Paralympics 2024
Paralympics 2024 Para-Athletics: Preethi Pal wins a bronze medal, Manu finishes 6th in Men's Shot Put F37- Highlights
The Indians saw action in the track and field events at Paris on Friday.
Sakshi Kasana and Preethi Pal will feature in the women's shot put and 100m respectively. (File photo)
Day 2 of the Paris Paralympics continued on Friday and the Indian athletes saw action in track and field events on Friday.
Starting at 1:30 pm, Sakshi Kasana and Karamjyoti stepped up to the plate in the Women’s discus throw F55 event.
Thereafter, at 4:45 pm, Preethi Pal took the track in the Women’s 100m T35 event. And finally, late on Friday night, Manu featured in the Men’s shot put F37 event.
As it happened:
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- 30 Aug 2024 11:55 AM GMT
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 MarÃa Guerrero Cazares (Mex) - 25.81m
- 30 Aug 2024 11:29 AM GMT
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.
- 30 Aug 2024 11:05 AM GMT
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.
- 30 Aug 2024 10:14 AM GMT
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.
- 30 Aug 2024 9:49 AM GMT
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.
