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Indias Avani Lekhara competes in the shooting womens 10m AR standing SH1 final at the Asaka Shooting Range during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Photo: AFP)

Lekhara, two others fail to qualify for mixed 50m rifle prone finals

Siddhartha Babu came closest to making the cut but he missed the mark by a whisker, ending ninth in the qualification...

5 Sept 2021 8:15 AM IST

Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur felicitates Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Silver medalist Mariyappan Thangavelu in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Sports Minister felicitates Mariyappan on winning silver in Tokyo...

Mariyappan, who won a gold in 2016 Rio Paralympics, bagged a silver this time around in T42 category with a best jump of...

4 Sept 2021 5:52 PM IST

Silver medalist Indias Sighraj Singh poses photographs during the presentation ceremony of P4-Mixed 50m Pistol Shooting event at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020, in Tokyo on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Dream to see Indian flag flying high fulfilled: Singhraj Adhana

The 39-year-old Adhana, who had won a bronze in the men-'s 10m air pistol SH1, added a mixed 50m pistol SH1 silver to...

4 Sept 2021 4:39 PM IST

Gold medallist Manish Narwal and silver medalist Sighraj Singh of India pose for photographs during the presentation ceremony of P4-Mixed 50m Pistol Shooting event at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 in Tokyo on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Narwal and Adhana receive praises for podium finishes at the 2020...

The gold and silver from the Faridabad duo took India-'s current medal tally to 15 -- 3 gold, 7 silver and 5 bronze

4 Sept 2021 2:53 PM IST

Haryana announces Rs 6 cr for Manish Narwal, Rs 4 cr for Singhraj Adhana

Haryana announces Rs 6 cr for Manish Narwal, Rs 4 cr for Singhraj...

The state also announced government jobs for the medal winners, according to an official statement

4 Sept 2021 1:08 PM IST

Tokyo Olympics silver medalist, weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu poses after coming out from NIS in Patiala on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

HM Amit Shah honours Olympic champion Mirabai Chanu

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday felicitated Olympic champion Mirabai Chanu for bringing laurels to the country...

4 Sept 2021 11:54 AM IST

Gold medallist Manish Narwal and silver medalist Sighraj Singh of India pose for photographs during the presentation ceremony of P4-Mixed 50m Pistol Shooting event at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 in Tokyo on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi lauds medal winners at Tokyo Paralympics, says glory continues

Shooter Manish Narwal smashed the Paralympic record to clinch India-'s third gold in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympic Games

4 Sept 2021 11:39 AM IST

Indian para-shooter

Shooter Manish Narwal clinches India-'s 3rd gold, Adhana bags silver

19-year-old Narwal shot a total of 218.2, a Paralympic record, while Adhana added a silver to his kitty with an effort...

4 Sept 2021 9:43 AM IST

Avani Lekhara at the shooting event. (Photo: Twitter/@Tokyo2020hi)

Tokyo Paralympics: Avani Lekhara becomes first Indian woman to win two...

Lekhara is not done yet and will next be seen in the mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 event

3 Sept 2021 12:24 PM IST

Kumars win took the countrys haul to 11 in the ongoing Games. (Photo: Twitter/@Tokyo2020hi)

Tokyo Paralympics: Debutant Praveen Kumar clinches silver in men-'s...

The 18-year-old Kumar, competing in his debut Paralympics, set a new Asian record with a 2.07m jump

3 Sept 2021 9:10 AM IST

Indian para archer Harvinser Singh. (Photo: Twitter/Paralymics)

Tokyo Paralympics 2020 Day 10 Preview: Full schedule and where to...

Here is a quick look at which Indian para athletes will be playing in their events on Friday at the Tokyo Paralympics

2 Sept 2021 7:00 PM IST

Indian para-shot putter Arvind Malik. (Photo: Twitter)

Arvind ends 7th in men-'s shot put F35 event

India-'s Arvind Malik ended seventh in the men-'s shot put F35 event with a best effort of 13.48m

2 Sept 2021 6:16 PM IST