Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
Tokyo Paralympics - Day 5, August 29th - High Jump and Shot Put Final is underway - LIVE Updates, Scores, Blog, Medal
A blockbuster Sunday is on the cards at the Tokyo Paralympics as Bhavina Patel will vie for gold and Nishad Kumar, Ram Pal will be in medal contention.
Bhavina Patel (Source: ITTF)
Welcome to the live blog of The Bridge on Day 5 of the Tokyo Paralympics!
It's a much-awaited Sunday on the calendar once again as the morning mood is set to be adorned with a medal courtesy Gujarat's table tennis star, Bhavina Patel's Gold Medal clash against Chinese top seed Zhou Ying. Bhavina has been enjoying a phenomenal streak at her debut outing at the Games as she has taken down former Paralympic medallists with sheer style and class.
She stands to create history once again as she goes for gold against Ying - a player she is yet to get a game off against. But Bhavina has made the impossible very much possible at the Games and therefore a high-octane clash is expected in the Finals as well!
The day will start with women's compound archer Jyoti Baliyan, who finished 15th in the ranking round competing in the Round of 32 tomorrow. She will face Kerrie-Louise Leonard. Jyoti will then pair up with Rakesh Kumar in Compound Mixed Team event.
Other than that, three Indian athletes – F52 Discus Thrower Vinod Kumar and T47 High Jumpers Nishad Kumar and Ram Pal will be in action in their respective finals.
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- 29 Aug 2021 12:55 PM GMT
Thank you for joining us today!
3 medals on National Sports Day is a blessing for India. It has been a fantastic day but this is not the end. Do join us for the next few days as we continue to cover all Paralympic events for India.
- 29 Aug 2021 12:43 PM GMT
He wins it after a nerve wracking last few minutes where the world champion was throwing.
It seemed as though Vinod would come 4th but it has worked out for him tremendously.
- 29 Aug 2021 12:23 PM GMT
Aigars Apnis, the last contender in Discus also won Gold at the Rio Paralympics
It will be interesting to see if he can cross the 20m mark here as well.
