After a record-breaking medal haul at the Paris Paralympics 2024, India look ahead with yet another set of medal quests as Day 8 approaches, hoping for further podium finishes on September 5, Thursday. (Full Paralympics Coverage | More Sports News)
Currently, with a total of 24 medals -- 5 gold, 9 silver, and 10 bronze -- the Indian contingent has secured 13th place in the standings. With this, India surpassed their medal count from the Tokyo Paralympics 🔯2020, where they earned 19 medals, by 5 additional medals.
On the seventh day of the Paris 🦋Paralympics, India earned four medals--two gold and two silver--highlighted by the record-breaking, standout performances from Dharambir, Sachin Sarjerao Khilari and Pranav Soorma in athletics and Harvinder Singh in archery.
Today, around 63 medal events will be held in Paris, with Indian athletes 🧜participating in shooting, athletics, judo, powerlifting, and archery.
Inida Medal Events Today At Paris Paralympics (Day 8)
☂Today, India’s hope for medal glory will hinge in several events. Shooters Mona Agarwal and Sidhartha Babu will start the day's action in the R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 qualification at 13:00 IST. If qualified they will battle for the medal in the final taking place at 15:15 IST.
ಞIf Kapil Parmar advances to the finals in the Para Judo Men’s -60 kg J1 category, India’s hopes will be renewed at 19:30.
⛎In the Mixed Team Recurve Open, the medal rounds will feature para archers, Pooja and Harvinder Singh, if they qualify. The final is scheduled for 20:45.
🐭Ashok will carry India’s medal hopes in the Para Powerlifting Men’s up to 65kg Final, which will be held at 22:05.
✃In Para Athletics, India has another chance for a medals with Simran competing in the Women’s 100m T12 Final at 22:47 and, Arvind in the Men’s Shot Put F35 Final at 23:49.
Paris Paralympics Day 8 All Medal Events
Para-Cycling Road
ꦅ13:00 onwards - Men’s H1-2 Road Race, Women’s H1-4 Road Race, Men’s H5 Road Race, Women’s H5 Road Race, Men’s H4 Road Race, Men’s H3 Road Race
Para Athletics
13:30 onwards - Women’s Shot Put - F35,
13:35 onwards - Women’s Long Jump - T38
13:40 onwards - Men’s 400m - T12
13:47 onwards - Women’s Shot Put - F57
13:51 onwards - Men’s 400m - T13
14:19 onwards - Women’s 100m - T37
15:10 - Women’s Shot Put - F64
15:36 - Men’s Discus Throw - F11
📖22:30 - Para Athletics - Women’s Long Jump - T63,
2:34 - Men’s Discus Throw - F64
22:38 - Men’s 100m - T11
22:47 - Women’s 100m - T12
22: 56 - Women’s 400m - T53
23: 01- Women’s Shot Put - F33
23: 05 - Women’s 400m - T54
23:28 - Men’s 800m - T53,
Men’s Shot Put - F35
23:51- Men’s 800m - T54
Men’s Javelin Throw - F13
Para Table Tennis
13:30 - Women’s Singles - WS11 - Semifinals
Men’s Singles - MS3 - Semifinals
14:30 - Women’s Singles - WS7 - Semifinals
ඣ15:30 - Men’s Singles - MS11 - Semifinals, Women’s Singles - WS1-2 - Semifinals
16:30 - Men’s Singles - MS2 - Gold Medal Match
17:30 - Men’s Singles - MS6 - Semifinals
20:30 - Women’s Singles - WS11 - Gold Medal Match
21:30 - Men’s Singles - MS3 - Gold Medal Match
22:45 - Women’s Singles - WS7 - Gold Medal Match
23:45 - Men’s Singles - MS11 - Gold Medal Match
Boccia
14:00 - Mixed Team - BC1/BC2 Bronze Medal Match
15:50 - Mixed Pairs - BC4 Bronze Medal Match
20:30 - Mixed Team - BC1/BC2 Gold Medal Match
22:45 - Mixed Pairs - BC4 Gold Medal Match
00:30 - Mixed Pairs - BC3 Gold Medal Match
Para Shooting
15:15 - R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 Final
Para Powerlifting
15:30 - Women’s up to 50kg Final
17:05 - Men’s up to 59kg Final
17:10 - Mixed Pairs - BC3 Bronze Medal Match
20:30 - Women’s up to 55kg Final
22:05 - Men’s up to 65kg Final
Wheelchair Tennis
🌞15:30 - Women’s Doubles Bronze Medal Match, Quad Singles Bronze Medal Match
๊17:00 - Women’s Doubles Gold Medal Match, Quad Singles Gold Medal Match
Goalball
16:45 - Men’s Bronze Medal Game
18:30 - Women’s Bronze Medal Game
21:15 - Women’s Gold Medal Game
23:00 - Men’s Gold Medal Game
Para Judo
🦩19:30 onwards - Women -48 kg J1 Final Block, Women -57 kg J1 Final Block, Women -48 kg J2 Final Block, Men -60 kg J1 Final Block, Men -60 kg J2 Final Block
Para Archery
🐬20:45 onwards - Mixed Team Recurve Open Medal Rounds
Para Swimming
21:00 - Women’s 100m Breaststroke - SB7
Men’s 50m Freestyle - S5
Men’s 100m Freestyle - S6
Women’s 400m Freestyle - S10
Men’s 100m Breaststroke - SB11
Women’s 100m Breaststroke - SB11
Men’s 200m Individual Medley - SM9
Women’s 200m Individual Medley - SM9
Men’s 100m Breaststroke - SB13
Women’s 100m Breaststroke - SB12
Women’s 100m Breaststroke - SB13
Women’s 50m Freestyle - S8
Mixed 4x50m Medley Relay - 20 Points
Wheelchair Fencing
21:00 - Women’s Foil Team Finals
22:15 - Men’s Foil Team Finals
