Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
Tokyo Paralympics - Day 7, August 31 - Mariyappan wins silver; Sharad bronze - LIVE Updates, Scores, Results, Medal, Blog
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- 31 Aug 2021 12:50 PM GMT
DAMN!
Devendra Jhajharia and Sundar Singh Gurjar yesterday, Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar today.
- 31 Aug 2021 12:49 PM GMT
Both Mariyappan and Sharad were concerned about the weather
"The rain was dangerous. I had asked the officials to stop the event," Sharad Kumar said in the press conference.
"The weather was a big difference, I could not execute my plan properly due to rain," Mariyappan added
- 31 Aug 2021 12:46 PM GMT
Sharad Kumar was injured last night
"I was injured last night and had lost all the hope," Sharad reveals in a press conference.
- 31 Aug 2021 11:53 AM GMT
Third Indian to win multiple Paralympics medal
Mariyappan Thangavelu has become only the third Indian to win multiple Paralympics medal. He joins the exclusive club of Joginder Singh Bedi and Devendra Jhajharia.
- 31 Aug 2021 11:50 AM GMT
What a journey it has been for Sharad Kumar
From missing out on the 2012 Paralympics due to doping, then finishing sixth in Rio de Janeiro to now standing on the podium - What a journey this has been for Sharad Kumar!
NEVER GIVE UP GUYS, PERSISTENCE MATTERS!
- 31 Aug 2021 11:47 AM GMT
SILVER for Mariyappan and BRONZE for Thangavelu
Wonderful, wonderful performance by both Sharad Kumar and Mariyappan Thangavelu to win the bronze and silver medal respectively. Click here to read the complete report.
- 31 Aug 2021 11:43 AM GMT
India's medal tally touches double-digit mark
India's medal tally has reached the double-digit mark for the first time ever in history.
With this two medals, India's medal tally at Tokyo Paralympics moves up to 10!
- 31 Aug 2021 11:42 AM GMT
SILVER for Mariyappan Thangavelu
Sam Grewe brushes the bar, but it refuses to fall much to the dismay of Indians. The American takes the gold at 1.88m, while Mariyappan returns with silver at 1.86m!
- 31 Aug 2021 11:41 AM GMT
Mariyappan falters again!
The bar falls once again for Mariyappan, and it's all on Sam Grewe now.
If the American clears, he takes home the gold. But, if he does not the yellow metal would be shared!
- 31 Aug 2021 11:39 AM GMT
Sam Grewe follows
Sam Grewe follows Mariyappan, and it is again down to the final attempt at 1.88m.