Singhraj Adana

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: TN government announces Rs 2 crore cash prize for Mariyappan Thangavelu after his silver-medal win

Stalin, in a statement, said Thangavelu was hailed as the "golden son" of Tamil Nadu for winning gold in the 2016 Rio Paralympics and praised his silver medal winning performance in Tokyo.

Tokyo Paralympics: Mariyappan Thangavelu, Sharad Kumar's high jump medals propel India to double digits

India have so far won two gold, five silver and three bronze medals in the ongoing Paralympics. Athletics has once again been the country's happy hunting ground with one gold, four silver and two bronze so far.

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: 'Nation is proud of you' — Twitter celebrates bronze-medallist Singhraj Adana

Singhraj Adana shot a total of 216.8 to finish the event in third place after qualifying for the eight-man final as the sixth-best shooter.

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: India's Singhraj Adana shoots bronze in men's 10m air pistol

Hovering around the top three, Adana dropped out of contention with his poor 19th shot but managed to get back in the reckoning with his 20th attempt as China's Xiaolong Lou got 8.6.