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Tokyo Paralympics: Bhavina Patel storms into gold medal match

India's para table tennis player Bhavina Patel stormed into the gold medal match after defeating Zhang Miao of China 3-2 in her Class 4 match

Toyota halts self-driving e-Palette vehicles after Olympic village accident

In a YouTube video, Toyota Chief Executive Akio Toyoda apologized for the incident and said he offered to meet the person but was unable to do so

Paralympic TT: India's Bhavina storms into semis, in line for medal

Bhavina, who had qualified second in her Group A after losing to China's Zhou Ying, came back strongly to win two knockout round matches and get into medal position.

Paralympics: Mixed team of Rakesh and Jyoti seeded 6th in compound archery

After a spirited performance in the men's ranking round by Rakesh Kumar, the Indian mixed team of Jyoti Balyan and Rakesh is seeded 6th for the compound archery event

Paralympics: Powerlifter Sakina Khatun finishes 5th in women's 50kg final

India's Sakina Khatun finished fifth in women's 50 Kg powerlifting final in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics on Friday.Sakina, who had won a bronze medal in Commonwealth Games, successfully lifted 90 kg in her first attempt and was not able to go above 90 kg. As a result, the Indian para-powerlifter missed out on a medal.Chinese powerlifter Hu Dandan won the gold as she lifted 120kg while Egypt's Rehab Ahmed clinched silver. Olivia Broome of Great Britain won the bronze in the women's 50 Kg powerlifting final in the Tokyo Paralympics on Friday.Sakina got off to a decent start as she lifted 90kg in her first attempt and was ranked one before Lidiia Soloviova of Ukraine occupied the top post with a lift of 104kg.After the completion of the first round, Sakina was in sixth place while Egypt's Ahmed had taken the top spot with a lift of 117kg.Sakina then failed to lift 93kg in her second attempt and went again with the same weight but this time she lifted to move up to the fifth spot. ...

Paralympics, archery ranking round: Rakesh finishes 3rd; Shyam at 21st spot

India's ace compound archer Rakesh Kumar finished 3rd in the men's individual archery ranking round, while Shyam Sundar Swami finished at the 21st position at the Yumenoshima Ranking Field

Tokyo Paralympics 2021: India's full schedule, match timings, live telecast

India's para table tennis player Bhavina Patel today qualified for the quarter-finals of the Tokyo Paralympics after a scintillating 3-0 win over Joyce de Oliviera

Paralympics 2021: Jyoti Balyan finishes 15th in compound open ranking round

India's para archer Jyoti Balyan finished the women's individual compound open ranking round at 15th position with 671 points in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics on Friday.

Paralympics: Bhavina becomes first Indian Table Tennis player to enter QFs

Bhavinaben Patel became the first Indian table tennis player to enter the Paralympic quarterfinals with a dominating win over Joyce de Oliveira of Brazil in the women's singles Class 4 event

At Tokyo Paralympics, Chopra's ex-roommate Gurjar, a medal hope

Having put the Rio fiasco behind him, the reigning World champion is looking for redemption

IOC's Thomas Bach defended over return to Tokyo for Paralympics

A brief return visit to Tokyo by International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach to view the Paralympic Games has been widely criticized in Japan but defended by organizers.

Tokyo Paralympics 2021: Paddler Bhavina Patel qualifies for knockouts

India's para table tennis player Bhavina Patel defeated Megan Shackleton of Great Britain 3-1 in a thrilling match of Group A in women's singles - Class 4 in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics on Thursday.Bhavina saved the game point in the fourth game and then took the lead to clinch the match. With this 3-1 win (11-7, 9-11, 17-15, 13-11) Bhavina has qualified for the next round.Bhavina got off to a good start as she took a lead in the first game but Shackleton bounced back. However, the Indian paddler continued her fine form and won the first game 11-7.The second game started off with both players fighting hard for the points. After an intense battle, Shackleton got the better of Bhavina in the second game and won it 11-9.In the third game, the battle went down the wire, but Bhavina won 17-15.In the fourth game points were tied at 11-11 but Bhavina finally won 13-11 and sealed the match.On Wednesday, Bhavina had lost to China's Zhou Ying 3-0 in women's singles - Class 4 of Group A. Ying .

Tokyo Paralympics: Indian archers set to aim for gold at their maiden Games

A five-member para archery contingent looks set for their best possible show at their debut Paralympics

First Paralympic gold medal goes to Paige Greco of Australia

Cyclist Paige Greco of Australia claimed the first gold medal of the Tokyo Paralympic Games, winning the 3,000-meter pursuit on Wednesday on the velodrome track

Tokyo Paralympics: Paddler Sonalben loses against Qian Li in Group D opener

Indian paddler Sonalben Manubhai Patel suffered a close defeat against China's Qian Li by 3-2 in her opening match of Group D in women's singles - class 3 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium

We have wings: Paralympics off to glittering start in Tokyo

The opening ceremony of the 16th Paralympic Games began here on Tuesday, paying homage to the resilience of para athletes and giving the message of moving forward

Tokyo Paralympics 2021: Mariyappan in quarantine, Tek Chand new flag bearer

Hours before the opening ceremony of Tokyo Paralympics 2021, flag bearer Mariyappan Thangavelu along with five other members of the Indian contingent has been put into quarantine

Paralympic Games: Indian shooters, archers arrive in Tokyo

India's largest batch of para-athletes consisting of shooters, archers, and swimmers arrived in Tokyo on Tuesday morning for the Paralympic Games.Twenty-eight members of the Indian contingent, including athletes and officials, had left for the Paralympics on Monday. Upon arrival in Tokyo, the members of the Indian contingent expressed happiness."Our largest batch of 17 Para-Athletes consisting of shooters, archers, swimmer & Javelin thrower have safely arrived at Tokyo Airport. Let's hear what they have to say before heading for #Paralympics village!" SAIMedia tweeted.The Paralympic Games are scheduled to be held between August 24 and September 5. The shooting contingent has 17 members including 10 shooters. It is the biggest shooting contingent that the country has ever sent to the Para Games.Manish Narwal, Deepender Singh, Singhraj, Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar, Deepak Saini, Sidhartha Babu, Akash, Rahul Jhakar, Rubina Francis, and Avani Lekhara are the Indian athletes who have ...

Covid watch: First cases reported from Athletes' Village at Paralympics

The Tokyo Paralympic Games organising committee on Saturday confirmed the first two cases of Covid-19 inside the Athletes' Village.

Paralympics: Indian powerlifters depart for Tokyo with eye on medal

India's powerlifters Jaideep Kumar and Sakina Khatun along with coach JP Singh left for the Tokyo Paralympic Games on Friday.Jaideep Kumar will take part in the Men's 65 kg category while Sakina Khatun will be competing in the women's 50 kg category. Both the powerlifters shall be competing for medals on August 27 in their respective categories.Hopeful for a medal, Jaideep in a release said: "We have trained hard for this day. If everything goes well, we can create history and bring a medal home."Sakina Khatun was one of the ten athletes who interacted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 17. PM Modi had hailed her as a winner as she not only fought her disability but also extreme poverty.JP Singh, who has been keeping a close eye on their performances, is more realistic about the chances. He said: "We are not going there with any pressure. If we do our best and if we have little bit luck on that day, our powerlifters shall be able to create history."Chef de Mission Gursharan ..