavina Patel assures medal; becomes the first Indian para Table Tennis player to enter semi final in the Paralympics
On a historic day for Indian Table Tennis, paddler Bhavina Patel became the first Indian para Table Tennis player to book a spot in the semi final of the Paralympics and assured a medal for the country. In the quarter final match, Bhavina Patel defeated World No 2 and defending Olympic champion Borislava Peric in the round of 16 by...
Parallel to Olympics, the ‘Paralympics’ exist; the 16th summer edition set to start in Tokyo
The word Paralympic is derived from the Greek preposition 'para', which means 'beside' and the word 'Olympic'. It means that Paralympics are parallel to the Olympic Games and illustrates the way in which the two movements coexist alongside each other. The Paralympics is arguably the most important international sports competition for athletes with disabilities. They are also split into the...
From Basirhat to Tokyo- the huge lift of Sakina Khatun
From a small town to representing the nation at the Tokyo Paralympics- it has been a tough fight for Sakina Khatun, the unassuming powerlifter from Basirhat, a small town in West Bengal situated 70 km from Kolkata. Sakina Khatun and her coach Farman Basha are already in Tokyo. But before flying off for the Paralympics, both of them talked exclusively...
19 surgeries could not stop him; today Niranjan Mukundan is the proud representative of Indian Swimming in Tokyo Paralympics
India has the biggest contingent at the Paralympics this year and it is filled with a number of stars, from different sports fields. One such name is Niranjan Mukundan, an incredible swimmer, who is looking to lift the tricolour high at Tokyo. Niranjan Mukundan will be flying on the 27th of August to Tokyo for the Paralympics, with his event...