India at Tokyo Paralympics 2021 Day 12 LIVE scores, commentary, updates and results

And that brings us to an end of the 2021 Paralympics coverage. It was a perfect for a breakthrough run for India as Krishna Nagar brought home a 5th gold medal, adding to the historic medal tally!

Make sure you catch the live telecast of the closing ceremony, where the Indian contingent will be led by 19 year old ace shooter Avani Lekhara. It has been an absolute pleasure to have brought you the live coverage! The Sportskeeda team extends its congratulations to every single para-athlete from the contingent for contributing to country's most successful campaign at the Games!

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The duo of Daisuke Fujihara and Akiko Sugino win #Bronze as they beat the Indians in two straight sets#IND 0-2 #JPN #Praise4Para #ParaBadminton
— Sportskeeda India (@Sportskeeda) September 5, 2021

Final scoresheet:

IND 19-21 JPN - Heartbreak for Kohli and Bhagat as they lose an absolute thriller! Go down fighting 21-23, 19-21.

IND 19-20 JPN - Bronze medal point Japan.

IND 18-19 JPN - The Japanese pairing is just two points away from the bronze medal then!

IND 16-16 JPN - The Japanese pairing is not letting the Indians go on a run here. Continue to hold on here.

IND 15-15 JPN - And we are BACK LEVEL!

IND 14-15 JPN - This is going down to the wire!

IND 12-13 JPN - Can the Indians stage a comeback here? They are definitely in the contention!

IND 11-12 JPN - This is too close to call, much like the opening game!

IND 10-11 JPN - The Japanese pairing leads at the mid-game interval!

IND 10-10 JPN - The Indian DRAW LEVEL10-10.

IND 6-9 JPN - It is a three point advantage for Fujihara and Sugino as we head closer to the mid-game interval!

IND 5-7 JPN - The Indian pairing stop the rot, but have to make things happen quickly!

IND 4-7 JPN - The Japanese pairing beginning to pull away now.

IND 4-4 JPN - The one in hanging right in the balance!

IND 3-2 JPN - The Indians starting on in similar fashion to Game 1! Slender lead.

Will Bhagat and Kohli be able to stage a comeback in the second game or will Japanese pairing of Fujihara and Sugino pull away? Stay tuned as we head into the all-important second game.

Game 2 underway!

Japan leads India 1-0.

Game 1:
IND 21-23 JPN

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Japan take the first game 23-21#IND 0-1 #JPN #Praise4Para #ParaBadminton
— Sportskeeda India (@Sportskeeda) September 5, 2021

IND 21-23 JPN - The Japanese pair close out a very tight game! Lead 1-0.

IND 21-21 JPN - It is India's turn to squander away a game point. Level again!

IND 20-20 JPN - And the Indians LEVEL! What a nail-biter we have at out hands here in Game 1 of this bronze medal match!

IND 19-20 JPN - Kohli and Bhagat SAVE! One more to go.

IND 18-20 JPN - Game point Japan!

IND 18-19 JPN - It is a race to the finish!

IND 18-17 JPN - They are well on their way! Two points in a row to edge ahead for Kohli and Bhagat.

IND 16-17 JPN - Can the Indians pull off a come-from-behind in these last stages.

IND 15-16 JPN - Longer rally and it is the Japanese pairing who come out on top! Take the lead for the first time in this match.

IND 15-15 JPN - All squares!

IND 14-13 JPN - Still nothing to separate the two pairs and this game might as well do right down to the wire!

IND 13-12 JPN - The Indians doing just enough to hold on to the advantage at the moment.

IND 12-11 JPN - It is all very topsy-turvy at the moment.

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The Indian duo has a 1-point lead at the halfway mark in the first game. The scores are 11-10#Praise4Para #ParaBadminton
— Sportskeeda India (@Sportskeeda) September 5, 2021

IND 11-10 JPN - The Indian pair move into the mid-game interval with the smallest of leads!

IND 10-10 JPN - The Japanese have found a way to level here in Game 1!!

IND 9-6 JPN - The Japanese are putting up a fight, score two points in a row to stay in touching distance on the scoreboard.

IND 9-4 JPN - This is looking good for the Indian pairing as they are moving from strength to strength here.

IND 7-4 JPN - Kohli and Bhagat open up a bit of lead here off the back of a good spell in the last couple of minutes!

IND 5-4 JPN - This is too close to call early in Game 1 as both pair exchange a quick couple of points.

IND 4-3 JPN - The Japanese pair has been pulled one back.

IND 3-2 JPN - Still holding on to the slender advantage in these very early stages of the match.

IND 2-0 JPN - And it is the Indian pair who come out of the gates flooding! Open a two pint lead.

Game 1 underway!

Players are out and the warmup his underway. Moments away from live action!

Players should be arriving on court soon!

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India at Tokyo Paralympics Day 12 live scores, updates, commentary and results