New Delhi: India recorded their best-ever medal haul in a single edition of the Paralympics as their medals tally reached 20 at the ongoing Paris Games on Tuesday. India added a total of 5 medals, including 2 silver to their tally on Day 6 at the Paris Paralympics. The Indian para-athletes will look to add to the country’s medals tally on Day 7 of the Games on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Deepthi Jeevanji won India’s first medal of the day after clinching bronze in the women’s 400m T20 race. Ajeet Singh and Sundar Gurjar then won a silver and a bronze medal respectively in the men’s javelin throw F46 final before Sharad Kumar and Mariyappan Thangavelu secured silver and bronze respectively in the men’s high jump T63 category.
Indian para-athletes will be in action across multiple sporting disciplines on Day 7 of the Paris Paralympics and will be in contention to win multiple medals. The trio of Sachin Khilari, Rohit Kumar and Mohammed Yasser will compete in the men’s shot put F46 final while Harvinder Singh will look to win a medal in the men’s individual recurve open archery.
Para table tennis player Bhavina Patel, who won a silver medal in the last edition in Tokyo will also be seen in action on Wednesday. She will begin her campaign in the women’s singles table tennis quarter-finals. Arshad Shaik and Jyoti Gaderiya will be in contention to win medals in para-cycling.
Arshad will take part in the men’s C2 individual event while Jyoti will be in action in the women’s C1-3 individual event. Meanwhile, Amisha Rawat will compete in the final of the women’s shot put F46 event and Parmjeet Kaur will look to finish on the podium in the para powerlifting men’s up to 49kg final. Powerlifter Sakina Khatun will be in action in the women’s up to 45kg final.
India’s complete schedule on Day 7 of Paris Paralympics 2024:
Para-cycling
Arshad Shaikh, men’s C2 individual time trial – 11:57 AM IST
Jyoti Gaderiya, women’s C1-3 individual time trial – 12.32 PM IST
Para-shooting
Rudransh Khandelwal and Nihal Singh in action in P4-Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 qualifying round – 1:00 PM IST
P4-Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 final – 3:45 PM IST (if qualified) – Rudransh and Nihal
Para-athletics
Indian trio Sachin Khilari, Mohammed Yasser and Rohit Kumar in action in men’s shot put F46 final – 1.35 PM IST
Amisha Rawat in action in women’s shot put F46 final – 3.17 PM IST
Pranav Soorma, Dharambir and Amit Saroha in men’s club throw F51 final – 10.50 PM IST
Simran Sharma in women’s 100m T12 round 1 – 11.03 PM IST
Para table tennis
Bhavina Patel in women’s singles class 4 quarter-final – 2.15 PM IST
Para-archery
Harvinder Singh in men’s individual recurve open 1/16 elimination round – 5.49 PM IST
Harvinder Singh in men’s individual recurve open semi-finals (If qualified) – 10.08 PM IST
Harvinder Singh in men’s individual recurve open bronze medal match (If qualified) – 10.57 PM IST
Harvinder Singh in men’s individual recurve open gold medal match (If he wins semi-finals) – 11:14 PM IST
Para powerlifting
3.30 pm: Parmjeet Kaur in men’s up to 49 kg final
8.30 pm: Sakina Khatun in women’s up to 45 kg final
Indan para-athletes will aim to add to the country’s tally as multiple medals will be up for grabs across sporting events on Day 7 of the Paris Paralympics 2024. The trio of Sachin Khilari, Mohammed Yasser and Rohit Kumar will be in action in the men’s shot put F46 final while Bhavina Patel will open her campaign in para table tennis women’s singles class 4 category. Other Sports Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
