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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
TopicTokyo Paralympics

Topic: Tokyo Paralympics

Indian federations lack awareness on Paralympics classification of athletes. It shows in Tokyo

Indian para-athletes’ performance at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 must lead to entry of qualified classifiers so that more para-athletes can compete in future games.

Mariyappan Thangavelu wins silver and Sharad Kumar bags bronze in high jump at Paralympics

Thangavelu cleared 1.86m while Kumar took the bronze with an effort of 1.83m as India’s medal tally at the Tokyo Paralympics touched an unprecedented 10.

Shooter Singhraj Adana claims bronze in Paralympics men’s 10m air pistol SH1 event

Adana shot a total of 216.8 to finish the event in the third place after qualifying for the eight-man final as the sixth best shooter.

Sumit Antil bags India’s second gold at Paralympics, sets world record in javelin throw

The 23-year-old para-athlete from Haryana sent the spear to 68.55m in his 5th attempt. Australian Michal Burian & Sri Lanka's Dulan Kodithuwakku won silver & bronze respectively.

Vinod Kumar loses Paralympics bronze, found ‘ineligible’ during classification reassessment

Kumar's results in the competition were declared void as the Paralympics panel was unable to allocate him with a sport class and was designated as Classification not Completed.

Devendra Jhajharia wins silver, Sundar Gurjar bags bronze in men’s javelin throw F46 event

Jhajahria, 40, pulled off a new personal best throw of 64.35m for the silver, while 25-year-old Gurjar was third with a best effort of 64.01m at the Tokyo Paralympics.

India’s Yogesh Kathuniya wins silver in men’s discus throw F56 at Tokyo Paralympics

Kathuniya, 24, sent the disc to a distance of 44.38m in his sixth and last attempt to clinch the silver. He is a B.Com graduate from DU's Kirorimal College.

Avani Lekhara wins India’s 1st gold at Tokyo Paralympics in 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 event

Avani Lekhara, 19, finishes with a world record-equalling total of 249.6, which is also a new Paralympic record. Lekhara is the fourth Indian athlete to win a Paralympics gold.

Bhavinaben Patel eyes gold in Tokyo Paralympics table tennis, first Indian to reach finals

Bhavinaben Patel registered a 3-2 win over world no. 3 China's Miao Zhang in a class 4 semifinal in Tokyo Saturday. Patel will take on world number one Ying Zhou Sunday in the finals.

On Camera

How the Bagram airbase from the 1950s is geopolitically significant in the 21st century

Days after Trump lay claim to the Bagram base, Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan “firmly opposed the reestablishment of military bases in and around Afghanistan by the countries responsible for the current situation”.

Mumbai’s been driving India’s data centre market, but water shortage, power demand pose risks

According to a report by Macquarie, India’s data centre market is estimated to double by 2027. India currently has 1.4 gigawatts of operational data centre capacity.

Navy Chief calls for collective solutions to maritime challenges in ‘complex & dynamic’ Indo-Pacific

At 11th edition of Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue in New Delhi, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi said there are three major currents shaping this maritime 'dynaxity'.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.