The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games were officially inaugurated with a grand opening ceremony at the iconic Avenue des Champs-Elysees and then on the Place de la Concorde, marking the beginning of an exciting chapter in Paralympic sports history.
In a moment of pride for India, para-athletes Sumit Antil and Bhagyashri Jadhav led the Indian contingent, which is the largest ever in the nation’s Paralympic history with 84 athletes in 12 different sports.
Sumit, who won gold in javelin at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, had the honour of being the flag bearer, symbolising the nation's hopes for another stellar performance. Alongside him was Bhagyashri, a silver medallist in Shot Put at the Asian Para Games in China, reflecting India's growing strength across multiple disciplines.
This year, India has sent its largest contingent ever to the Paralympics, comprising 84 athletes across various sports, a testament to the country's expanding para-sports ecosystem. The enthusiasm and unity displayed by the team were evident as they marched with pride, representing the aspirations of over a billion Indians.
Devendra Jhajharia, the President of the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI), expressed confidence that India will deliver an outstanding performance by "winning medals every day."
India's schedule for August 29
Para badminton
Mixed doubles SL3-SU5: Group Stage - Nitesh Kumar/T. Murugesan & LY Suhas Yathiraj/Palak Kohli. 12.00pm.
Mixed doubles SH6 Group Stage: Sivarajan Solaimalai/Nithya Sre) 12:40pm.
Women's singles SL3 Group Stage: Mandeep Kaur, Manasi Joshi 2:00pm.
Men's singles SL4 Group Stage: Sukant Kadam 2:40pm.
Men's singles SL4 Group Stage: LY Suhas, Tarun 3:20pm.
Men's singles SL3 Group Stage: Nitesh Kumar & Manoj Sarkar) 4:00pm.
Women's singles SL4 Group Stage: Palak Kohli 4:40pm.
Women's singles SU5 Group Stage: Thulasimathi Murugesan 5:20pm.
Women's singles SU5 Group Stage: Manisha Ramadass 7:30pm.
Men's singles SH6 Group Stage: Sivarajan Solaimalai 7:30pm.
Women's singles SH6 Group Stage: Nithya Sre 7:30pm.
Mixed doubles SL3-SU5 Group Stage: Nitesh Kumar & Thulasimathi Murugesan 8:10pm.
Mixed doubles SL3-SU5 Group Stage: LY Suhas & Palak Kohli 8:50pm.
Para cycling
Women's C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit Qualifying: Jyoti Gaderiya 4:25pm.
Women's C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit Final - Bronze (Jyoti Gaderiya)* 7:54pm.
Women's C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit - Gold (Jyoti Gaderiya)* 8:11pm.
Para archery
Women's Individual Compound Open Ranking Round: Sheetal Devi (ST category), Sarita (W2 category) 4:30pm.
Men's Individual Recurve Open Ranking Round: Harvinder Singh (ST category) 4:30pm.
Men's Individual Compound Open Ranking Round: Rakesh Kumar (W2 category), Shyam Sundar Swami (ST category), Women's Individual Recurve Open Ranking Round - Pooja (ST category) 8:30pm.
Para taekwondo
Women K44-47 kg Round of 16: Aruna 1:30pm.
Women K44-47 kg Quarterfinals Aruna 3:40pm.
Women K44-47 kg Repechage: Aruna* 8:30pm.
Women K44-47 kg Semifinal Aruna* 9:34pm.
Women K44-47 kg Bronze Medal: Aruna* 10:40pm.
Women K44-47 kg Gold Medal: Aruna* 00:04am (Friday). (With inputs from Agencies)
Published: 29 Aug 2024, 09:48 am IST
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