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Anandan Gunasekaran with Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Target Tokyo

Blade runner Anandan says his next aim is to compete in the Tokyo Paralympics next year.

1 Nov 2019 12:05 AM IST

Devendra Jhajharia

Aiming for 68m in Tokyo Paralympics, Jhajharia wants to break the...

Devendra Jhajharia is India's greatest Paralympian, having won the gold in the 2004 and 2016 Games, both with record...

1 July 2021 7:42 PM IST

Flame-lighting ceremonies were held without spectators across Tokyo on Friday, after the traditional torch relay was scrapped over fears that crowds could spread infections. (AFP Photo)

Paralympic flame arrives in Tokyo as virus surges days before opening

In the past week, multiple Paralympic flames have been transferred from torch to torch at similar scaled-back events...

20 Aug 2021 2:36 PM IST

Tokyo Paralympics: Avani Lekhara becomes first Indian woman to win two medals

Tokyo Paralympics: Avani Lekhara becomes first Indian woman to win two...

Lekhara is not done yet and will next be seen in the mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 event

3 Sept 2021 12:24 PM IST

Kumars win took the countrys haul to 11 in the ongoing Games. (Photo: Twitter/@Tokyo2020hi)

Tokyo Paralympics: Debutant Praveen Kumar clinches silver in men's T64...

The 18-year-old Kumar, competing in his debut Paralympics, set a new Asian record with a 2.07m jump

3 Sept 2021 9:10 AM IST