Paralympics 2024
Paralympics 2024 Day 8: Kapil Parmar wins India's first-ever medal in blind judo - Highlights
Catch highlights of Indian para-athletes' performance on September 5 at the Paris Paralympics.
India will look to add more medals to their tally at the Paralympics 2024 on Thursday after surpassing their Tokyo Paralympics tally of 19. India so far won 25 medals.
Mona Agarwal and Harvinder Singh will be in action. While Mona aims for a bronze medal, Harvinder and Pooja will look to add a gold medal in the mixed team recurve event. Simran is also a good medal prospect in the women's 100 T12 event.
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- 5 Sep 2024 1:50 PM GMT
Mixed team recurve archery semi-final!
India's Harvinder Singh and Pooja Jatyan are set to face Italy's Elisabetta Mijno and Stefano Travisani in the Mixed Team Recurve Semifinals. The Indian duo is just one win away from securing another coveted medal in the archery.
Stay tuned, the match starts at 7:50 PM IST.
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- 5 Sep 2024 1:15 PM GMT
India qualifies for the semi-finals!
Milena starts set three with a 7, while Lukasz hits a near-perfect 9. Meanwhile, Singh scores an 8 for India, and Jatyan delivers again with a 10. In the second arrow, Milena and Lukasz both shoot 8s. In response, Jatyan hits a 9, and Singh closes with a 9. India wins!! India are through to the semifinals!
India 36 - 32 Poland (India 6 - 0 Poland)
- 5 Sep 2024 1:13 PM GMT
India wins the second set as well!
Polish archers to go first this time. Milena shoots first and scores a 9, while Lukasz manages a dismal 7. In response, Singh shoots a 9, just missing the 10, and Jatyan falls short with a 7. In the second arrow, Milena scores an 8, followed by another 8 from Lukasz. In response, Jatyan hits a bullseye with a 10, while Singh scores a 7.
India 33 - 32 Poland.
- 5 Sep 2024 1:08 PM GMT
India wins first set!
In the first arrow, Singh shoots a perfect 10, giving India a great start, while Jatyan scores an 8. In response, Milena of Poland also shoots a perfect 10, but her partner Lukasz manages only a dismal 7. In the second arrow, Jatyan scores another 8, and Singh follows with a 9. Polish archer Milena hits a 9, while Lukasz is off the mark with a 6. India 35 - 32 Poland.
- 5 Sep 2024 12:52 PM GMT
Para-Archery: Harvinder Singh- Pooja Jatyan in Quarterfinal action!
Para-archers Harvinder Singh and Pooja Jatyan will face the Polish pair of Milena Olszewska and Lukasz Ciszek in the Quarterfinals of Mixed Team Recurve Category.
- 5 Sep 2024 11:30 AM GMT
Teacher’s Day: Coaches that transformed Indian Para-Sports
With India winning a record 24 medals at the Paralympics in Paris, on this Teacher’s Day, a day that honours the birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, it's only appropriate that we recognise the work of coaches who have transformed the para-athletics landscape in the country. READ STORY
Coach Gaurav Khanna receiving the Dronacharya Award from President Droupadi Murmu. - 5 Sep 2024 11:00 AM GMT
Para-Judo: Kokila goes down in repechage round
Kokila's campaign comes to an end as she goes down to Yuliia Ivanytska 0-10 in the repechage round.
- 5 Sep 2024 10:53 AM GMT
Indians in actions later today
In para-archery, Harvinder and Pooja will aim to confirm their spots in the mixed team recurve open semifinals.
In para-judo, Kapil will fight for a bronze medal, while Kokila will take part in the repechage round.
In para-athletics, Simran will look for a podium finish in the women’s 100m T12 final.
In para-powerlifting, Ashok will compete in the men's up to 65kg final.
In para-athletics, Arvind will look for a men's shot put medal in the F35 category.
- 5 Sep 2024 10:25 AM GMT
Para Judo: Kapil goes down in the semifinal
Kapil Parmar goes down 0-10 against Iran's Seyed Meysam Banitaba Khorram Abadi in the men's 60kg J1 semifinals. Kapil will fight for the bronze medal.
