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Indias Rakesh Kumar (L) and Irans Ramezan Biabani compete in the mens archery individual ranking round during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Yumenoshima Park archery field in Tokyo on Friday. (Photo: AFP)

Archer Rakesh Kumar beats Ka Chuen, moves to round of 16

Rakesh Kumar had a personal best of 699 points out of a possible 720, hitting 53 10s and 17 X-'s in his 72 arrows on...

28 Aug 2021 11:31 AM IST

Table Tennis player Bhavina Patel scripts history, storms into Paralympics final

Table Tennis player Bhavina Patel scripts history, storms into...

Bhavina will now face world no. 1 Ying Zhou in the final, with atleast a silver medal in her kitty

28 Aug 2021 8:48 AM IST

Indian paralympian and paddler Bhavina Patel. (Photo: Twitter/Bhavina Patel)

Tokyo Paralympics 2020 Day 4 Preview: Full schedule and where to watch

While Bhavina fights to win a gold and Rakesh Kumar challenges for a medal, we take a look at the other events scheduled...

27 Aug 2021 7:30 PM IST

Indian powerlifter Sakina Khatun. (Photo: Twitter)

Jaideep fails all three attempts as Khatun finishes fifth

The 2014 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Khatun had the best effort of 93kg

27 Aug 2021 7:23 PM IST

Indian paralympian and paddler Bhavina Patel. (Photo: Twitter/Bhavina Patel)

India at Paralympics: Bhavina scripts history with TT medal

Bhavina Patel on Friday scripted history by becoming the first Indian table tennis player to secure a medal in the Tokyo...

27 Aug 2021 7:08 PM IST

Indian para-paddler Bhavina Patel. (Photo: Paralympics Committe of India)

Paddler Bhavina defeats defending champ Rankovic, storms into semis

Bhavina Patel is now the first para-paddler to reach the semifinals at the Paralympic Games

27 Aug 2021 5:06 PM IST

Bronze medallists Polands Marcin Polak and Michal Ladosz pose with their medals on the podium after the mens B 4000m individual pursuit event during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Izu Velodrome in Izu on Friday. (Photo: AFP)

Paralympics cycling medalist tests positive for doping

Polak, a former world champion in road and track events, was due to compete Saturday in the men-'s B 1,000 meters time...

27 Aug 2021 4:53 PM IST

Indias Rakesh Kumar (L) and Irans Ramezan Biabani compete in the mens archery individual ranking round during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Yumenoshima Park archery field in Tokyo on Friday. (Photo: AFP)

Rakesh finishes third, Chikara in top-10 in ranking round of archery...

Rakesh Kumar shot a career-best 699 points out of a possible 720 to grab the third place in the ranking round of the...

27 Aug 2021 4:02 PM IST

Indian powerlifter Sakina Khatun. (Photo: Twitter)

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

Later in the day, India-'s para-powerlifter Jaideep Kumar will take part in the men-'s 65 kg category

27 Aug 2021 12:04 PM IST

Rodgers Kiprop, second from left, of Kenya, Fedor Rudakov, center, of the Russian Paralympic Committee and Jacques Yeltsin, right, of Brazil during the mens 5000m at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Games in Tokyo on Friday. (Photo: AP)

Athletics begins at Tokyo Paralympics

Brazil snagging the first track gold, as elsewhere Australia-'s wheelchair rugby team battle to keep their gold medal...

27 Aug 2021 11:03 AM IST

Indian para-archer Jyoti Baliyan. (Photo: Twitter)

Jyoti Baliyan finishes 15th in compound open ranking round

In the last six shots, Jyoti managed to get 58 more points to finish at the 15th position

27 Aug 2021 9:28 AM IST

Indian para-paddler Bhavina Patel. (Photo: Paralympics Committe of India)

India-'s paddler Bhavina Patel beats Joyce de Oliveira, storms into...

Bhavina defeated Joyce in three straight sets 3-0 (12-10, 13-11, 11-6) to clinch the game and move into the next round

27 Aug 2021 9:05 AM IST