India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 7: Singhraj Adana wins bronze medal; Bhavina-Sonal crash out, Rubina Francis disappoint- Follow LIVE updates- What comes a good news on Day 7 of Tokyo Paralympics, Indian shooter Singhraj Adana opened medal tally for India with a bronze. Earlier, India had a disappointing start paddlers Bhavina Patel- Sonal Patel crashed out of women’s doubles in Table Tennis event. Shooter Rubina Francis and Archer Rakesh Kumar progressed to the finals and quarterfinals but failed to make it count. Now, all eyes are on the below-mentioned event.
Athletics – Men’s High Jump T63 – Sharad Kumar, Mariyappan Thangavelu, Varun Singh Bhati @3:55 PM IST
India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 7: Shooters Manish Narwal, Singhraj Adhana qualify for finals, Bhavina-Sonal crash out; Rubina Francis disappoint- Follow LIVE updates
India also managed double-digit medals for the first time. 10 medals, 2 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze
@5:25 PM: Sharad Kumar wins bronze:
Sharad Kumar wins BRONZE Medal in the Men’s High Jump T63 Final event.#Tokyo2020 | #Paralympics | #Praise4Para | #ParaAthletics pic.twitter.com/FGHPMYbD9n
— Doordarshan Sports (@ddsportschannel) August 31, 2021
@5:20 PM: Mariyappan Thangavelu wins silver:
Mariyappan Thangavelu wins SILVER Medal in the Men’s High Jump T63 Final event.#Tokyo2020 | #Paralympics | #Praise4Para | #ParaAthletics pic.twitter.com/zzRoM1PmTm
— Doordarshan Sports (@ddsportschannel) August 31, 2021
@11:32 AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 7- Shooting: The 39-year-old wins a Bronze Medal in the Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 Final
@11:27 AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 7- Shooting: MEDAL confirmed for Singhraj as he holds his nerve and edges back into the Top 3.
@11:15 AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 7- Shooting: After the third elimination round,
Singhraj has been pushed down to 4 with 157.8 points
1st – Yang Chao – CHN
2nd – Huang Xing – CHN
3rd – Lou Xiaolong – CHN
@11:10 AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 7- Shooting: The 1st Competition Stage is done and India’s Singhraj has started strong with 99.6 to be placed second.
Manish Narwal, though, has much ground to recover at seventh place
@11:00AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 7- Shooting: Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 final: Two Indians in the final. Narwal was the top qualifier. Singhraj was solid too
@10:04 AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 7- Shooting: Men’s 10m air pistol SH1 Final! Manish Narwal tops the charts with 575 while Singhraj is placed 6th with 569.
Deepender Singh just misses out with 560, a series of 88 costing him dear
@09:46AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 7- Shooting: Men’s 10m air pistol SH1 Qualification Manish Narwal is all set to reach the final. The Indian teen finishes with 575 points, which should place him in the top 8. Good recovery after a poor series of 92
@08:52 AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 7- Archery: that’s the end of Rakesh Kumar’s individual event! The third seed shoots a solid 143 out of 145 but China’s Ai Xinliang shoots a superb 145 to win
@08:49 AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 7- TableTennis: Bhavina Patel has lost the third game as well
IND 0-3 CHN
The team scores are
IND 0-2 CHN
@08:46AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 7- Shooting: Rubina’s final is over. She finishes in 7th place. Just didn’t get going here
@08:44 AM: Tokyo Paralympics Day 7- Shooting: A solid series 2 for Rubina but that 6.6 in the first series has hurt her. She moves up to 6th now
@08:38 AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 7- Shooting: After the first 5 shots in Series 1 of the competition stage, Rubina is at No. 8 with a score of 43.2
@08:35 AM:Tokyo Paralympics Day 7- Shooting: Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1: A 6.6 for Rubina in the early going
@08:31 AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 7- Athletics: Bhagyashri Jadhav registered a PB of 7.00. But three athletes have already gone past that mark. She will not finish in a medal position but a PB is always a solid effort.
@08:22 AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 7- TableTennis: China has won the third game as well. 2-11
IND 0-3 CHN
@08:15 AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 7- TableTennis: China take the second game as well.
IND 0-2 CHN
@08:10 AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 7- TableTennis: China’s team, which is comprised of the world No 1 from Class 4 and world No 1 from Class 5, have taken the first game of the doubles match 11-2.
@07:57 AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 7- TableTennis: India’s Bhavina Patel and Sonal Patel will be up against Zhou Ying and Zhang Bian
@07:39AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 7- Archery: Rakesh Kumar in quarter-finals, where he will face China’s Xinliang Ai
@07:34AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 7- Archery: Rakesh Kumar started off with s round of 26 but he was absolutely flying after that. He beats Marian Marecak 140-137.
@07:30AM: Tokyo Paralympics Day 7- Archery: A perfect round for Rakesh Kumar. He takes it 30-28.
@07:20 AM: Paralympics Day 7- Athletics: Women’s Shot Put – F34: Bhagyashri Jadhav starts the action…
1st Attempt: 5.87
2nd Attempt: x
3rd Attempt: x
4th Attempt: 6.59
5th Attempt: 6.54
6th Attempt: 7.00 (PB)
@07:18 AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 7- Shooting: Rubina Francis has qualified for the finals with a score of 560 – 12X
She finishes the qualification round in 7th place. Top 8 through to the final.
@07:14 AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 7- Athletics: Women’s 100m T13 heat 2: Simran finishes with a time of 12.69 and 5th in the heat. Fairly close to her PB of 12.58. She won’t be progressing to the final.
@07:11 AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 7- Archery: Men’s Compound Open where India’s Rakesh Kumar will be up against Marian Marecak of SVK in the 1/8 eliminations Round.
@07:05 AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 7- Shooting: Rubina’s fifth series score is a solid 93. Just one more series to go. She is currently in fifth place. Top 8 go through.
@06:59 AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 7- Athletics: Women’s Shot Put – F34 Final where Bhagyashri Jadhav will hoping to secure another Para Athletics medal
@06:53 AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 7- Shooting: A fourth series of 92 keeps Rubina in 4th place
@06:40 AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 7- Shooting: Rubina with another solid series of 95. She is in third position. Top eight go through to the final.
@06:33 AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 7- Shooting: With two shots in Series 3, Rubina is up at No. 2 with an average of 9.364
@06:18 AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 7- Shooting: Second series for Rubina. 96 it is and it takes her to 4th in the standings
@06:20 AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 7- Shooting: She has moved to the 8th position after 4 shots in series 2 with an average of 9.214.
@06:18 AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 7- Shooting: Rubina starts off with a first series of 91. Currently in 13th spot
@06:05 AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 7- Shooting: A total of 18 players are participating in the Qualification round out of which 8 shooters will proceed to the finals
There will be a total of 60 shots and the top 8 players after everyone completes their 60 shots will advance to the finals
@05:51AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 7- Shooting: Para shooter Rubina will compete in 10M Air Pistol SH1 Qualification
🇮🇳 Para shooter @rubina_francis will compete in 10M Air Pistol SH1 Qualification in some time at #Tokyo2020 #Paralympics
Stay tuned for more and continue sending in your #Cheer4India messages#Praise4Para pic.twitter.com/6p0Uv9oO5T
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) August 31, 2021
India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 7: Shooting Men’s P1 – 10 m air pistol SH1 – Manish Narwal, Deepender Singh, Singhraj @8:30 AM
After Avani Lekhara’s heroics on Monday, the Indian shooting contingent will be aiming to replicate the 19-year-old’s heroics when the trio of Manish Narwal, Deepender Singh, Singhraj compete in the Men’s 10m air pistol SH1. Narwal ranks fourth in the world in his category and will be India’s biggest draw in the category. Deepender Singh another multiple international event cham will also be hoping to make his mark along with Singhraj, who won the gold medal in the 2021 Para Shooting World Cup
Tokyo Paralympics LIVE: Shooting Women’s P2 – 10 m air pistol SH1 – Rubina Francis @6:00 AM
Rubina Francis is currently ranked fifth in the world, and the youngster clinched the gold medal in the 10m air pistol event for women at the ongoing Para Sport Cup in Peru. She set a new world record in the process and will be aiming for a podium finish in Tokyo.
Tokyo Paralympics Day 7: Athletics – Men’s High Jump T63 – Sharad Kumar, Mariyappan Thangavelu, Varun Singh Bhati @3:55 PM IST
India’shigh jump trio Sharad Kumar, Mariyappan Thangavelu and Varun Singh Bhati will look to return with medals when they feature in the high jump finals on Tuesday. Thangavelu and Varun Singh Bhati will look to make it back to back medals after his Rio Paralympics triumph, while Sharad Kumar will look to add an Olympic medal to his Asian Para Games titles.
Tokyo Paralympics Day 7: Athletics –Women’s 100m T13 – Simran Sharma @7:08 AM IST
Simran Sharma won a gold medal in the China Grand Prix in 2019. Later, in 2021 February, she won gold in the World Para Grand Prix Dubai 2021. She became the first woman to qualify in the 100m at the Tokyo Paralympics and will be aiming for a strong finish in her heat and qualify for the finals.
Paralympics Day 7: Athletics – Women’s Shot Put F34 – Bhagyashri Madavrao Jadhav @6:56 AM IST
Bhagyashri Jadhav qualified for the Tokyo Paralympics after an inspired performance in the national trials and will look to replicate it on the international stage. Making her Olympics debut, Jadhav will look to make the most of her opportunity but will need to do a lot better than her season-best of 6.18 to make the podium.
Tokyo Paralympics LIVE: Rakesh Kumar, Paddlers Bhavina-Sonal in action, Athletics, Shooting teams eye progression
Paralympics Day 7- Table Tennis: Women’s team class 4-5 – India vs China – Bhavina Patel, Sonalben Patel @8:00 AM
Bhavina Patel will hope to replicate her heroics from the individual event when she sets herself up for the team’s event with Sonalben Patel. Bhavina won the silver medal in the individual event, while Sonalben Patel crashed out in the group stage, losing two games out of her three. The duo will take on China’s Zhang Miao and Zhang Bian on Tuesday.
Tokyo Paralympics Day 7 – Archery: Rakesh Kumar vs Marian Marecak – 7:12 AM
Veteran archer Rakesh Kumar clinched his place in the pre-quarterfinals as he overcame Ka Chuen Ngai of Hong Kong by a massive 13-point margin at Yumenoshima Park. The 36-year-old third seed had won the individual gold medal at the 7th Fazza Para Archery World Ranking Tournament in Dubai earlier this year and ended with 699 out of a maximum 720 – the most by an Indian para archer in the qualification round. He will take on Slovakia’s 14th seed Marian Marecak, in what should be a comfortable outing on Tuesday.
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