Bhavinaben Pioneers To Enter Quarterfinals In Table Tennis: Tokyo
Indian table tennis player Bhavinaben Patel has created history at the Tokyo Paralympic on August 27 as she qualified for the quarterfinals at the games. Patel took 23 minutes to defeat Brazil's Joyce de Oliveira and will next fight against Serbia's Borislava Peric Rankovic later in the day. Following the win, Patel said, ''My next opponent is world number two, so I've to really focus on my game.''
Tags: Table Tennis, Tokyo paralympics, Quarterfinals, Created history
Courtesy: The Free Press Journal
Vinod Kumar, Tek Chand To Attend Paralympics Opening Ceremony
Vinod Kumar, discus-thrower, and Tek Chand, javelin-thrower are two of five Indian athletes who will witness the Tokyo Paralympics opening-ceremony. About 54 para-athletes from across nine sports disciplines will be present and this is India's largest-ever Paralympic participation. The event will commence on August 24 and will continue till September 5. Rio 2016 Gold Medalist, Thangavelu Mariyappan will delegate the event.
Tags: Tokyo paralympics, Vinod Kumar, Tek Chand, Indian Athletes, paralympics
Courtesy: ANI
India To Bring 15 Medals & 5 Golds From Tokyo Paralympics: Gursharan Singh
India will perform its best in Tokyo Paralympics, aiming to bring at least 15 medals and five gold medals, said India’s Chef-de-Mission Gursharan Singh. India has already bagged 12 medals and four gold medals so far. Reportedly, India has featured the largest chance of introducing 54 athletes in nine different sports namely Para Archery, Para Athletics, Para Badminton, and others. India is having medal hopes from Para Javelin throwers.
Tags: Tokyo paralympics, medals, Gold Medal, Gursharan Singh, athletes
Courtesy: The Times Of India