Tokyo Paralympics
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India at Tokyo Paralympics: Medallists, close calls & more – complete results from an epic campaign
With 19 medals in Tokyo, India rewrote their history books at the Paralympic Games in some style.
Vinayakk Mohanarangan
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Paralympics: India’s badminton success, expected and hard-earned, must act as a catalyst for change
Medal haul in Tokyo is definitely worth celebration but it should also spur changes in domestic set-up for para badminton to grow in India.
Abhijeet Kulkarni
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Curious teen with a connection to the rifle: Story of Avani Lekhara’s historic Paralympics campaign
At 19, she is the first Indian woman to win a Paralympics gold medal and only the second Indian to win multiple medals at the same Games.
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For the joy of the Paralympics
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Fantastic Five: From Avani Lekhara to Krishna Nagar, India’s gold medallists at Tokyo Paralympics
With five gold medals in Tokyo, India more than doubled their overall tally of top-spot finishes in their Paralympic Games history.
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Watch: Winning Paralympic medal is no small feat – Suhas Yathiraj happy yet disappointed with silver
The 38-year-old IAS Officer produced an gritty performance before narrowly going down 21-15, 17-21, 15-21 to two-time world champion Lucas Mazur.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Full list of India’s medals from an unprecedented campaign
India’s previous best tally at one edition of the Paralympic Games was four. They won nearly five times as many in Tokyo.
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Watch: Krishna Nagar’s gold medal-winning moment, celebrations and medal ceremony at Paralympics
The 22-year-old Nagar, who has a short stature impairment, won 21-17 16-21 21-17 to retain his unbeaten run at the Games.
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Super Sunday for India: Reactions to Krishna Nagar, Suhas Yathiraj’s medals at Tokyo Paralympics
Nagar won India’s fifth gold at Tokyo 2020 as India’s badminton players starred on the final day to take the medal tally to 19.
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Tokyo Paralympics, badminton: Unbeaten Krishna Nagar wins India’s fifth gold medal of the Games
The 22-year-old Nagar, who has a short stature impairment, won 21-17 16-21 21-17 to retain his unbeaten run at Tokyo 2020.
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Tokyo Paralympics, badminton: Unbeaten Krishna Nagar wins India’s fifth gold medal of the Games
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Tokyo Paralympics, badminton: Suhas Yathiraj finishes with silver after thrilling final
The Indian produced a gritty performance against two-time world champion Mazur, before narrowly going down 21-15, 17-21, 15-21.
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