New Delhi: India have enjoyed an excellent start at the Paris Paralympics 2024 having won seven medals at the Games already, including one gold medal. India added two medals to their tally on Sunday with Preethi Pal bagging a bronze medal in the women’s 200m T35 event and long jumper Nishad Kumar winning a silver medal in the men’s high jump T47 category.
India are expected to add multiple medals to their tally on Day 5 of the Paris Paralympics 2024 on Monday, September 02 as several para-athletes will be in contention for podium finishes in their respective categories. Indians will be in action in multiple events across para-athletics, para-badminton and para-archery among others.
Shuttler Suhas Yathiraj will be eyeing a gold medal when he takes on France’s Lucas Mazur in the final of the men’s singles SL4 category. Suhas defeated Indian compatriot Sukant Kadam 21-17, 21-12 in the semi-final on Sunday to enter the final. Having won a silver medal in the Tokyo Paralympics, he will be hoping to bag the elusive gold this time around.
Sumit Antil will be competing in the final of the men’s javelin throw F64 event and will be looking to defend the gold medal that he won at the Tokyo Paralympics. Apart from Suhas and Antil, India’s Yogesh Kathuniya will also be in contention to win a gold medal when he takes the field in the final of the men’s discus throw F56 category.
Shuttler Nithya Sre Sivan will be in contention to win two medals on Day 5 as she will pair up with Sivarajan Solaimalai to take on the Indonesian pair of Subhan and Marlina in the bronze medal match in the mixed doubles SH6 category before facing Rina Marlina in the bronze medal match in women’s singles SH6 category.
India are in the fray for a total of three gold medals in para-badminton on Day 5 as Thulasimathi Murugesan will take on China’s Yang Quixia in the women’s singles SU5 gold medal match while Nitesh Kumar will be up against Daniel Bethell of Great Britain in the gold medal match in the men’s singles SL3 category. India can will a total of 7 medals in badminton alone on Day 5, including 3 gold medals.
Check out India’s full schedule on Day 5 at Paris Paralympics 2024:
Para-badminton
11.50 pm: Nithya Sre Sivan vs Rina Marlina, women’s singles SH6 bronze medal match
1:40 pm: Nithya Sre Sivan/ Sivarajan Solaimalai vs Subhan/Marlina, mixed doubles SH6 bronze medal match
3.30 pm: Nitesh Kumar vs Daniel Bethell, men’s singles SL3 gold medal match
8:00 pm: Thulasimathi Murugesan vs Yang Quixia, women’s singles SU5 gold medal match
8:00 pm: Manisha Ramadass vs Cathrine Rosengren, women’s singles SU5 bronze medal match
9.40 pm: Suhas Yathiraj vs Lucas Mazur, men’s singles SL4 gold medal match
9.40 pm: Sukant Kadam vs Fedy Setiawan, men’s singles SL4 bronze medal match
Para-athletics
1.30 pm: Yogesh Kathuniya, men’s discus throw F56 final
10.30 pm: Sumit Antil, Sandeep and Sandip Sargar, men’s javelin throw F64 final
10.34 pm: Kanchan Lakhani, women’s discus throw F53 final
11.50 pm: Deepthi Jeevanji, women’s 400m T20 round 1
Para-shooting
12.30 pm: Nihal Singh and Amir Bhat, P3 Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 qualification precision round
4.30 pm: Nihal Singh and Amir Bhat, P3 Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 qualification rapid round
8.15 pm: Nihal Singh and Amir Bhat, P3 Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 final (If qualified)
Para-archery
8.40 pm: Rakesh Kumar and Sheetal Devi, mixed team compound open quarter-final
9.40 pm: Rakesh Kumar and Sheetal Devi, mixed team compound open semi-final (If qualified)
10.35 pm: Rakesh Kumar and Sheetal Devi, mixed team compound open bronze medal match (If qualified)
10.55 pm: Rakesh Kumar and Sheetal Devi, mixed team compound open gold medal match (If qualified)
India Day 5 schedule at Paralympics 2024: The Indian contingent will be eyeing multiple medals on Day 5 of the Games as a number of athletes will be battling it out in medal matches. Shutter Suhas Yathiraj will take on Lucas Mazur of France in men’s singles SL4 gold medal match while Sumit Antil will eye gold in men’s javelin throw F64 final. Other Sports Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
