Indian paralympic shooter Avani Lekhara won the first gold medal for India at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 in the women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 event.
At the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics 2020, India's greatest Paralympian, Devendra Jhajharia won the silver medal in the men's javelin throw - F46 final event.
The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal announced the setting up of a Skill Institute on Marine Studies at Guwahati in Assam under Indian Maritime University, Chennai.