Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
Tokyo Paralympics: Day 9, September 2 - Arvind competing in F35 Shot Put final - LIVE updates, scores, results, blog, medal
Catch all the LIVE updates from Day 9 of the Tokyo Paralympics as a star-studded Indian para badminton contingent take centre stage.
Arvind Malik
Welcome to the live blog of The Bridge on Day 9 of the Tokyo Paralympics.
Get ready for an action-packed day as badminton begins full force with a 7-member strong contingent in Indian badminton put their best foot forward in their Group Stage matches. There will also be Shooting, Taekwondo and Athletics action to look forward to at the Paralympics as several top names will be in action.
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- 2 Sep 2021 3:59 AM GMT
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!
- 2 Sep 2021 3:56 AM GMT
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!
- 2 Sep 2021 3:53 AM GMT
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.
- 2 Sep 2021 3:51 AM GMT
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
- 2 Sep 2021 3:49 AM GMT
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.
- 2 Sep 2021 3:48 AM GMT
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!
- 2 Sep 2021 3:44 AM GMT
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
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) September 2, 2021
Watch this space for updates and don't forget to support him with your #Cheer4India messages#Praise4Para #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/ZsbzWCVkyN - 2 Sep 2021 3:41 AM GMT
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.
- 2 Sep 2021 3:35 AM GMT
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.
