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 3:57 PM GMT
Bhavina takes the second game as well with a solid streak of points
Game 2: Bhavina Patel 11-6 Martha Verdin
- 1 Sep 2024 3:54 PM GMT
Bhavina starts the second game on a high note, marking an early lead
Game-2: Bhavina Patel 5-3 Martha Verdin
- 1 Sep 2024 3:53 PM GMT
Bhavina Patel starts in a style and takes the first game pretty comfortably
Game-1: Bhavina Patel 11-3 Martha Verdin
- 1 Sep 2024 3:52 PM GMT
Reigning Paralympic medalist Bhavina Patel in action
Bhavina is taking on Mexico's Martha Verdin in the round of 16.
- 1 Sep 2024 3:37 PM GMT
Medal no. '3' confirmed in para-badminton!
India's Nitish Kumar wins against Japan's Daisuke Fujihara 21-16, 21-12 in the Men's Singles SL3 semi-final, confirming at least a silver!
- 1 Sep 2024 2:18 PM GMT
Para-Achery: India's Rakesh Kumar is Heading into Quarterfinals!
Rakesh Kumar has pipped Indonesia's Ken Swagumilang in a thrilling shootout in R16 to book his place in the quarterfinals.
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- 1 Sep 2024 1:39 PM GMT
Para-Archery Live: Rakesh Kumar in R16 action!
Rakesh Kumar will face Ken Swagumilang of Indonesia in the Round of 16 match.
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- 1 Sep 2024 12:28 PM GMT
Nishad Kumar hopping and prepping!
Tokyo 2020 silver medalist Nishad Kumar will be in action later tonight in the Men's High Jump T47 final. Can he leap to gold?
- 1 Sep 2024 11:55 AM GMT
Para-Badminton Live: Nithya Sre Sivan through to the semis!
Nithya Sre Sivan defeated Oliwia Szmigiel of Poland in straight sets with a commanding score of 21-4, 21-7.
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- 1 Sep 2024 11:17 AM GMT
Para Athletics: Ravi Rongali finishes fifth!
The 2022 Asian Games silver medalist achieved a personal best and secured fifth place in the men's shot put F40 final.

