Paralympics 2024 LIVE: Indians in finals of shooting, archery and athletics - Blog, Scores, Updates

After overcoming countless challenges, Rakesh Kumar finally clinched a well-deserved Paralympic bronze in archery, marking a turning point in his journey.@rahulkargal writes about his journey ✍️👇https://t.co/kirjHlSGsB

— The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) September 3, 2024

Bhagyashri Jadhav unlikely to win medal 😔🫤

The World C'ship silver medalist was not at her best in the Women's Shot Put F34 final. She had a best throw of 7.28m, not enough to edge ahead of bronze medal rival Amoudi🇲🇦

She is currently 2️⃣nd but expected to drop further down… pic.twitter.com/qxWYKDnEZs

— The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) September 3, 2024

𝙈𝙚𝙙𝙖𝙡𝙨 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙮! 🥇🥈🥉

What a historic day we had at the Paris Paralympics yesterday. Indians, across various sports, won 8 medals, including 2 golds, 3 silvers, and 3 bronzes.

Congratulations to all the winners who flew the Indian flag high, making it the most… pic.twitter.com/GgdNicVEoP

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) September 3, 2024

#ShootingParaSport | 🇮🇳's Golden girl Avani Lekhara & Mona Agarwal were in action for R8 - Women's 50m Rifle 3P SH1 Qualification event.

Avani Qualifies as she finishes on 7⃣th place with 1159 points while Mona could not qualify and finished on 1⃣3⃣th place with 1147 points.… pic.twitter.com/qHEn7wRvA0

— The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) September 3, 2024

#ParaArchery 🏹| Pooja Jatyan moves into the women's individual recurve QUARTERFINALS with a convincing 6-0 win over Turkey's Yagmur Sengul! 💪#Paralympics #ParalympicGames #Paralympics2024 pic.twitter.com/RCABeNzfqA

— The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) September 3, 2024

Avani Lekhara is the first Indian woman to win 2 medals in a single Paralympic edition.

She has once again won a gold at the 2024 Paralympics!🥇

Read more about other special Olympians on the Tinkle App!@TinkleMagazine#comics #Paralympics2024 pic.twitter.com/ldeiuNGGny

— The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) September 3, 2024

While Thulasi battled her emotions after the silver, Manisha simultaneously fought her internal struggles as she took to the court for the bronze medal match.

Meet India's first women para-shuttlers to medal at the #Paralympics ⬇️#Paralympic2024 https://t.co/PuEy3eIXCH

— The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) September 3, 2024

In a landmark move towards promoting sports in Uttar Pradesh, CM Yogi Adityanath has announced that athletes who clinch victory in the Olympics, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, or World Championships will be directly awarded government jobs.

Speaking at the inaugural ceremony… pic.twitter.com/G5654ly3L1

— The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) September 3, 2024