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Paris Paralympics Day 3: India's Hope For Podium Finish And Medal Events Today

Today, August 31, Saturday, the Indian athletes will 🐼compete across para badminton, para archery, para𓆏 shooting, para athletics, para rowing, and para track cycling events at Paris Para Games 2024

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Archer Sheetal Devi from India prepares tꦡo fire during the Paralympic Games 🌳in Paris on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. Photo: AP/PTI
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On the second day of the Paris Paralympics 2024, champions emerged in shooting, para athletics, and taekwondo from among the 184 participating nations. India secured four medals, including a historic gold from shooter Avani Lekhara on August 30, Friday. (Full Coverage | More Sports News)

Today, August 31, Saturday, the Indian athletes will compete across para badminton, para archery, para shooting, para athletics, para rowing, and para track cycling events at Paris Para Games 2024.

Paris Paralympics Day 3 Medal Events

Para Athletics

  • 13:30 - Women’s Javelin Throw - F13 Final

  • 13:34 - Women’s Shot Put - F12 Final

  • 13:39 - Women’s Discus Throw - F57 Final

  • 13:44 - Men’s 5000m - T13 Final

  • 14:10 - Women’s 5000m - T54 Final

  • 14:41 - Men’s 1500m - T46 Final

  • 15:07 - Women’s Long Jump - T64 Final

  • 22:30 - Women’s Shot Put - F37 Final

  • 22:34 - Men’s Club Throw - F32 Final

  • 22:43 - Women’s 1500m - T13 Final

  • 22:38 - Men’s Javelin Throw - F57 Final

  • 22:55 - Men’s 100m - T38 Final

  • 23:29 - Women’s 400m - T11 Final

  • 23:41 - Women’s 100m - T38 Final

  • 00:04 - Men’s Long Jump - T63 Final

  • 00:09 - Men’s 5000m - T54 Final

  • 00:37 - Men’s 100m - T12 Final

  • 00:49 - Women’s 400m - T47 Final

Para Table Tennis

  • 13:30 onwards - Mixed Doubles - XD17 Semifinals

  • 13:30 onwards - Women’s Doubles - WD10 Semifinals

  • 14:30 onwards - Women’s Doubles - WD20 Semifinals

  • 15:30 onwards - Men’s Doubles - MD14 Semifinals

  • 15:30 onwards - Mixed Doubles - XD7 Semifinals

  • 16:30 - Men’s Doubles - MD18 Semifinals

  • 17:30 - Men’s Doubles - MD8 Gold Medal Match

  • 20:30 - Men’s Doubles - MD4 Gold Medal Match

  • 21:30 - Mixed Doubles - XD17 Gold Medal Match

  • 22:45 - Women’s Doubles - WD10 Gold Medal Match

  • 23:45 - Women’s Doubles - WD20 Gold Medal Match

Para Archery

  • 🥂15:18 - W🍸omen’s Individual W1 Bronze Medal Match

  • 15:35 - Women’s Individual W1 Go💛ld Medal Matಌch

  • 23:13 onwards - Women✃’s Individual Compound Open Medal Rounds

Para Shooting

  • 15:45 - R1 -🔥 Men’s 10m𝕴 Air Rifle Standing SH1 Final

  • 18:15 - P2 - Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 Final

Para Cycling Track

  • 17:05 - Women’s C1-3 500m Time Trial - Final

  • 17:32 - Men’s C1-3 1000m Time Trial - Final

  • 18:22 onwards - Men’s C4 4000m Individual Pursuit🌃 Medal Rounds

  • 18:40 onwards - Men’s C5 4000m Individ꧂ual P✤ursuit Medal Rounds

Para Swimming

  • 21:00 - Men’s 100m Backstroke - S12 Final

  • 21:07 - Women’s 100m Backstroke - S12 Final

  • 21:14 - Men’s 200m Freestyle - S14 Final

  • 21:21 - Women’s 200m Freestyle - S14 Final

  • 21:29 - Men’s 100m Backstroke - S8 Final

  • 21:36 - Women’s 100m Backstroke - S8 Final

  • 22:07 - Men’s 400m Freestyle - S13 Final

  • 22:17 - Women’s 400m Freestyle - S13 Final

  • 22:52 - Men’s 50m Backstroke - S1 Final

  • 23:00 - Men’s 50m Backstroke - S2 Final

  • 23:24 - Women’s 50m Backstroke - S2 Final

  • 23:32 - Men’s 200m Individual Medley - SM7 Final

  • 23:40 - Women’s 🦂200m Individual Medley - SM7 Final

  • 00:05 - Men’s 50m Freestyle - S11 Final.

  • 00:11 - Women’s 50m Freestyle - S11 Final

Para Taekwondo

  • 22:40 - Men K44 -80kg Bronze Medal Contests 

  • 22:54 - Women K44 +65kg Bronze Medal Contests

  • 23:08 - Men K44 +80kg Bronze Medal Contests

  • 23:22 - Men K44 -80kg Bronze Medal Contests 

  • 23:36 - Women ♕K44 +65kg Bronze Medal Contests 

  • 23:50 - Men K44 +80kg Bronze Medal Contests 

  • 00:04 - Men K44 -80kg Gold Medal Contest

  • 00:18 - Women K44 +65kg Gold Medal Contest 

  • 00:32 - Men K44 +80kg Gold Medal Contest

India's Medal Hopes Today (August 31, Saturday)

Today, all eyes will 🦩be o🎃n armless archer Sheetal Devi, who will continue her knockout campaign in the Round of 16, bearing the medal hope for India.

If Sarita Kumari qualifies for the Women's Individual Compound Open Quarterfinals, India could secure two medals in archery on Saturday.

Besides, Jyoti Gaderiya and Arshad Shaik have the potential to seal medals for India if they advance in the Women's C1-3 500m Time Trial Final and Men's C1-3 1000m Ti♚me Trial C2 Final, respectively later today.