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Paralympians give India the best gift on National Sports Day

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National Sports Day was graced with extraordinary exhibition in the principal several years, with various competitions held across the nation.

In any case, relatively few individuals in India even realize that there is a National Sports Day. Avid supporters in the nation would trust that with time, this Day is all the more generally perceived, and that the memory of one of the best sportspersons from India is given its due honor.

When we talk who India’s greatest sportsperson is, we often tend to overlook the stars of the current generation. On the of National Sports Day our Paralympians made the country proud:

Bhavinaben Patel

Attempt again till you succeed, is by all accounts the aphorism of Indian para table tennis player Bhavina Patel. The 34-year-old, who on Friday guaranteed India its first medal in table tennis at the Paralympic Games, made her global presentation in 2009 in Jordan and won her first medal in 2011, a silver by beating her Chinese rival at the Para Table Tennis Thailand Open.

There was no stopping for her as Bhavina won a memorable silver medal, India’s first, in Asian Regional Championship in 2013.

She ceaselessly playing global competitions in different nations like Jordan, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Germany, Indonesia, Slovenia, Thailand, Spain, the Netherlands, and Egypt yet a gold medal kept on evading her.

Nishad Kumar

High jumper Nishad Kumar secured a silver medal in the men’s high leap T47 occasion at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 on Sunday. He took a leap of 2.06m and furthermore proceeded to make an Asian record as the occasion ended up being a decent undertaking for the Indian para-competitor.

USA’s Roderick Townsend and Dallas Wise won gold and bronze medal separately. He took the leap of 2.15m while Wise recorded a leap of 2.06 m.

Nishad and Wise both completed on a similar imprint, however Nishad had crossed the 2.02 imprint in his first endeavor while Wise took two, thus, Nishad won silver. India’s Rampal Chahar completed at the fifth spot with a leap of 1.94m.

Vinod Kumar

Indian para-competitor Vinod Kumar got a bronze in Discus Throw T52 occasion on Sunday at the Tokyo Paralympics. Nevertheless, the choice was required to be postponed following a dissent over his inability arrangement.

With a toss of 19.91m, Vinod set another Asian record. Poland’s Piotr Kosewicz sacked the top distinctions with a best endeavor of 20.02m. Croatian competitor Velimir Ĺ andor brought home silver by enrolling the best exertion of 19.98m.

Two silver medals and one bronze medal at the Tokyo Paralympics was the best gift Indian athletes could give to the country on the occasion of National Sports Day.

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