Paris Paralympics 2024, Day 3 HIGHLIGHTS: India's Day Ends With Sole Medal
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Parveen Kumar finishes 8th with an attempt of 42.12m.
The Turkish athlete registers his season best, and is currently sitting up top with 49.97m attempt.
Cabo Verde's athlete currently sits first, as three athletes are through with their six attempts. 8 athletes left, with Parveen Kumar yet to throw.
Sheetal Devi loses 138-137 to Chile's Mariana Zuniga in Women's Individual Compound Open Round of 16 fixture.
The next Indian action on Day 3 of Paralympics 2024 will be at 09:00 PM, as Sheetal Devi will be up against Chile's Mariana Zuniga in Women's Individual Compound Open Round of 16 fixture in the Para Archery event.
The Indian Para archer defeated Italy's Eleonara Srti 141-135 in her Round of 16 fixture in the Women's Individual Compound Open.
Sareh Javanmardi of Iran grabs the gold medal with a score of 236.1, followed by Aysel Ozgan of Turkey with 231.1., and India's Rubina Francis finishes third with a score of 211.1, which now marks India's fifth medal at the Paralympic Games 2024.
Rubina Francis grabs bronze medal in Women's Para Shooting.
The Indian Para shooter is one round away from ensuring a podium finish.
The Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 Final event presents a great opportunity for the Indian Para shooter to grab nation's fifth medal at Paralympic Games 2024.
Rubina Francis pulled off a clutch performance! After spending most of the final outside the Top 8, she secured a spot, finishing 7th in the end. Rubina will now compete in the Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 final at 6:15 PM IST today.
Manisha Ramadass vs Qiu Xia Yang of China in the Women's Singles SU5 Group Play Stage is also underway and Manisha Ramadass loses the first game 15-21.
Tarun was defeated 7-21, 16-21 by Lucas Mazur of France in the Men's Singles SL4 Group Play Stage, and will not advance further in the tournament.
Rubina Francis scores 90 points in her first series and is currently in 13th place in the Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 Qualification.
Shooter Rubina Francis currently competing in Women's 10m air pistol SH1 qualification round, representing the only Indian in the event.
Tarun Dhillon loses the first game 7-21 to France's Lucas Mazur. If he manages to recover and win the match, he will become the third Indian to advance to the SL4 men's singles semi-finals.
India's Sukant Kadam achieved a dominant 21-12, 21-12 victory over Thailand's Siripong Teamarrom to advance to the semi-finals of the men's singles SL4 para badminton event. Kadam becomes only the second Indian to secure a place in the SL4 semi-finals, following Suhas Yathiraj, who advanced on Day 2.
Tarun Dhillon currently trailing in the first game against France's Lucas Mazur in another SL4 men's singles match. Dhillon needs to win this match to secure a place in the semi-finals.
Badminton: Sukant Kadam has secured win in the first game of the men's singles SL4 para badminton match with a score of 21-12.
Tarun vs Lucas Mazur of France and Sukant Kadam vs Siripong Teamarrom of Thailand matches in the Men's Singles SL4 Group Play Stage are ongoing.
Manoj Sarkar secured his first win of the Games by defeating Jianyuan Yang of China in straight games, 21-15, 21-11, in the Men's Singles SL3 Group Play Stage. Despite the victory, he did not advance to the next round.
Meanwhile, Anita and Narayana Konganapalle are in action in the PR3 Mixed Double Sculls Repechages Round.
The Men's Singles SL3 Group Play Stage match between Manoj Sarkar and China's Jianyuan Yang is currently in progress. Manoj Sarkar has secured the first game, winning 21-15 in just 14 minutes.
Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar scores 102.7 in his sixth round, totaling 613.4 points in the Men's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Qualification. He did not advance to the final.
Nitesh Kumar defeats Thailand's Mongkhon Bunsun in straight games, 21-13, 21-14, in the Men's Singles SL3 Group Play Stage.
Nitesh Kumar wins the first game 21-13 against Mongkhon Bunsun of Thailand.
Jyoti Gaderiya finishes 11th with a factored time of 49.233 in the Women's C1-3 500m Time Trial - Qualifying and does not advance to the final. The top 6 riders with the fastest times qualify for the final.
Nitesh Kumar vs Mongkhon Bunsun (Thailand) in the Men's Singles SL3 Group Play Stage is also currently underway.
Jyoti Gaderiya is also in action in the Women's C1-3 500m Time Trial - Qualifying.
Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar is struggling in the Men's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Qualification, shooting 101.7 in the third series and dropping to 16th place in the standings.
Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar improves in the second series of the Men's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Qualification but remains outside the top 8, currently positioned 13th.
India's Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar is in 12th place midway through the second series. Notably, the top 8 athletes from the qualification round will advance to the finals. So, he needs to make a move up.
Meanwhile Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar is in action in the Men's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Qualification.
Our next badminton match is not too far away as Nitesh Kumar will take on Mongkhon Bunsun of Thailand in Men's Singles SL3 Group Play Stage.
With this victory, Mandeep advances to the quarterfinals of the Women's Singles SL3 category.
Mandeep triumphs in the third and decisive game with a score of 21-17. After dropping the first game, she made a remarkable comeback to defeat Australia’s Celine Vinot with scores of 21-23, 21-10, 21-17.
Mandeep is leading Vinot 14-12, holding a 2-point advantage. Can she win the deciding game?
Mandeep Kaur stages a comeback to win the second game 21-10 vs Celine Aurelie Vinot. The game is now in the deciding stage.
Tough start for the Indian shuttler as Mandeep Kaur loses the first game 21-23 vs Celine Aurelie Vinot of Australia.
Mandeep Kaur is now competing against Celine Aurelie Vinot (Australia) in the Women's Singles SL3 Group Play Stage.
India's para shuttler Mandeep Kaur will go up against Australia's Aurelie Vinot in the Women's Singles SL3 Group Play Stage match and it will mark India's first event for the day. The action is scheduled to start at 12:00 PM.
Hello and welcome to one an all here as ABP Live takes you through all the India action on Day 3 of the Paris Paralympics 2024. India had a remarakable day yesterday as the nation bagged four medals, including a gold. Hang tight as we might as well have another historic day on the cards today.
Background
Paris Paralympics 2024, Day 3 Live: Welcome to ABP Live’s live coverage of the Day 3 of the Paris Paralympics 2024. India did amazingly well on Day 2 as the Indian contingent bagged four medals for the country. The shooters contributed three medals, while one was achieved in athletics.
Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal secured gold and bronze, respectively, in the Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 final. In addition, shooter Manish Narwal clinched a silver medal in the Men's 10m Air Pistol (SH1) final. Sprinter Preethi Pal also contributed to India's medal count by earning bronze in the Women's 100m T35 final.
On the third day, Indian athletes will compete in para badminton, para archery, para shooting, para athletics, para rowing and para track cycling and will strive to adding a few more medals to India’s tally at the Paris Paralympics.
Here’s India's Day 3 schedule at the Paris Paralympics on August 31 (Saturday)
Para Badminton:
- 12:00 PM: Mandeep Kaur vs Celine Aurelie Vinot (Australia) in Women's Singles SL3 Group Play Stage
- 1:20 PM: Nitesh Kumar vs Mongkhon Bunsun (Thailand) in Men's Singles SL3 Group Play Stage
- 2:00 PM: Manoj Sarkar vs Jianyuan Yang (China) in Men's Singles SL3 Group Play Stage
- 2:40 PM: Sukant Kadam vs Siripong Teamarrom (Thailand) in Men's Singles SL4 Group Play Stage
- 3:20 PM: Tarun vs Lucas Mazur (France) in Men's Singles SL4 Group Play Stage
- 4:00 PM: Manisha Ramadass vs Qiu Xia Yang (China) in Women's Singles SU5 Group Play Stage
Para Shooting:
- 1:00 PM: Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar in Men's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Qualification
- 3:30 PM: Rubina Francis in Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 Qualification
- 3:45 PM: Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar in Men's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Final (If qualified)
- 6:15 PM: Rubina Francis in Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 Final (If qualified)
Para Cycling Track:
- 1:30 PM: Jyoti Gaderiya in Women's C1-3 500m Time Trial - Qualifying
- 1:49 PM: Arshad Shaik in Men's C1-3 1000m Time Trial - Qualifying
- 5:10 PM: Jyoti Gaderiya in Women's C1-3 500m Time Trial Medal Events (If qualified)
- 5:37 PM: Arshad Shaik in Men's C1-3 1000m Time Trial - C2 Medal Event (If qualified)
Para Rowing:
- 2:40 PM: Anita/Narayana Konganapalle in PR3 Mixed Double Sculls Repechages
Para Archery:
- 7:00 PM: Sarita Kumari vs Eleonora Sarti (Italy) in Women's Individual Compound Open 1/8 Elimination
- 8:59 PM: Sheetal Devi vs Mariana Zuniga (Chile) in Women's Individual Compound Open 1/8 Elimination
- 9:33 PM: Sarita Kumari in Women's Individual Compound Open Quarterfinals (If qualified)
- 10:07 PM: Sheetal Devi in Women's Individual Compound Open Quarterfinals (If qualified)
Para Athletics:
- 10:38 PM: Parveen Kumar in Men's Javelin Throw - F57 Final
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