PM meets Rio Paralympians
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met the Indian athletes who took part in the Rio Paralympic Games, including the four medallists, and applauded them for making the country proud with their achievements. Mariyappan Thangavelu (men's T42 high jump) and Devendra Jhajharia (men's F46 javelin throw) had won gold in their respective events while Deepa Malik (women's F53 shot put) and Varun Singh Bhati (men's T42 high jump) had bagged a silver and bronze respectively. "It was a delight to meet the Indian contingent that made our nation proud at the #Paralympics#Rio2016," PM Modi wrote on his official twitter handle.
Indian shooters finish second in Junior WC
Gabala (Azerbaijan): lakshaya and Kismat Chopra and Manavaditya Singh Rathore on Thursday bagged the team bronze in the Men's Trap event as India ended their campaign at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup with a total of 24 medals to grab the second place in the overall standings. India finished with a total of nine gold, five silver and 10 bronze medals as the year's second and final Junior World Cup concluded here on Thursday. lakshaya and Kismat and Manavaditya bagged the team Bronze in the Men's Trap when together they shot 347 out of the possible 375 hits. Russia topped the medal standings with 12 Golds for total of 25 medals.
Srikanth lone Indian survivor at Japan Open
Tokyo: Rio Olympics quarterfinalist K Srikanth emerged as the lone survivor at the Japan Open after he reached the last eight stage of the men's singles competition at the Super Series event here on Thursday. However, it wasn't the sort of victory that Srikanth would have ever wished for as his match against compatriot Ajay Jayaram was stopped midway after the 28-year-old injured his left ankle. HS Prannoy also went down fighting 16-21 19-21 against Viktor Axelsen.