It is a different kind of feeling when para-athletes win medals for the country at Tokyo Paralympics
Vinod Kumar won bronze with a best throw of 19.91, which marked India's third medal in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics.
Asian record holder Nishad Kumar won the silver medal with a best effort of 2.06m in the Men's High Jump T47 event of the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics.
Bhavina Patel rallied against odds to reach the final, but lost it to the Chinese legend Zhou Ying 0-3 to finish with a silver medal.
Indian paddler Bhavina Patel wins a historic silver medal for India at Tokyo Paralympics after going down against China's Zhou Ying in the final.
Bhavina Patel has become India's first medal winner in the Tokyo Paralympics 2020.
The 34-year-old Gujarat-based paddler defeated the defending champion Borislava Peric of Serbia 11-5, 11-6, 11-7 in their women’s singles quarterfinal Class 4 category.
Sakina Khatun finished fifth in the women's 50kg powerlifting finals, her best attempt being 14kg behind the medal position.
Jyoti Baliyan finished the Women's Individual Compound Ranking round at the 15th Position with 671 Points, recording her season's best performance.
Thomas Bach returned to Japan the day before Tuesday's Paralympic opening ceremony and then departed about 24 hours later.