Bhavinaben Patel at Tokyo Paralympic.

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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.''

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 - 04:24 PM / by Brijesh Goswami

Tags: Table Tennis, Tokyo paralympics, Quarterfinals, Created history

Vinod Kumar & Tek Chand to attend the Tokyo Paralympics Opening Ceremony

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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.

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 - 11:10 AM / by Vidhi Jhunjhunwala

Tags: Tokyo paralympics, Vinod Kumar, Tek Chand, Indian Athletes, paralympics

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Tokyo Paralympics

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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.

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 - 09:45 PM / by Balaji L

Tags: Tokyo paralympics, medals, Gold Medal, Gursharan Singh, athletes

Courtesy: The Times Of India