Paralympics 2024
Paralympics 2024 Day 4: Nishad Kumar wins silver, Preethi wins a bronze, Rakesh Kumar finishes fourth - Highlights
Catch all the highlights of the Indian para-athletes' performance on Day 4 of the Paris Paralympics 2024.

Indian para-athletes' chase glory at the Paralympics in Paris on September 1, 2024.
Indian para-athletes will have their task cut out on Day 4 of the Summer Paralympics in Paris, with action-packed events in shooting, archery, badminton, and athletics.
In badminton, there's a busy schedule with quarterfinals and semifinals in the Men's and Women's Singles in the SL3, SL4, and SU5 categories. A highlight will be the all-Indian semifinal between Suhas Yathiraj and Sukant Kadam in the SL4 category.
In compound para-archery, Rakesh Kumar will aim for a medal, with the medal matches scheduled for today.
In para-athletics, Preeti Pal will compete in the Women's 200m T35 final, hoping to add another medal after becoming India's first track medalist with a bronze in the 100m in the same category.
Meanwhile, Nishad Kumar and Ram Pal will aim for medals in the Men's High Jump T47 Final
Rongali Ravi finishes fifth in the Men's Shotput F40 Final.
The Patel sisters, Bhavinaben and Sonalben will be back in action in para-table tennis, this time competing in the Women's Singles WS3 category, after bowing out in the doubles event in the quarterfinals.
In shooting, two-time Paralympic gold medalist Avani Lekhara failed to qualify for the finals in the Mixed Team Air Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification, teaming up with Sidhartha Babu.
As it happened:
Live Updates
- 1 Sep 2024 7:37 PM GMT
Silver medal alert!
India's Nishad Kumar has won his second consecutive Paralympic medal, a silver in Men's High Jump T47 Finals with his season best effort of 2.04m.
- 1 Sep 2024 7:28 PM GMT
Meanwhile, Nithya Sre has lost her semi-final match against Shuangbao Lin and will to play for bronze.
Despite leading the second game, the world no. 1 could not convert and lost the match 21-13, 21-19 in the women's singles SH6 category.
She will now play for bronze.
- 1 Sep 2024 7:12 PM GMT
Both players are giving each other a tough fight!
Game 4: Sonalben 1-1 Andela Muzinic