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Tokyo Paralympics: Rubina Francis finishes 7th in 10m Air Pistol SH1 final
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 31 (ANI): Indian shooter Rubina Francis on Tuesday finished seventh in the finals of women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 event in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Manish, Singhraj storm into medal round of 10m Air Pist
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 31 (ANI): Indian shooting contingent's brilliant run continued on Day 7 of the Tokyo Paralympics as shooters Manish Narwal and Singhraj Adana qualified for the medal round in the Men's 10m Air Pistol SH1, here at the Asaka Shooting Range on Tuesday.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Sumit Antil wins gold, creates new World Record in F64
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 30 (ANI): India's Sumit Antil very comprehensively won gold in the men's javelin throw (Sport Class F64) here at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday. Sumit dominated the show from the word go as he improved the World Record three times in the final. He threw a monstrous
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Tokyo Paralympics: Vinod Kumar loses bronze after Technical Delegates deci
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 30 (ANI): Discus thrower Vinod Kumar has lost his medal after the classification panel was unable to allocate the Indian athlete with a sport class on Monday. He is therefore ineligible for the Men's F52 Discus medal event meaning his bronze on Sunday will not count.
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Tokyo 2020 President Hashimoto expresses condolences over passing of forme
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 30 (ANI): The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) President Seiko Hashimoto on Monday extended his condolences on the passing of Jacques Rogge, former President of the International Olympic Committee.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Medal glory continues for India in athletics
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 30 (ANI): It has been a glorious Monday for India with the country winning not one but four medals in a day at the crack of dawn. While India's Avani Lakhera became the first Indian woman in history to win a Paralympic Gold medal for the country, India's domination i
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Neeraj thanks Avani for giving Indians opportunity to listen to the nation
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 30 (ANI): Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Neeraj Chopra and silver medalist Mirabai Chanu congratulated Avani Lekhara on clinching gold at the ongoing Paralympic Games on Monday.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Elated to win bronze after Rio disqualification, says S
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 30 (ANI): Sundar Singh Gurjar might have had a disappointing end to his Rio Paralympics campaign in 2016 but the javelin thrower redeemed himself from the heartbreak and won a bronze in the Tokyo Games on Monday.
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Grandparents of Avani Lekhara express happiness on her win, hope for gold
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], August 30 (ANI): Avani Lekhara, a 19-year-old from Rajasthan has scripted history after winning gold in the women's 10m AR Standing SH1 event at Tokyo Paralympics.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Shooter Swaroop Unhlakar misses medal by whisker, finis
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 30 (ANI): Indian shooter Swaroop Mahavir Unhlakar finished on the fourth position in the men's R1 -- 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 final event at the Asaka Shooting Range on Monday.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Abhinav Bindra, Anurag Thakur hail Devendra and Sundar
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 30 (ANI): Olympics Gold medallist Abhinav Bindra and the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur praised Indian javelin throwers Devendra Jhajharia and Sundar Singh Gurjar for winning silver and bronze respectively in F46 men's javelin on Monday.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Political leaders laud Yogesh for winning silver medal
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 30 (ANI): As Indian discus thrower Yogesh Kathuniya won the silver medal at the ongoing Paralympics Tokyo 2020 on Monday, congratulatory messages continue to pour in from political leaders.
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