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Day 5 proved to a historic day for India as for the first time in the history of Paralympic Games, the country registered three medals on the same day. The first medal was secured by Indian paddler Bhavina Patel, after which Nishad Kumar defied all odds to secure another silver. However, it wasn’t all joy for India as Vinod Kumar’s bronze medal was withheld by the authorities after his opponent questioned his medical classifications.
Talking about the medal tally, China showcased just why they have been the most dominant country in the Paralympic games as they managed to secure 46 gold medals by the end of Day 5. China are followed by Great Britain, who themselves managed to secure several gold medals against their name on Sunday. Having said that, with numerous events on display, let us look upon the medalists from some of them.
Medalists from Day 5 of Tokyo Paralympics 2020 Games: Sunday, August 29
Athletics- Women’s 100m: Sports Class: T34
Gold- Hannah Cockroft (Great Britain)
Silver- Kare Adenegan (Great Britain)
Bronze- Robyn Lambird (Australia)
Athletics- Men’s Shout Put: Sports Class: F40
Gold- Denis Gnezdilov (RPC)
Silver- Garrah Tnaiash (Iraq)
Bronze- Miguel Monteiro (Portugal)
Athletics- Women’s 200m: Sports Class: T36
Gold- Yiting She (China)
Silver- Danielle Aitchison (New Zealand)
Bronze- Yanina Andrea Martinez (Argentina)
Athletics- Men’s High Jump: Sports Class: T47
Gold- Roderick Townsend (USA)
Silver- Nishad Kumar (India)
Bronze- Dallas Wise (USA)
Athletics- Men’s 100m: Sports Class: T13
Gold- Jason Smyth (Ireland)
Silver- Skander Djamil Athmani (Algeria)
Bronze- Jean Carlos Mina Aponza (Colombia)
Equestrian- Dressage Team Test to Music: Grade IV
Gold- Great Britain
Silver- Netherlands
Bronze- USA
Powerlifting- Women’s 73 Kg: Sports Class: PWL
Gold- Mariana D’Andrea (Brazil)
Silver- Lili Xu (China)
Bronze- Souhad Ghazouani (France)
Rowing- PR1 Women’s Single Sculls: Sports Class: PR1
Gold- Birgit Skarstein (Norway)
Silver- Moran Samuel (Israel)
Bronze- Nathalie Benoit (France)
Swimming- Men’s 400m Freestyle: Sports Class: S7
Gold- Mark Malyar (Israel)
Silver- Andrii Trusov (Ukraine)
Bronze- Evan Austin (USA)
Swimming- Women’s 400m Freestyle: Sports Class: S7
Gold- McKenzie Coan (USA)
Silver- Giulia Terzi (Italy)
Bronze- Julia Geffney (USA)
Swimming- Men’s 50m Freestyle: Sports Class: S9
Gold- Simone Barlaam (Italy)
Silver- Denis Tarasov (RPC)
Bronze- Jamal Hill (USA)