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 6:39 AM GMT
Rahul Jakhar upto 4th position
He improves upon his score to take it to 6 overall and goes up by 1 rank.
- 2 Sep 2021 6:37 AM GMT
Rahul Jakhar slips to 5th position
He misfires in this round and has an overall score of 4 as of now.
- 2 Sep 2021 6:34 AM GMT
Rahul is still tied at 3rd position
He has a score of 3 after the first two rounds.
- 2 Sep 2021 6:30 AM GMT
Here we Go!
The final is underway as the shooters line up their 1st shots of the event.
- 2 Sep 2021 5:17 AM GMT
So far, 6 badminton matches have been played today for the Indians - it is 4 wins, 2 losses so far!
It has been a decent start to the badminton campaign of the Indians at the Paralympics with strong performances coming in from Suhas Yathiraj, Tarun Dhillon, Krishna Nagar and the sensational, Palak Kohli who shone in her single's expedition!!
Two more matches left for the day in badminton for Indians! - 2 Sep 2021 5:13 AM GMT
We aren't over this thriller from the morning either! Suhas, we are so proud of you!
🏸 @BWF #Badminton Men's Singles SL4 @suhasly @dmgbnagar 🇮🇳 wins against POTT Jan Niklas 🇩🇪 2-0 Play Stage, Group A Results #Praise4Para #RaiseARacket @WeThe15 @ianuragthakur @Media_SAI @LICIndiaForever @MyIndianBank @KotakBankLtd @centralbank_in @parabadmintonIN @bwfmedia pic.twitter.com/MDVRULQe6A
— Paralympic India 🇮🇳 #Cheer4India 🏅 #Praise4Para (@ParalympicIndia) September 2, 2021
