September 27, 2026 10:58 pm (IST)

Make this your homepage

Sports News

'Asif bhai gun nikal': 17-year-old's chilling account of men posing as cops raping her in South Delhi park | Indian passport rules changed: New validity, fees for children and adults explained | 'Terrorism by Pakistan will have consequences': India issues blunt warning at UNGA | Trouble for Gyanesh Kumar? Plea filed in Supreme Court seeking prosecution of CEC | Air India pilot suspended after failing alcohol test before Zurich-Delhi flight, weeks after marijuana case | 'Don't be selective, boycott all elections': CJP's Abhijeet Dipke's blunt message to Opposition | 'Resign by tomorrow or face nationwide protest from October 2': CJP's Abhijeet Dipke's fresh warning to Gyanesh Kumar | 'Locked' iPhone 17 at centre of mystery surrounding IIT Bombay student's death | 'Rahul Gandhi is devoid of wisdom and knowledge': BJP hits back over 'vote theft' claim | ‘How does anti-incumbency disappear?’: Rahul Gandhi targets Modi, Shah in fresh ‘vote chori’ attack, demands Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation

India at paralympics

Image credit: SAI Media Twitter

Indian para-shuttler Krishna Nagar wins country's 5th gold at Tokyo Paralympics

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Sep 05, 2021, at 03:24 pm

Tokyo/IBNS: Indian para shuttler Krishna Nagar won the fifth Gold Medal for the country at the Tokyo paralympics on Sunday.

He won the match after defeating Man Kai Chu of Hong Kong in three games: 21-17, 16-21 & 21-17.

Congratulating Krishna, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted: "Happy to see our Badminton players excel at the Tokyo #Paralympics. The outstanding feat of @Krishnanagar99 has brought smiles on the faces of every Indian. Congratulations to him for winning the Gold Medal. Wishing him the very best for his endeavours ahead. #Praise4Para."

Happy to see our Badminton players excel at the Tokyo #Paralympics. The outstanding feat of @Krishnanagar99 has brought smiles on the faces of every Indian. Congratulations to him for winning the Gold Medal. Wishing him the very best for his endeavours ahead. #Praise4Para pic.twitter.com/oVs2BPcsT1
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 5, 2021

Krishna bagged the medal in Men's Single SH6 category.

5th 🥇 for 🇮🇳 at #Paralympics @Krishnanagar99 clinches GOLD by defeating #HKG Kai Man Chu 2-1 in a thrilling Men’s Singles SH6 Final

You have fulfilled your dream with hard work & determination & for that, we are proud!

A well-deserved win! Keep shining 🌟#Cheer4India pic.twitter.com/yqAyVAEdMx
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) September 5, 2021

With his win, India have now extended its medal tally to 19 - five gold, eight silver and six bronze medals at the ongoing Paralympic Games.

#TokyoParalympics #IndiaAtParalympics #Krishnanagar

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.