• Source:JND
Add as a preferred

India's Complete Schedule For Day 8: As the 2024 Paris Paralympics approach their conclusion, the opportunities for India to add to its medal tally are narrowing. On Thursday, the country's hopes rest on just three events, where Indian athletes will aim to bring home more honors.

Bronze medallist Mona Agarwal, alongside Sidhartha Babu, will compete in the R6 Mixed 50m Prone SH1 shooting event, hoping to secure a spot on the podium. Additionally, the mixed recurve archery team, featuring Harvinder Singh and Pooja, will also be in action, striving for medals in their event. As the Paralympics draw to a close, these athletes carry the nation's hopes in their quest for further success.

India's Complete Schedule For Day 8:

Shooting:

Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification- Sidhartha Basu and Mona Agarwal -- 1pm

Archery:

Mixed Team Recurve Open (Pre Quarterfinals) - Pooja and Harvinder Singh vs Amanda Jennings and Taymon Kenton-Smith (Australia) -- 1:50pm

Judo:

Women's 48kg quarterfinals - Kokila vs Akmaral Nauatbek (Kazakshtan) -- 1:30pm

Men's 60kg quarterfinals - Kapil Parmar vs Marcos Blanco (Veninzuela)-- 1:30pm

Powerlifting:

Men's up to 65kg final - Ashok -- 10:05pm.

Athletics:

Women's Women's 100m T12 semifinal : Simran -- 3.21 pm

Men's Shotput F35 final - Arvind -- 12:12am (Sep 6)

India Achieve Best-Ever Medal Tally In Paralympics

World champion shot-putter Sachin Sarjerao Khilari smashed the Asian record en route a silver on Wednesday as India's track-and-field athletes continued to surpass expectations in what is turning out to be the country's best ever performance at the Paralympics here.

His silver on Wednesday was medal number 21 for the nation, which is currently placed 19th in the overall standings with three gold, eight silver and 10 bronze medals.