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Tokyo Paralympics 2020 updates

September 1 , 2021 1182 days 1024 0
  • The Wrestler-turned-javelin thrower Sumit Antil scripted history by winning the gold.
  • He won the gold with a world record effort of 68.55m in F64.
  • Shooter Avani Lekhara also created history as she became the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Paralympics.
  • She won gold in R-2 women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 event.
  • She finished with a world record equalling total of 249.6, which is also a new Paralympic record.
  • Discus thrower Yogesh Kathuniya clinched a silver medal in the men's F56 event.
  • Devendra Jhajharia won silver as Sundar Singh Gurjar bagged bronze in the Men’s Javelin Throw F46 Final.

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