Eyes On Avani Lekhara, Archers & Para Athletes

India had a remarkable performance, boosting its medal tally to 15. Sumit Antil won gold in the men’s javelin throw F64 with a new Paralympic record of 70.59 metres and para-shuttler Nitesh Kumar clinched gold in men’s singles SL3, defeating Great Britain’s Daniel Bethell. Yogesh Kathuniya secured a silver in men’s discus throw F56, while shuttler Suhas Yathiraj also won silver in men’s singles SL4. Shuttlers Thulasimathi Murugesan and Manisha Ramadass took silver and bronze, respectively, in women’s singles SU5. Additionally, archers Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar earned a bronze in the mixed team compound open event. Shuttler Nithya Sre ended the day on a high as she too bagged a bronze in the Women’s Singles SH6 bronze medal match.

On the sixth day of the Paris Paralympics 2024, India will look to replicate day 5’s strong performance with key medal opportunities in para-shooting, para-archery and para-athletics. Avani Lekhara, a two-time Paralympic champion, will compete in the women’s 50m Rifle 3 Position SH1 event, aiming to improve on her Tokyo bronze. Here’s a look at India’s schedule for Day 6 of the Paralympics 2024.

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India’s September 3 Schedule For Paralympics 2024 With Timings In IST

13:00 – Para Shooting: Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Qualification – Mona Agarwal, Avani Lekhara  
14:28 – Para Athletics: Women’s Shot Put F34 Final – Bhagyashri Jadhav  
15:20 – Para Archery: Women’s Individual Recurve Open 1/8 Elimination – Pooja  
19:30 – Para Shooting: Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Final – Mona Agarwal, Avani Lekhara  
20:30 onwards – Para Archery: Women’s Individual Recurve Open Quarterfinals – Pooja (Subject to qualification)  
21:38 onwards – Para Archery: Women’s Individual Recurve Open Semifinals – Pooja (Subject to qualification)  
22:27 onwards – Para Archery: Women’s Individual Recurve Open Medal Matches – Pooja (Subject to qualification)  
22:38 – Para Athletics: Women’s 400m T20 Final – Deepthi Jeevanji  
23:50 – Para Athletics: Men’s High Jump T63 Final – Mariyappan Thangavelu, Sharad Kumar, Shailesh Kumar  
00:13 – Para Athletics: Men’s Javelin Throw F46 Final – Ajeet Singh, Rinku, Sundar Singh Gurjar