Tag: Paralympics

Sinha honours Tokyo Paralympics participants Jammu Tawi, Sep 18: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha honoured the Paralympics participants Rakesh Kumar and Jyoti Baliyan at the Raj Bhavan here on Saturday. The two Para Archers of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board’s Sports Complex participated in the recently concluded Tokyo Paralympics. The ...

SRINAGAR, Sept 3: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha congratulated Para high jumper Praveen Kumar who won silver medal to claim India’s 11th medal at the Tokyo Paralympics on Friday.Taking to Twitter, Sinha said, ?Many congratulations to Praveen Kumar for winning the Silver medal at the Tokyo Paralympics. The ...

Tokyo , Aug 30: Indian javelin throwers Devendra Jhajharia and Sundar Singh Gurjar won silver and bronze respectively in the men’s Standing Javelin (F46) here at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.Devendra Jhajharia grabbed silver with a personal best throw of 64.35. This was also his third medal at ...

India’s Vinod Kumar won bronze medal in the F52 category of men’s discus throw to take India’s tally at the Paralympic Games to three medals on Sunday. But later in the day, the organisers put the result under review. The 41-year-old Kumar, who is at his first Paralympics Games, ...

TOKYO: Discus thrower Vinod Kumar fetched a bronze at the Tokyo Paralympics, but the result was put on hold after a protest over his disability classification on Sunday. Vinod's classification in F52, which is for athletes with impaired muscle power, restricted range of movement, limb deficiency or leg length ...

Tokyo , Aug 29: Para-athlete Nishad Kumar won a silver medal in the high jump event at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics here at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday.Nishad made a jump of 2.06m and as a result, he sealed the silver medal. In the event, Nishad also went on ...

Srinagar, Aug 29: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday congratulated table tennis player Bhavina Patel for her silver medal win at the Tokyo Paralympics, saying the whole nation salutes her determination.Patel on Sunday became only the second Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympics ...

Tokyo , Aug 29: India’s para table tennis player Bhavinaben Hasmukhbhai Patel won silver as she lost the gold medal match to China’s Zhou Ying 3-0 in the women’s singles – Class 4 here at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium — Table 6 on Sunday.World number one Zhou Ying overwhelmed ...

A select list of stories to read before you start your day. India has administered more than one crore COVID-19 vaccination doses under its nationwide vaccination drive on August 27.Bhavina Patel continued to script history as she became the first Indian to enter the final of a table tennis ...

The State government on Monday announced a cash prize of ₹5 crore for gold medal winners from Karnataka in the Tokyo Paralympics, which starts August 24.The announcement was made by Sports Minister K.C. Narayana Gowda at a programme to felicitate two athletes from Karnataka participating in the Paralympics. Sakina ...