Bhavina Patel delivered a fantastic performance with dominance at every stage, to achieve a unique milestone.
Bhavina Patel showed great skill and mental strength in a close encounter, delivering a fantastic performance.
Sonal Patel almost pulled off an upset in India's campaign opener, running Li Qian close but losing a close battle in five games.
Amit Kumar Saroha was also the first quadriplegic to represent the country in the Paralympics.
The Paralympics 2020 will begin on August 25 with India starting their campaigns in Archery and Table Tennis.
18-year-old Kashish Lakra fought against improbable odds to qualify and compete against some of the best in the world.
Pramod Bhagat has left no stone unturned in his preparation and is gunning for glory at the Tokyo Paralympics.
Hospitals in Japan's capital are being overstretched as the country battles its worst wave of COVID-19 infections, driven by the Delta variant.
Jhajharia himself had won gold in javelin throw twice, at the 2004 Athens Paralympics and the 2016 Rio Paralympics.
Indian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since 1984 though they made their official debut at the 1968 Summer Paralympics.