Paralympics 2024 Para-Athletics: Preethi Pal wins a bronze medal, Manu finishes 6th in Men's Shot Put F37- Highlights

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Women's Discus throw F55 final is over! Sakshi and Karamjyoti finished 8th and 9th respectively

India's Sakshi Kasana (21.49m) and Karamjyoti (20.22m) finished in 8th and 9th position respectively despite hitting their season-best throws in the Women's Discus Throw F55 final.

Gold - Erica Maria Castano Salazar (COL) - 26.70m

Silver - Dong Fiexia (CHN) - 26.67m

Bronze - Rosa María Guerrero Cazares (Mex) - 25.81m

Preethi Pal clocks a PB to become the first Indian to win a track medal at the Paralympics

Preethi clocked a timing of 14.21s to win her first-ever Paralympic medal, that too on her debut at the Games.

China did a gold-silver podium finish at this event as Zhou Xia (13.58s) and Guo Qianqian (13.74s) won the gold and silver medals respectively.

Preethi Pal wins the bronze medal with a timing of 14.21s

Here we go! Preethi Pal is here in the arena, sighting a medal

Here is the start list for the women's 100m T35 final

World Bronze medalist, Preethi Pal of India will be in action in the final, sighting her first Paralympic medal on debut.

Up Next: Women's 100mT35 final at 4:45 PM

No medal for India in women's Discus throw F55 as Rooba overtakes Sakshi

Rooba Alomari of Bahrain makes a jump up to the third position with the best throw of 23.24m on her final attempt.

This meant that India will have no medal from this competition as Sakshi (21.49m) and Karamjyoti (20.22m) falls to fourth and fifth position respectively.

Sakshi ends with the best throw of 21.49m. Still in third position

Sakshi Kasana had a poor start to the final but in the fifth throw, she found out her season-best distance of 21.49m. This was also her best throw of the final.

With this, she has now jumped up to the third position, replacing compatriot Karmajyoti in the standings.

Karamjyoti has now gone out of the medal race.

A great season-best throw of 21.49m for Sakshi, jumps up to third position