India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 5: Bhavina Devi scripts history with table tennis silver, Nishad Kumar bag silver in high jump- India had a very fruitful day on Sunday as Bhavina Patel began with a silver medal in table tennis while Nishad Kumar also ended up with a silver medal men’s High Jump T47 category. […]
India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 5: Bhavina Devi scripts history with table tennis silver, Nishad Kumar bag silver in high jump- India had a very fruitful day on Sunday as Bhavina Patel began with a silver medal in table tennis while Nishad Kumar also ended up with a silver medal men’s High Jump T47 category. In Men’s Discus Throw F52, Vinod Kumar finished 3rd with an Asian record but his medal is on hold due to review process.
Bhavina Devi went down to Ying Zhou of China in the final. Patel thus became the first to win a medal for India in table tennis at the Paralympics and is only the second female Paralympian to finish on the podium.
Nishad Kumar broke the Asian record with a jump of 2.06m to bag silver in the Men’s High Jump T47. In Men’s Discus Throw F52, Vinod Kumar settled for bronze with an Asian record throw of 19.91m. However, Vinod Kumar’s bronze medal is currently under review as the Paralympics classification committee has decided to review the process. The victory ceremony for the Day was postponed and will be held on Monday.
@20:30: A protest has been launched against Vinod Kumar’s F52 classification. However, India is confident that he will retain the bronze medal.
@17:50: Croatia’s Velimir Sandor moves to 2nd spot, takes over Vinod Kumar with a throw of 19.98m
India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 5: @17:32: Poland’s Rafal Rocki manages 3rd with a throw of 19.51m.
India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 5: @17:15: Nishad Kumar wins silver in High Jump T47. he also created a new Asian record. Rampal Chahar falls short of a podium finish.
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The leap that earned Nishad Kumar that glorious #Silver! 😍
@15:35: Vinod Kumar coming up next in Men’s Discus Throw F52 while Nishad Kumar, Ram Pal will be in the Men’s High Jump T47.
@15:20: India’s compound archery mixed team has bowed out from the quarterfinals. The team comprising Rakesh Kumar and Jyoti Balyan lost to Turkey’s Oznur Cure and Bulent Korkmaz in the quarterfinal. They lost the quarterfinal by a narrow 153-151 margin.
#IND‘s Jyoti Balyan and Rakesh Kumar are stopped in their tracks by #TUR‘s Oznur Cure and Bulent Korkmaz, who beat them 153-151 in the #ParaArchery Mixed Team quarterfinals!#Tokyo2020#Paralympics
The remarkable Bhavina Patel has scripted history! She brings home a historic Silver medal. Congratulations to her for it. Her life journey is motivating and will also draw more youngsters towards sports. #Paralympics
It’s #Silver for #IND Bhavina Patel. India’s 1st medal. Hard luck for Patel in the finals as Zhou Ying from China wins the match by 3-0 at #ParaTableTennis#Paralympics
Meanwhile, Jyoti Baliyan did well to shrug off her disappointing individual campaign and combine with Rakesh Kumar to advance to the mixed team compound archery event. The duo shot 147, six clear of their opponents from Thailand to clinch a berth in the last eight, putting them within two games of a podium finish.
#ParaArchery Update#IND Mixed team of Jyoti Balyan and @RakeshK21328176 beat #THA P. Homjanthuek and A. Aungaphinan 147-141 in Compound Open 1/8 elimination round
They will play the quarterfinal at 2:40 PM (IST) today
ParaArcher Jyoti Baliyan crashed out of the Women’s compound Archery 1/8 Eliminations on Sunday. Baliyan went down fighting 137-141 to Ireland’s Kerrie-Louise Leonard. Baliyan did impress with her ability to hit the bullseye frequently, but Leonard’s greater efficiency meant that Baliyan’s hopes of making further dashed.
#IND Jyoti Balyan goes down 137-141 against #IRL Louise K Leonard in the Compound Open 1/16 Elimination match
She will compete next with Rakesh Kumar in Mixed Team Compound 1/8 Elimination event at 9 am (IST) today.#Cheer4India#Praise4Para#Tokyo2020
Jyoti Baliyan, Rakesh Kumar qualify for Mixed Team compound Quarter-finals
End 4: India qualify with a comfortable 147-141 win!!
End 3: Indians launch a perfect comeback, take one point lead
End 2: Indians slip, Thailand take slender lead 72-71
End 1: India, Thailand in neck to neck battle, end Game 1 tied at 35-35
Bhavina Patel settles for silver, loses out to World No1. Ying Zhou; clinches silver
Game 3:Bhavina Patel loses 0-3 to China’s Ying Zhou in the final, settles for silver medal
Game 2: Ying Zhou is relentless, race to 6-1 in the second game. Bhavina launches comeback to clinch three back to back points to go 4-8. Zhou eventually claims 11-5 win.
Game 1: Bhavina starts on the back foot, trailing 5-7. She reduced the deficit to 7-8, but eventually conceded bragging rights to World No.1 Ying Zhou of China who clinched the game 11-7.
India’s para table tennis player Bhavina Patel is all set to GOLD at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics event. On Saturday, she won the semi-final fixture against China Zhang Miao to cruise into the finals. She will face off Ying Zhou of China in the women’s singles final for the elusive medal on Sunday. Notably, Ying Zhou thrashed her in the opening match. Nonetheless, Patel is confident of giving her best shot and will be hoping to replicate her good form on Sunday.
Jyoti Baliyan had got off to a consistent start to the qualification round as she shot three sets of 56, followed by a couple of 55s. She eventually settled for 15th place, with 671 points out of a possible 720. India’s sole women archer at the Tokyo Paralympics, Baliyan will face off against Ireland’s Kerrie-Louise Leonard, who finished 18th in the ranking round.
Vinod Kumar will be featuring in his maiden Paralympics and will be aiming to replicate the heroics of Joginder Singh Bedi, who won the bronze at the 1984 Olympics. Kumar won the bronze medal at the World Para Athletes Grand Prix in 2019 and clinched the gold medal at the nationals earlier this year as he prepares for the Tokyo Paralympics. The 41-year-old will now look to cash in on all his training when he takes the field on Sunday and convert all his pain and sacrifice into a potential podium finish.
Asian record-holder Nishad Kumar arrived at the Tokyo Paralympics with high expectations and is one of India’s biggest medal prospects. Kumar bagged a bronze medal at the World Championships in Dubai in 2019. He then cruised to glory in the T47 event at the Fazza International Grand Prix in early 2021.
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He won the gold medal after breaking the Asian record with a 2.06-meter jump. Along with Nishad, Ram Pal will also be in action, featuring in his second Olympics. He had finished 6th in the Rio Olympics five years ago.
