: Tokyo Paralympic Games (August 24 September 5): Aruna Tanwar loses quarterfinals, moves into repechage in Taekwondo #IndiaNEWS #Sports India’s taekwondo player Aruna Tanwar today lost in the quarterfinals

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Tokyo Paralympic Games (August 24 September 5): Aruna Tanwar loses quarterfinals, moves into repechage in Taekwondo #IndiaNEWS #Sports
India’s taekwondo player Aruna Tanwar today lost in the quarterfinals of Tokyo Paralympics in the K44-49 kg category. She now moved into the repechage quarterfinals round.



In repechage, Aruna will face Royala Fataliyeva of Azerbaijan today at 2 pm (IST).



Aruna faced off Peru’s Leonor Espinoza and trailed by 2-26 at the end of the first round of the quarters. While the Peruvian landed 13 kicks to the Indian’s body, Aruna could hit back just one.



In round 2 again, Espinoza showed her relentless talent as she won it by 30-12. In round 3, Espinoza showed her domination to win it 28-9. In the end, Aruna suffered a crushing 84-21 defeat against the Peruvian.



Aruna had entered the quarter-finals after beating Danijela Jovanovic of Serbia by 29-9.



Aruna, the para taekwondo player from village Dinod of district Bhiwani in Haryana, was awarded wild card entry for the Tokyo Paralympic Games, which made her the first Indian to compete in the global multi-para sport event after a long time as confirmed by the National Federation.
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