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Images of Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Defining pictures from Day 10 of the Games

FP Sports September 3, 2021, 22:06:32 IST

The defining images from Day 10 of the Tokyo Paralympics and the stories powering the men and women photographed.

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Images of Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Defining pictures from Day 10 of the Games

[caption id=“attachment_9936331” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] 18-year-old Praveen Kumar, competing in his debut Games, clinched the silver medal in the men’s high jump T64 event, setting a new Asian record with a 2.07m jump to finish behind Great Britain’s Jonathan Broom-Edwards, who notched up his season’s best effort of 2.10m for the gold. 18-year-old Praveen Kumar, competing in his debut Games, clinched the silver medal in the men’s high jump T64 event, setting a new Asian record with a 2.07m jump to finish behind Great Britain’s Jonathan Broom-Edwards, who notched up his season’s best effort of 2.10m for the gold.[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_9936341” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] 19-year-old trailblazer Avani Lekhara claimed the 50m Rifle 3 Position SH1 bronze to add to an unprecedented gold she had secured earlier in the Games. 19-year-old trailblazer Avani Lekhara claimed the 50m Rifle 3 Position SH1 bronze to add to an unprecedented gold she had secured earlier in the Games.[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_9936411” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] Harvinder Harvinder Singh made history after he became the first Indian archer to win a medal at the Paralympics. [/caption] [caption id=“attachment_9936421” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] In swimming, there were 16 finals on the last day of competition, and US Paralympic legend Jessica Long added another medal to her bulging collection. She won the women’s S8 100m butterfly to clinch her 29th Paralympic medal – the same number as her age, and more than Michael Phelps’ 28 Olympic medals. AP Jessica Long won the women’s S8 100m butterfly to clinch her 29th Paralympic medal – the same number as her age, and more than Michael Phelps’ 28 Olympic medals. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_9936431” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] Niels Vink of the Netherlands won bronze in wheelchair tennis quad singles, beating Japan’s Koji Sugeno 6-1, 6-4. AP Niels Vink of the Netherlands won bronze in wheelchair tennis quad singles, beating Japan’s Koji Sugeno 6-1, 6-4. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_9934621” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] Australia’s Curtis McGrath reacts after a heat of the canoe sprint men’s va’a single (VL3 200m) during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo on September 2, 2021. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP) Australia’s Curtis McGrath reacts after a heat of the canoe sprint men’s va’a single (VL3 200m) during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo on September 2, 2021. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP)[/caption]

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