Tokyo Paralympic
Paralympics: India beat Thailand to reach quarters in mixed team compound archery
The Indian pair, which had qualified as the sixth-best with a score of 1370, shot 35 in the first round of four arrows, the same as the Thai opponents. They went behind in the next round as they managed 36 points because of an eight on the first arrow followed by two 9s and a 10. Thailand got 37 with an inner 10 and three 9s as they led 72-71.
Paralympic TT: Bhavina Patel's magical run ends with silver
Bhavina, ranked 12th in the world who had made an incredible run to the final by beating the gold and silver medallist of the Rio Paralympics, found Zhou, winner at Beijing 2008 and London 2012, too strong to handle and lost 3-0 (7-11, 5-11, 6-11) in a 19-minute encounter in women's singles Class 4.
Paralympics: China continues winning streak with 11 more gold
China snatched three gold medals in wheelchair fencing on Saturday. Sun Gang beat Hungary's Richard Osvath in the men's foil individual category A final, while his teammates Feng Yanke and Gu Haiyan respectively won golds in the men's foil individual category B and women's foil individual category A.
Paralympics: Afghan athletes reach Tokyo five days after opening ceremony
Zakia and Hossain Rasouli are part of the Afghanistan Paralympic Team that arrived in Tokyo on Saturday, after being evacuated from the worn-torn country as part of an international collaboration. It was said a few weeks back that they may not be able to make it to Tokyo because of the chaos caused by the Taliban's takeover of the country.
Paralympic archery: Rakesh Kumar in pre-quarters, Swami exits
Kumar, the 35-year-old from Katra near Jammu, defeated Hong Kong's Ka Chuen Ngai while Swami went down to Matt Stutzman of the United States in the 1/16 Elimination round. Kumar, who was placed third after the 72-arrow ranking round, continued with his superb run by outclassing Chunen Ka Ngai of Hong Kong 144-131 in the 1/16 Elimination Round at the Yumenoshima Final Field on Saturday.
Paralympic TT: Nothing is impossible if you try hard, says Bhavina after reaching final
"But I have always believed that nothing is impossible if you give it your best shot. And today I did it," Bhavina said on Saturday after beating China's Zhang Miao in the semifinals of the women's singles Class 4 section at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Bhavina defeated Miao, the world No. 3 and 2016 Rio Paralympic Games silver medallist 3-2 (7-11, 11-7, 11-4, 9-11, 11-8) in a 34-minute encounter to reach the final and assure India its first medal in table tennis at the Paralympic Games.
Paralympic TT: India's Bhavina storms into semis, in line for medal
Bhavina, the 34-year-old from Ahmedabad, stormed into the semifinals by upsetting Rio 2016 gold-medallist Borislava Peric Rankovic of Serbia in straight games 3-0 (11-5,11-6, 11-7) in just 19 minutes. Bhavina is the first Indian woman table tennis player to reach the semi-finals in Paralympic Games. In the semifinals, she will meet China's Zhang Miao on Saturday.
Paralympic TT: Bhavina Patel storms into women's singles quarterfinals
Bhavina, who had advanced by finishing second in preliminary round Group A, defeated Brazil's Joyce de Oliveira 3-0 (12-10, 13-11, 11-6) in just 23 minutes of action in her Round of 16 clash. Though Oliveira took Bhavina to extra points in the first two games, the Indian was always in control of the match as she served well. Bhavina won 19 points on her serve and lost 13.
Paralympics Archery: Rakesh Kumar placed 3rd in ranking round, two others also advance
Kumar was the best placed among the three Indians, registering a personal best score of 699 in the 72 arrow ranking round in Men's Individual Compound Open competition at the Yumenoshima Ranking Field. Shyam Sunder Swami was placed 21st in the men's section with a score of 682. In the Women's Individual Compound Open, India's Jyoti Baliyan was ranked 15th with a season-best score of 671.
Day 2 Roundup: China leads medal tally at Tokyo Paralympics
Chinese powerlifter Guo Lingling dominated the women's 41kg event in her Paralympic debut. After lifting up 105kg to break the Paralympic record of 104kg in her first attempt, the only question remaining for the rest of the competition was what else she might accomplish. "For me, the medal isn't the most important thing. What's more important is improving on what you've done before," Yuan said.
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