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Indian athletes shine at Tokyo Paralympics 2020
Bhavinaben Patel opened India's account at the Paralympics on Sunday and scripted history by becoming the first Indian table tennis player to secure a medal in the Paralympics after she entered the semifinals with a stunning straight-game win over world number 5 Borislava Peric Rankovic of Serbia in the women's singles Class 4 event. She won a silver medal. Credit: PTI Photo
Nishad Kumar clinched a silver medal in the men's high jump T47 event in the Paralympics with an Asian record effort. Credit: AFP Photo
Trailblazing shooter Avani Lekhara became the first Indian woman to win two Paralympic medals by claiming the 50m Rifle 3 Position SH1 bronze to add to an unprecedented gold she had secured earlier in the Games. Credit: Reuters Photo
Discus thrower Yogesh Kathuniya clinched a silver medal in the men's F56 event in the Paralympics on Monday as athletics remained India's happy hunting ground at the Games. Credit: Twitter
Two-time gold-winning javelin throw veteran Devendra Jhajharia clinched a stupendous third Paralympic medal, a silver this time. Credit: Twitter
Sundar Singh Gurjar chipped in with a bronze, finishing behind Jhajharia in the men's javelin throw F46 final. Credit: AP Photo
Sumit Antil, who bagged gold medal in the men’s javelin throw F64 event at Tokyo Paralympics 2020, during a felicitation function in New Delhi. Credit: PTI Photo
Indian shooter Singhraj Adhana won the bronze medal in men's 10m Air Pistol SH1 and a silver in P4 Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 at Tokyo Paralympics. Credit: Twitter/PTI
High jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu won silver medal in Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo. Credit: PTI Photo
High jumper Sharad Kumar won bronze medal respectively in men's high jump T63 event at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo. Credit: Twitter/Tokyo2020hi/PTI
India's Praveen Kumar clinched the silver medal in the men's high jump T64 event of the Tokyo Paralympics. Credit: Credit: Twitter/Tokyo2020hi/PTI
Harvinder Singh, with his bronze win, became the first Indian to win a Paralympics medal in archery. Credit: Twitter/@Tokyo2020hi
Shooter Manish Narwal smashed the Paralympic record to clinch India's third gold in P4 Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 event at Tokyo Paralympics. Credit: Reuters Photo
Shuttler Pramod Bhagat claimed a historic gold medal in men's singles SL3 class at Tokyo Paralympics. Credit: Twitter/PramodBhagat83
Shuttler Manoj Sarkar bagged the bronze in men's singles SL3 class at Tokyo Paralympics. Credit: Reuters Photo
Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj, an IAS officer, ended his campaign with a historic silver in the men's singles SL4 class final at the Tokyo Paralympics. Credit: Reuters Photo
Krishna Nagar poses for photos after receiving a gold medal for men's singles SH6 gold medal badminton at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Credit: AP Photo
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