Paralympics 2024
Paralympics 2024 Day 2: Indian shooters win three medals, Preethi becomes India's First Track Medalist- Highlights
Catch Highlights of Indian para-athletes' performances on On Day 2 of the Paralympics 2024 in Paris.
Avani Lekhara, Preethi Pal, and Arshad Shaik will be in medal action today. (Photo Credit: Getty/X)
Several Indian athletes were in action on Day 2 of the Paralympics 2024.
The schedule includes group-stage matches in Para-Badminton and Para-Table Tennis, qualification and medal matches in Para-Shooting, Heats in Para-Rowing, and medal matches in athletics and cycling.
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic gold medalist Avani Lekhara will headline the event in Para-shooting, while Manu and Preethi Pal will compete in the finals of Men's Shot Put F37 and Women's 100m T35 respectively.
Meanwhile, Arshad Shaik will compete in the Men's C2 3000m Individual Pursuit final in Para-cycling.
As it happened:
Live Updates
- 30 Aug 2024 2:34 PM GMT
Para-Archery: Rakesh Kumar Advances to R16!
Rakesh Kumar starts off with a win.
- 30 Aug 2024 1:22 PM GMT
Para-Shooting: Sriharsha misses qualifying to the finals by a whisker!
The 8th-placed player and Sriharsha, who finished 9th, were separated by just 0.1 points in the Mixed 10m Air Rifle SH2 Qualification. None of the Indian women qualified for the finals.
- 30 Aug 2024 1:09 PM GMT
Indian flag is flying high on the mast!
For the first time in Paris this year, the National Anthem of India is being played, not from an Olympic gold but for a Paralympic gold, courtesy of Avani Lekhara.
- 30 Aug 2024 12:59 PM GMT
Para-Shooting: Manish Narwal wins India's fourth medal!
Manish Narwal finishes with an exceptional score of 234.9 and secures the silver medal.
- 30 Aug 2024 12:12 PM GMT
Preethi Pal makes history!
Preethi Pal earns India’s first track medal by a para-athlete.
- 30 Aug 2024 11:23 AM GMT
Para-Rowing: India Finishes Fifth in Heats, Moves to Repechage Round!
Indian para-rowers Anita and Narayana finished fifth in heats in PR3 Mixed Doubles Sculls, they will now compete in the repechage round tomorrow.
Only winner in each heat can qualify for the final directly.
- 30 Aug 2024 11:18 AM GMT
Arshad is eliminated from the men's C2 3000m
Since four other cyclists are already above him in timings, Arshad has been mathematically eliminated from qualifying for the medal events.
- 30 Aug 2024 11:02 AM GMT
Arshad finishes his heats!
The Indian, cycling as the lone cyclist in the first heat of this qualifying round, finishes his 3000m with a timing of 4:20.949s.
- 30 Aug 2024 10:56 AM GMT
Arshad gets started!
He will have to complete a total of twelve rounds in as little time as possible in order to compete in one of the two medal events later tonight.
