India At Paris Paralympics, Day 5 Highlights: Sumit Antil Breaks Paralympic Record To Defend Gold Medal In Men's Javelin Throw F64

It is truly an action-packed Monday for the Indian contingent in Paris, with lots of podium finishes in sight. The day begins with Nihal Singh and Amir Bhat competing in the P3 mixed 25m pistol SH1 qualification precision round at 12:30pm IST. You can check out the full India schedule for the day HERE.

India's medal count at the Paris Paralympics reached seven on Sunday, September 1, day 4, with at least three silver medals already secured for the following day. The team's strong performance has set them up for more success in the days to come, and there are several exciting matches to look forward to on September 2.

• 12:30 - Para Shooting - P3 - Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 Qualification Precision - Nihal Singh, Amir Ahmad Bhat

• 13:35 - Para Athletics - Men’s Discus Throw - F56 Final - Yogesh Kathuniya

• Not before 13:40 - Para Badminton - Mixed Doubles SH6 Bronze Medal Match - Sivarajan Solaimalai/Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan vs Subhan/Rina Marlina (INA)

• Not before 15:30 - Para Badminton - Men’s Singles SL3 Gold Medal Match - Nitesh Kumar vs Daniel Bethell (GBR)

• 16:30 - Para Shooting - P3 - Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 Qualification Rapid - Nihal Singh, Amir Ahmad Bhat

• 20:00 onwards - Para Badminton - Women’s Singles SU5 Gold Medal Match - Thulasimathi Murugesan vs Yang Qiu Xia (CHN)

• 20:00 onwards - Para Badminton - Women’s Singles SU5 Bronze Medal Match - Manisha Ramadass vs Catherine Rosengren (DEN)

• 20:15 - Para Shooting - P3 - Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 Final - Nihal Singh, Amir Ahmad Bhat (Subject to qualification)

• 20:40 - Para Archery - Mixed Team Compound Open Quarterfinals - Sheetal Devi/Rakesh Kumar vs To be decided

• 21:40 onwards - Para Archery - Mixed Team Compound Open Semifinals - Sheetal Devi/Rakesh Kumar (Subject to qualification)

• 21:40 - Para Badminton - Men’s Singles SL4 Gold Medal Match - Suhas Yathiraj vs Lucas Mazur (FRA)

• 21:40 - Para Badminton - Men’s Singles SL4 Bronze Medal Match - Suhas Yathiraj vs Fredy Setiawan (INA)

• 22:30 - Para Athletics - Men’s Javelin Throw - F64 Final - Sumit Antil, Sandip Sanjay Sargar, Sandeep

• 22:34 - Para Athletics - Women’s Discus Throw - F53 Final - Kanchan Lakhani

• 22:35 onwards - Para Archery - Mixed Team Compound Open Medal Rounds - Sheetal Devi/Rakesh Kumar (Subject to qualification)

• Not before 23:50 - Para Badminton - Women’s Singles SH6 Bronze Medal Match - Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan vs Rina Marlina (INA)

• 23:50 - Para Athletics - Women’s 400m - T20 Round 1 - Deepthi Jeevanji

Today, India has the potential to win three gold medals in badminton. Nitesh Kumar easily advanced to the SL3 final yesterday. Suhas Yathiraj defeated compatriot Sukant Kadam in the SL4 semifinal, securing a gold medal match for Suhas and sending Sukant to the bronze medal match.

Thulasimathi Murugesan's victory over Manisha Ramadass in the women's singles SU5 semifinal sets her up for a gold medal showdown.

The Indian action on day 5 will begin with Para Shooting - P3 - Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 Qualification Precision - Nihal Singh, Amir Ahmad Bhat.

Nihal Singh and Amir Amir Ahmad Bhat will soon compete in the event, which consists of two stages: Rapid and Precision. Each competitor will fire 30 shots in each stage. The top eight competitors will qualify for the final.

Nihal gets the precision stage off to a strong start with a perfect 10 followed by a 9. Amir follows suit with two nines.

Amir's impressive performance of two tens and a nine in the next set of five shots propels him to 13th place with 94 points. Nihal, despite scoring three tens and two nines, drops to seventh place with a total of 96 points.

Amir's perfect start to the next set of shots, including three consecutive tens and a final ten, boosts his score to 143, placing him in ninth. Nihal's impressive performance of two tens and three nines also results in a score of 143, securing him eighth place.

Nihal's impressive performance in Series 3, featuring four perfect tens, propels him up to sixth place with a total score of 239. Amir, not to be outdone, also achieves four tens, elevating him to tenth place with a score of 238.

Nihal Singh's impressive precision shooting, resulting in 287 points and 5 inner tens, secures him fourth place at the end of Series 3. Amir Ahmad Bhat's strong performance, with 286 points and 4 inner tens, elevates him to eighth position.

Following a strong showing in the Precision Qualification round, the Indian shooters are well-positioned to secure a spot in the final. However, they must maintain their momentum and potentially improve their scores during the upcoming Rapid Fire qualifications, which are scheduled for 4:30 PM IST.

• Not before 15:30 - Para Badminton - Men’s Singles SL3 Gold Medal Match - Nitesh Kumar vs Daniel Bethell (GBR)

• 16:30 - Para Shooting - P3 - Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 Qualification Rapid - Nihal Singh, Amir Ahmad Bhat

• 20:00 onwards - Para Badminton - Women’s Singles SU5 Gold Medal Match - Thulasimathi Murugesan vs Yang Qiu Xia (CHN)

• 20:00 onwards - Para Badminton - Women’s Singles SU5 Bronze Medal Match - Manisha Ramadass vs Catherine Rosengren (DEN)

• 20:15 - Para Shooting - P3 - Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 Final - Nihal Singh, Amir Ahmad Bhat (Subject to qualification)

• 20:40 - Para Archery - Mixed Team Compound Open Quarterfinals - Sheetal Devi/Rakesh Kumar vs To be decided

• 21:40 onwards - Para Archery - Mixed Team Compound Open Semifinals - Sheetal Devi/Rakesh Kumar (Subject to qualification)

• 21:40 - Para Badminton - Men’s Singles SL4 Gold Medal Match - Suhas Yathiraj vs Lucas Mazur (FRA)

• 21:40 - Para Badminton - Men’s Singles SL4 Bronze Medal Match - Suhas Yathiraj vs Fredy Setiawan (INA)

• 22:30 - Para Athletics - Men’s Javelin Throw - F64 Final - Sumit Antil, Sandip Sanjay Sargar, Sandeep

• 22:34 - Para Athletics - Women’s Discus Throw - F53 Final - Kanchan Lakhani

• 22:35 onwards - Para Archery - Mixed Team Compound Open Medal Rounds - Sheetal Devi/Rakesh Kumar (Subject to qualification)

• Not before 23:50 - Para Badminton - Women’s Singles SH6 Bronze Medal Match - Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan vs Rina Marlina (INA)

• 23:50 - Para Athletics - Women’s 400m - T20 Round 1 - Deepthi Jeevanji

Yogesh Katuniya is currently ranked in the top two, and we'll soon find out if he can sustain his Tokyo silver medal.

Para Badminton - Men’s Singles SL3 Gold Medal Match - Nitesh Kumar vs Daniel Bethell (GBR) - 3:30 pm IST

16:30 - Para Shooting - P3 - Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 Qualification Rapid - Nihal Singh, Amir Ahmad Bhat.

Following a strong showing in the Precision Qualification round, the Indian shooters are well-positioned to secure a spot in the final. Both of the Indians are among the top eight.

It seems like Nihal is holding strong in the competition, maintaining a consistent fourth place. Amir Ahmad Bhat's recent score has helped him move up the rankings. After the end of first series in Rapid stage of the Men’s 25m pistol SH1, Nihal scores a 97 while Amir Ahmad Bhat scores 94.

Nihal Singh and Amir Ahmad Bhatt both scored 93 points in the final series of the Rapid round, bringing their overall scores to 569-7x and 568-8x respectively. Unfortunately, this wasn't enough to secure a spot in the final, as they finished in 10th and 11th place overall.

India's second gold of the Paris Paralympics is here and it is para shuttler Nitesh Kumar who has won the SL3 men's singles badminton competition to hand the medal to the team. He defeated Great Britain's Daniel Bethell 21-14, 18-21, 23-21 to get the gold.

Two medals already locked for India. Yogesh Kathunia retained his silver in the discus throw event while shuttler Nitesh Kumar brought the second gold medal for Team India at the Paris Paralympics.

There is much more coming up. Suhas Yathiraj and Thulasimathi Murugesan will play their gold medal matches. Archery stars Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Sharma will also be in action in some time. Athletics action also coming up. Stay tuned...

Mixed team compound archery event begins. India have a bye in the Round of 16 through their world record performance in the ranking round.

Para Badminton, Women’s Singles SU5 Bronze Medal Match - Manisha Ramadass Vs Catherine Rosengren - 8:00 PM onwards.

Para Badminton, Women’s Singles SU5 Gold Medal Match - Thulasimathi Murugesan Vs Yang Qiu Xia - After bronze medal match.

Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar will face off against Indonesia’s Teodora Audi Ayundia Ferelly and Ken Swagumilang in the mixed team compound open quarters, and is scheduled to start at 8:40 PM IST. 

The Indian opponents in the mixed team compound open quarterfinals Indonesia (Teodora Audi Ayundia Ferelly, Ken Swagumilang) beat Iran 15–149 in the round of 16 clash.

Both the Indian para-badminton medal matches are underway simultaneously on Court 1 and Court 3. India will be very much hopeful to clinch medals in both the matches.

India's Manisha Ramandass takes bronze in the women's singles SU5 against Denmark's Catherine Rosengren 21-12, 21-8 to give India its second para badminton medal.

After beating Manisha Ramandass, Thulasimathi Murugesan fails in her final hurdle to take gold after losing to China's Yang Qui Xia 21-17, 21-10 in the women's singles SU5 class.

India’s Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar lead Indoesia’s Teodora Audi Ayudia Ferelly and Ken Swagumilang 76-68 after two ends in the quarter-finals of the archery mixed team compound open.

The Indian duo of Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar are through to the mixed team compound semi-finals after beating Indonesia’s Teodora Audi Ayudia Ferelly and Ken Swagumilang 154-143. They will now face Iran’s Fatemeh Hemmati and Hadi Noti, and the match is scheduled at 9:40 PM IST. Follow live coverage HERE.

Suhas Yathiraj will take on France’s Lucas Mazur in the men’s singles SL4 gold medal match, while Sukant Kadam will face Fredy Setiawan in the men’s singles SL4 bronze battle. Follow live coverage HERE.

Great Britain’s Stephen McGuire wins gold against Colombia’s Edilson Chicha 8-5 in Boccia men’s individual BC4 event.

India’s Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar lead Fatemeh Hemmati and Hadi Nori 39-38 after the first end of the mixed team compound open semi-finals. 

After the end of the fourth end, India led 152-151, but Nori’s first arrow was checked and was upgraded to a ten, which meant a shoot-off decided the winner. In the shoot-off, both teams hit perfect scores but Fatemeh’s 10 was just 1.1mm away from the bullseye with respect to India’s, which was 19.3mm, and Iran will play the final.

India's Suhas Yathiraj clinched the silver medal in the men's SL4 para-badminton event at the Paris Paralympics after losing to France's Lucas Mazur 21-9, 21-13 in the final. This also marks his second silver in consecutive Paralympics.

Para Badminton - Men’s Singles SL4 Bronze Medal Match - Sukant Kadam vs Fredy Setiawan (INA)

Para Athletics - Men’s Javelin Throw - F64 Final - Sumit Antil, Sandip Sanjay Sargar, Sandeep

Para Athletics - Women’s Discus Throw - F53 Final - Kanchan Lakhani

Para Archery - Mixed Team Compound Open Bronze Medal Match - Sheetal Devi-Rakesh Kumar

The defending champion Sumit Antil broke the Paralympic record after his first throw with an impressive 69.11m. He broke his own record of 68.55 from the Tokyo edition.

Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar are two points behind in the bronze medal match of the mixed team para archery event against Italy’s Eleonora Sarti and Matteo Bonacina. 

We are witnessing something extraordinary! It's Sumit Antil's world and we are all just a part of it. He breaks his Paralympic record again! 70.59!

The Indians hit 155 in the final end. However, the Italians responded with 155 as well. But just like how India lost the semi-finals, Sheetal’s shot was upgraded to a 10 from nine to help India clinch bronze in the archery mixed team compound open.

Antil in his third attempt throws 66.66m. Well, he’s human too. No records broken this time. Whereas Sandeep improves to 62.80 with his third, and stays fourth, inching closer to third. 

Sandip Sanjay Sargar finishes with a 56.30m throw and he will end on seventh spot, with his third-round throw being the best (58.03m). Sumit Antil remains on top with a 70.59m throw.

The defending champion Sumit Antil defends his crown in Paris, and India has the gold that it wanted from javelin as the Haryana boy takes first place in the men's javelin throw F64. The emotions are high, just as high as his javelin. Incredible scenes!

Sumit Antil is a two-time Paralympic champion - and that has got such a nice ring to it. To add to it, he has a Paralympic Record to go with it. Simply sensational? Simply Sumit.

Nithya Sree Sivan will take on Rina Marlina in the bronze medal match of the women's singles SH6 event, while Deepthi Jeevanji will be in action in the women's 400m T20 Round 1.

India's Kanchan Lakhani will be in action soon in the finals of the women's discus throw F53 event at the Paris Paralympics.

India’s Kanchan Lakhani is off to a slow start with 9.81 and 9.70 in her first two throws. She would be looking for more as she has a PB of 10. The Indian has some catching up to do.

After not hitting her strides, Kanchan Lakhani finishes the women’s discus throw F53 final in the seventh position, with the best throw of 10.06 in her last attempt.

The women's singles SH6 bronze medal match between India's Nithya Sre Sivan and Indonesia's Rina Marlina is underway. The Indian will be hoping to take bronze and make it a total of eight medals for India on the day.

After a stunning show of brilliant badminton, Nithya Sre beats Indonesia's Rina Marlina 21-14, 21-6 to take the bronze medal in the women's singles SH6 event.

Eight medals, and what a day it has been for Indian sport. One the country would remember in a long, long time, India jumped to 15th in the medals tally, with 15 medals to their name at the Paris Paralympics.

And that's the night for us. Thank you so much for joining our coverage. Until next time, good night and take care.