2020 Tokyo Paralympics Live Updates Day 6: Swaroop Unhalkar Misses out on Bronze Medal by a Whisker
Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar finishes fourth in the Men’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Final, with a score of 203.9. The 34-year-old misses Bronze by just 0.3 points.
Devendra Jhajharia and Sundar Singh have clinched Gold and Silver medals respectively in Men’s Javelin Throw. With this, India’s medal tally at Paralympics 2020 reaches seven.
What a start to the day for India at the Paralympic Games 2020. It is Gold for Avani Lekhara in the Women’s 10m AR Air Rifle.
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India had a very good day at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 on Sunday as the country won a total of three medals. It all started with Bhavina Patel, who had been in good form ahead of the final. Despite losing to Ying Zhou in the final, she made history by becoming the first athlete from the country to win a silver medal in table tennis, at the Paralympic Games. As congratulations flowed in from all corners, Nishad Kumar geared up and clinched India’s second, also a silver in the Men’s High Jump T47 event. Adding to the medal, he also created an Asian record with a jump of 2.06m. In just a matter of minutes, Vinod Kumar joined the party, winning a bronze medal in the men’s discus throw F52 event. But later on, it was confirmed that the result of the event has been put on hold due to classification review.
On Monday, August 30, the Indian athletes would aim to continue with the momentum. Two-time gold medallist Devendra Jhajharia would be one of those star athletes to watch out for as he along with Ajeet Singh and Gurjar Sundar Singh would compete in the Men’s Javelin Throw F46 final. Avani Lekhara would start things off for India in the R2 Women’s 10m AR Standing SH1 Qualification round. Later on, Deepak Saini and Swaroop Mahavir Ulhankar would be in action in the R1 Men’s 10m AR Standing SH1 Qualification Round. Sumit Antil and Sandeep Chaudhary would also compete in the Men’s Javelin Throw F64 Final.
Thus, an action-packed day awaits India on Monday, August 30 and both the athletes and fans would hope that they too add to the nation’s medal tally.
