India at Tokyo Paralympics: Aided by Nagar’s Gold, India ends Tokyo Paralympics campaign with a record haul of 19 medals including 5 Gold medals – Sunday marked the final day of India’s historic Tokyo Paralympics campaign, with the games coming to a close after some heartwarming performances over the past few days. India ended their games with a tally of 19 medals, their most in a single edition, with Krishna Nagar and Suhas Yathiraj adding to the tally on the final day. Nagar’s gold was India’s fifth in the Olympics after similar efforts from Manish Narwal, Pramod Bhagat, Avani Lekhara and Sumit Antil. – Follow Insidesport.co for all updates from the Tokyo Paralympics
Krishna Nagar clinched the gold medal on Sunday winning the gold medal adding to India’s tally at the Tokyo Paralympics. Nagar defeated Hong Kong’s Chu Man Kai 21-17, 16-21, 21-17 to become India’s second shuttler to win the gold after Pramod Bhagat and the fifth athlete to clinch the top podium spot for India at the Tokyo Paralympics. Bhagat meanwhile, couldn’t add to his gold medal on Sunday, after he and mixed doubles partner Palak Kohli, lost out in their bronze medal match against Japan.
5th 🥇 for 🇮🇳 at #Paralympics @Krishnanagar99 clinches GOLD by defeating #HKG Kai Man Chu 2-1 in a thrilling Men’s Singles SH6 Final
You have fulfilled your dream with hard work & determination & for that, we are proud!
A well-deserved win! Keep shining 🌟#Cheer4India pic.twitter.com/yqAyVAEdMx
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) September 5, 2021
India suffered heartbreak in the early hours on Sunday as Tarun Dhillon missed out on a podium spot, having lost his bronze medal match to Indonesia’s Fredy Setiawan. Fellow shuttler and IAS officer Suhas Yathiraj settled for silver after going down to Lucas Mazur in a pulsating gold medal match. Shooters Avani Lekhara, Sidhartha Babu and Deepak Saini meanwhile, failed to qualify for the finals of 50m mixed team event, with babu agonisingly missing out by a margin of .2.
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India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 12 LIVE: Krishna Nagar wins GOLD; Suhas Yathiraj settles for SILVER, Avani, Babu fail to qualify- Follow LIVE updates
@10:19 AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics – Pramod Bhagat/Palak Kohli – mixed doubles Bronze medal match – 2nd game
- Japan seal second game 21-19, win a bronze medal; Palak Kohli, Pramod Bhagat miss out.
- Bhagat and Kohli restore parity again, scores level at 16-16 in the second game.
- Japan take a slender lead, go 15-13 ahead.
- Indians restore parity, scores level at 11-11
- Bhagat and Kohli make comeback, but still, trail 10-8 in the second game
- Japanese duo race to a 7-4 lead, close in on bronze medal
- Fujihara and Sugino take an early lead, go 4-3 ahead.
@10:00 AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics – Pramod Bhagat/Palak Kohli – mixed doubles Bronze medal match – 1st game
- Japan take closely contested game 1, win 23-21
- Indian pair bounce back, save game points. Scores tied at 21-21.
- Fujihara and Sugino take lead, go within a point of winning game 1
- Bhagat, Kohli hold a one-point edge, lead 18-17.
- Fujihara and Sugino restore parity, scores level at 13-13.
- Indian pair maintain a slender lead, are ahead 11-10 in the first game
- Fujihara and Sugino bounce back, reduce the deficit to 9-7
- Bhagat and Kohli start well, extend lead to 9-4
- Bhagat and Kohli clinch early lead, go 6-4 up
@9:35 AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics – Krishna Nagar GOLD medal match – 3rd Game
- Nagar clinches GOLD medal, wins 21-17, 16-21, 21-17
- Nagar leads 19-16, two points away from gold medal.
- Chu equalises gam3 at 13-13
- Nagar rallies on leads 11-7 in the third game.
- Chu Man Kai puts up a stern response, reduces the deficit to just one point. Nagar leads 7-6
- Krishna Nagar starts well, takes an early lead in the Gold medal decider. 4-1
@9:20 AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics – Krishna Nagar GOLD medal match – 2nd Game
- Chu Man Kai makes great recovery, wins game 2 vs Krishna Nagar 21-16
- Chu Man Kai continues dominance, leads 16-12 in game 2
- Hong Kong Paralympian extends lead to 11-7
- Chu Man Kai takes 9-6 lead
- Nagar and Man Kai battle it out for each point. Scores tied at 4-4
@9:05 AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics – Krishna Nagar GOLD medal match – 1st Game
- Nagar seals magnificent comeback, scores four straight points to win first game 21-17
- Scores all square at 17-17
- Nagar reduces the deficit to 16-15 with four straight points
- Hong Kong ace extends lead to 16-11
- Chu Man Kai goes 13-10 ahead in the first game
- Scores tied at 10-10 as Gold match off to an intense start
- Chu Man Kai responds with three straight points, scores level at 5-5
- Krishna Nagar races to a 5-2 lead, looks in good shape.
@8:55 AM: Krishna Nagar to begin his quest for a gold medal shortly
@7:30 AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics – Suhas Yathiraj Gold Medal Match – 3rd Game
That was tense! It’s Lucas Mazur #FRA who takes #Gold in the men’s singles SL4 final 👏#Badminton #Silver for Suhas Yathiraj #IND after a super close match! pic.twitter.com/GviVrspquT
— Doordarshan Sports (@ddsportschannel) September 5, 2021
- Suhas Yathiraj wins the Silver medal becoming the second shuttler to finish on the podium at the Tokyo Paralympics for India.
- Mazur claims third set, beats Yathiraj 15-21, 21-17, 21-15 to win gold medal.
- Suhas Yathiraj bounces back, cuts down the deficit by back to back points, 17-15 to Mazur in the final set.
- Mazur wins five back to back points, leads 17-13 in final set
- Back and forth game continues, Mazur takes 15-13 lead
- Suhas takes 11-10 lead in gold medal decider in a tight encounter.
@7:05AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics – Suhas Yathiraj Gold Medal Match – 2ND GAME Starts – It’s 1 game all in Finals.
Top seed Lucas Mazur comes back to win the second game 21-17 against India’s Suhas Yathiraj. Third and final game to decide the gold and silver in Men’s Singles SL4 badminton event. Suhas had won the first game 21-15.
@7:00AM: Suhas Yathiraj WINS 1st game in Gold Medal Match: Yathiraj wins first game 21-15 against top seed Lucas Mazur of France in the men’s singles SL4 final
@6:55 AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics – Suhas Yathiraj Gold Medal Match: India’s Suhas Yathiraj vs top seed Lucas Mazur of France begins, Indian has started well – Score reads 17-12 in favour of the Indian
@6:50 AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics – Suhas Yathiraj Gold Medal Match: India’s Suhas Yathiraj vs top seed Lucas Mazur of France begins, Indian has started well – Score reads 17-12 in favour of the Indian
@6:35 AM: Bronze-medal match – Badminton – Men’s Singles SL4: Having won the first game 21-17, Setiwan leads India’s Tarun Dhillon 6-2 in the second game. Shuttler Tarun Dhillon loses in bronze-medal match: Indonesia’s Fredy Setiawan defeats Tarun 21-17, 21-11 to finish third in the Men’s Singles SL4 event.
@6:30 AM: India at Tokyo Paralympics – Suhas Yathiraj Gold Medal Match: The gold-medal match in the Men’s Singles SL4 badminton event between India’s Suhas Yathiraj and top seed Lucas Mazur of France begins.
India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 12: Shooting Mixed R6 – 50 m rifle prone SH1- Deepak Saini, Avani Lekhara and Sidhartha Babu
@7:30 AM: Sidhartha Babu finishes 9th, misses out on finals qualification by .2 points. Avani Lekhara and Deepak Saini disappoint, finishing 28th and 46th respectively.
#ShootingParaSport Update
Sidhartha finishes Mixed 50m Air Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification round at 9th position with 617.2 points
He gave his best but missed the qualification mark with a narrow margin
Well played!
We wish him good luck for future competitions#Praise4Para
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) September 5, 2021
#ShootingParaSport Update
Avani finishes Mixed 50m AR Prone SH1 Qual. round at 28th position with 612 points
She finished her campaign at Tokyo with 🥇and 🥉 & we are proud of her
Thank you for making the games extra special for us, our best wishes for future competitions
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) September 5, 2021
#ShootingParaSport Update
Deepak finishes R6 Mixed 50m Air Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification round at 46th position with 602.2 points
He gave his best at #Tokyo2020 Paralympics and we are proud of him. Wish him good luck for future competitions#Praise4Para #Paralympics
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) September 5, 2021
@6:31 AM: Babu scores his best 103.5 in series 5, takes his tally to 616.1
@6:29 AM: Deepak shoots his best 101.8 in series 4, tallies 392.5 after series 4.
@6:27 AM: Lekhara finishes below 100 for the first time, shoots a disappointing 99.5. Totals 408.1 after series 4.
@6:25 AM: Babu shoots 102.2, tallies 410.4 after series 4.
@6:23 AM: Deepak crosses the 100 mark for the first time, shoots 100.1 in series to take his tally to 296.7
@6:22 AM: Avani Lekhara shoots her round best, scores 103.7 in series three, takes her tally to 308.6.
@6:20 AM: Sidhartha Babu shoots 102.8 in series three, drops below top 10 with total of 308.2
@6:15 AM: Deepak Saini manages 99.1, fails to cross 200 mark.
@6:14 AM: Avani Lekhara manages 102.1 in series 2, totals 204.9. Ranked 17th.
@6:12 AM: Babu finishes series 2 with 102.1, takes total to 205.4. In the top 10.
@6:05 AM: Avani Lekhara shoots 102.8 in series 1, Sidhartha Babu manages 103.3, Deepak Saini shoots 97.5
@6:15 AM – India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 12: Suhas Yathiraj vs Lucas Mazur – Men’s Badminton Singles SL4 GOLD medal match
Suhas Yathiraj will also be vying for a gold medal on the final day of the Tokyo Paralympics, as he takes on France’s Lucas Mazur in the SL4 final. The first civil servant from the country to represent India in the Tokyo Paralympics, Yathiraj defeated Indonesia’s Fredy Setiawan 21-9, 21-15 to seal the match in just 31 minutes. Suhas will aim to clinch gold and take revenge against Lucas Mazur, who knocked out Tarun Dhillon in the semi-final on Saturday.
@6:15 AM – India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 12: Tarun Dhillon vs Fredy Setiawan – Men’s Badminton Singles SL4 BRONZE medal match
Tarun Dhillon will aim to add to India’s medal tally when he faces off against Indonesia’s Fredy Setiawan on Sunday. Dhillion lost to Lucas Mazur in straight sets in his semi-final clash, but still has the chance to seal the Paralympics glory, and will aim to do so when he takes the court. Should he win, India would be guaranteed a double podium spot in the same event, with Yathiraj having progressed to the final beating Setiawan.
@8:00 AM – India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 12: Krishna Nagar vs Chu Man Kai – Men’s badminton singles SH6 GOLD medal match
Krishna Nagar is assured of a medal finish at the Tokyo Paralympics, and the Indian shuttler will aim to bag the gold medal in his final on Sunday. Arriving as the second seed in his category, Nagar defeated Great Britain’s Krystan Coombs 21-10, 21-11 in the semi-final to assure himself of at least a silver medal in his maiden Paralympics campaign. Nagar is the third Indian shuttler to make it to the final of the 2020 Paralympics, following Suhas Tahiraj and Pramod Bhagat.
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@6:00 AM – India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 12: Shooting Mixed R6 – 50 m rifle prone SH1- Deepak Saini, Avani Lekhara and Sidhartha Babu
Avani Lekhara has the rare opportunity to seal a Paralympics hat-trick when she along with Deepak Saini and Sidhartha Babu will line up for the mixed 50m rifle prone SH 1 qualification on Sunday. Lekhara has already won two medals so far in Tokyo and could add a third on Sunday if she manages to reach the finals. The trio had earlier failed to qualify for the finals of the R3 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1, but will hope to bounce back with a podium finish.
