Tokyo Paralympics: Day 9, September 2 - Arvind competing in F35 Shot Put final - LIVE updates, scores, results, blog, medal
We are back to badminton as Krishna Nagar has headed out for his debut!
Krishna Nagar, the second seed in this event will be entering the match as the favourite as he leads the head to head against Malaysia's Didin Taresoh, 3-1!
Aruna Tanwar loses 21-84
A thumping defeat for India's Aruna Tanwar on the hands of Leonor Espinoza of Peru. The Indian never looked comfortable during the course of the bout and will now move into the Repechage Quarterfinal!
Aruna staring at a heavy defeat
Leonor Espinoza now leads 70-17, and it is just about how big this win could be for her.
Round 2 ends!
Round 2 ends and Aruna put up a much better show this time around, getting in a total of six kicks on her opponent. The scoreline reads 14-56 in favour of the Peruvian.
Round 2: Aruna 12 - 14 Leonor
Same story in Round 2
Leonor starts aggressively yet again and races to a 36-2 lead, before the Indian hit backs to make it 6-40. This looks over for India already.
Aruna Tanwar trails at the end of Round 1
At the end of round 1 Aruna Tanwar trails 2-26 against Leonor Espinoza. The Peruvian was relentless with the attacks with a whopping 13 kicks to the Indian's body. On contrary, Aruna could find hit one back!
Badminton: It'll be Krishna Nagar who will debut next!
World No. 2 in #ParaBadminton Men's Singles SH6 Category @Krishnanagar99 will take on #MAS Didin Taresoh in his debut match at #Paralympics in a few minutes
Watch this space for updates and don't forget to support him with your #Cheer4India messages#Praise4Para #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/ZsbzWCVkyN— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) September 2, 2021
Taekwondo star Aruna Tanwar's Quarterfinal
The first and only Indian at the Paralympics, Aruna Tanwar, will commence her quarterfinal bout against Peru's Leonor Espinoza. The Peruvian had finished 5th in the London Games back in 2012.
It seems that Cheng took a major advantage of Parul's limited mobility
Cheng was comfortable throughout the match while the World No. 1 struggled to find her footing in this match. However, it was over all too soon as Cheng did not look bothered at all en route to a straight games finish.
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