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Athletes dazzled us with their amazing performances and unforgettable moments at the ongoing Paralympics, hosted in Japan's capital Tokyo. Just like the Olympics, the Paralympics were also postponed for a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But athletes came back with a bang. Egypt's Ibrahim Elhusseiny Hamadtou went viral for his amazing table tennis performance— playing only with his mouth. Again, Indian contingents are making the country proud with their podium finish. As of now, India's medal tally at the games reached 12, matching the best tally in the country's Paralympics history before Tokyo 2020. The Games are taking place through September 5, 2021. Here are the most compelling photos from the event we have seen so far.
In This Pic : Tokyo Paralympics 2020
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Devendra Jhajharia clinched a stupendous third Paralympic medal, a silver this time. The 40-year-old is India's greatest Paralympian after winning gold medals in the 2004 and 2016 Games, pulling off a new personal best throw of 64.35m to win the silver medal.
In This Pic : Devendra Jhajharia
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Nishad Kumar won a silver medal in the men's high jump T47 event in the Paralympics with an Asian record effort. America's Dallas Wise was also awarded a silver medal as he and Kumar cleared the same height of 2.06m.
In This Pic : Nishad Kumar
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18-year-old Praveen Kumar clinched the silver medal in the men's high jump T64 event. This was his debut Paralympics and he even set a new Asian record with a 2.07m jump to finish behind Great Britain's Jonathan Broom-Edwards, who won the gold medal with a 2.10m jump.
In This Pic : Praveen Kumar
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Swimmer Natalie Sims of the United States was captured in action at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
In This Pic : Natalie Sims
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