Her breakthrough came at the Tokyo Paralympics, where she claimed the first gold medal of the Games, smashing her own world record in the women's C1-3 3,000m individual pursuit. She followed it up with two bronze medals in the road race and time trial.
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Globally, gold in New York, which normally determines price trend on the domestic front, fell 1.18 per cent to $1,198.50 an ounce in Tuesday's trade as strengthening dollar curbed demand for the precious metal.
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Silver also fell 0.7 per cent to $15.71 an ounce.
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Gold advanced one per cent to $1,212.21 an ounce in Singapore.
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Silver also surged by Rs 1,050 to Rs 35,500 per kg on increased offtake by industrial units and coin makers.
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Silver too advanced by Rs 100 to 38,700 per kg.
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Both gold and silver tumbled on the bullion market on Thursday on fresh selling by stockists and weak global trend, recording substantial losses.
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Gold prices spurted on the bullion market on Wednesday on the emergence of buying by stockists triggered by a rising trend in international markets and closed with notable gains.
In the international market, gold dropped 0.3 per cent to $1,141.76 an ounce in Singapore today.
Nishad Kumar and Simran Sharma won their maiden World Para Athletics Championships gold in high jump and 100m race respectively, as India clinched four medals to jump to fourth spot on the most productive day, in New Delhi, on Friday.
Prices rose further on the bullion market in Mumbai on Tuesday as silver hardened smartly on heavy stockists' demand and gold closed higher in line with firm overseas advises.
India has submitted bids to host the 2028 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships as well as the 2026 Asian Relays, in line with the country's efforts to stage continental and global events in the coming years.
Gold prices plunged by Rs 200 to trade at Rs 27,000 per 10 grams at the bullion market on Thursday.
Precious metals plummeted on the bullion markets across the board on weakening international trend, as gold lost between Rs 300 and Rs 220 per ten gram and silver by Rs 1015 and Rs 450 per kilo.
The second day of pre-Diwali Dhanteras witnessed a tepid response from shoppers on Friday as gold and silver sales have likely to be fallen by up to 35 per cent year-on-year due to high prices and COVID-19 induced financial distress, although consumers moved to online buying to make most of the festival, jewellers said. The buying was heavily restricted to light weight jewellery, coins and precious stones due to lower purchasing power and high gold rates, they said. Due to the fear of coronavirus infection, many customers who had booked in advance were taking delivery of wedding orders on Friday, while some were seen buying safely through online brands like Tanishq and Melorra.
India also had a silver medal through Grishma Thorat in the youth women's 77kg.
Silver also dropped by Rs 300 to Rs 38,400 per kg.
Silver also turned weak and prices eased by Rs 100 to Rs 36,900.
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Traders said sluggish demand due to ongoing 'Sharads', an inauspicious fortnight in Hindu mythology to make fresh purchases, mainly kept the precious metals lower.
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