India At Paris Paralympics Day 7 Highlights: Harvinder Wins Gold In Para Archery; Sachin Khilari Wins Silver In Men's Shot Put

And brings us to the end of day 7 at the Paris Paralympics. What an eventful day it has been.

India has won 24 medals - five gold, nine silver and 10 bronze - at the Paris Paralympics! Can they add more on day 8? Till then, goodnight!

Welcome to the live coverage of the seventh day of sporting action at the Paris Paralympics 2024.

Today, we will see Indian athletes competing in the para-cycling road, para shooting, para-athletics, para table tennis and powerlifting.

11:57 AM: Para Cycling - Arshad Shaik in Men's Individual C2 Time Trial

12:32 PM: Para Cycling - Jyoti Gaderia in Women's C1-3 Individual Time Trial

1:PM: Shooting Para Sport - Nihal Singh and Rudransh Khandelwal in Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 qualification

1:30 PM: Para Athletics - Mohammed Yasser, Rohit Kumar and Sachin Khilari in Men's Shot Put F46 final

2:15 PM: Para Table Tennis - Bhavinaben Patel vs Zhou Ying in Women's Singles WS4 quarterfinal

3:17 PM: Para Athletics - Amisha Rawat in Women's Shot Put F46 final

3:30 PM: Para Power Lifting - Parmjeet Kumar in Men's up to 49kg final

5:49 PM: Para Archery - Harvinder Singh vs Tseng Lung-Hui in Men's Individual Recurve Open

8:30 PM: Para Powerlifting - Sakina Khatun in Women's up to 45kg final

10:50 PM: Para Athletics - Dharambir, Pranav Soorma and Amit Kumar in Men's Club Throw F51 final

11:03 PM: Para Athletics - Simran in Women's 100m T12 Round 1

The seventh day will start with the only male Indian para-cyclist Arshad Shaikh competing in Men's Individual C2 Time Trial. After that, the only female Para-cyclist from India, Jyoti Gaderiya will participate in the Women's C1-3 Individual Time Trial.

India are currently in 19th place in the medal tally at the Paris Paralympics with three gold medals. China is leading with 115 medals in total including 53 golds. India have a total of 20 medals including seven silver and 10 bronze.

Day 7 of the Paris Paralympics will witness 63 medal events and matches. Though not many Indians are going to compete, still there is a possibility of more medals on Day 7 of the Paralympics.

Indian para-cyclist Arshad Shaikh is in action and competing in the medal event of Men's Individual C2 Time Trial.

Indian para-cyclist Arshad Shaikh finished last (11th) in the Men's Individual C2 Time Trial at the Paris Paralympics on Wednesday. France's Alexandre Leaute won the gold medal. Belgium's Ewoud Vromant and Australia's Darren Hicks got silver and bronze medals respectively.

Another Indian para-cyclist finished last in their respective event. Jyoti Gaderiya completed her race in the women's C1-3 Individual Time Trial in 30:00.16 mins which was 8:29.71 mins later than the gold medal winner.

Nihal Singh and Rudransh Khandelwal have started competing in the P4 - Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 Qualification. Only the top 8 athletes from the Qualification will advance to the Finals. Indian shooters have fired their first series: Rudransh - 90, Nihal - 85.

Rohit Kumar's first attempt was not counted as he committed a foul while throwing. Sachin Khilari is the next Indian athlete.

In the men's shot-put F46 finals, Sachin Khilari of India is leading with an area record throw of 16.32m.

Sachin Khilari had to settle for a silver medal after finishing second in the men's shot put F46 event at the Paris Paralympics 2024. Mohammed Yasser finished 8th and Rohit Kumar 9th among 11 players.

In the mixed 50m pistol SH1 event, Rudransh Khandelwal and Nihal Singh did not qualify. Nihal finished in 19th place with a score of 522 and 6 inner tens, while Rudransh finished 22nd with a score of 517 and 3 inner tens.

Silver medallist of the Tokyo Paralympics, Bhavinaben Patel bowed out of the quarterfinals in the table tennis women's singles class 4 after losing 1-3 to China’s Ying Zhou.

Amisha Rawat delivered her personal best throw of 9.25m in the first attempt of women's shot put F46 at the Paris Paralympics 2024.

After lifting 150kg in the first attempt, Parmjeet Kumar failed to lift 157kg in the second attempt. His third attempt will be 161 kg. He is competing in the men's up to 49kg event.

USA's Noelle Malkamaki crossed the 13-metre mark in all her first three attempts. She managed to break her own world record twice. Her throw of 14.06 in 4th attempt sets a new world record in the women's shot put F46 category.

Amisha Rawat was unable to take part in the competition after her third attempt and finished 14th with her personal-best throw of 9.25m in her second attempt.

Parmjeet Kumar failed in his second and third attempts at para-powerlifting in the men's up to 49kg category at the Paris Paralympics 2024. Singh finished eight with only a successful attempt.

Indian para-archer Harvinder Singh will be up against Chinese Taipei player Tseng Lung-Hui in the men's individual recurve open 1/16 elimination round. The match will start at 5:50 PM IST.

Both players are level in the first set.

First Set

Harvinder - 8, 9, 8 = 25

Tseng - 7, 9, 9 = 25

The Indian player takes an early lead against the opponent.

Second Set

Harvinder - 10, 8, 9 = 27

Tseng - 8, 9, 9 = 26

A remarkable comeback by Tseng sees him win the third set 29-26, evening the score at 3-3.

Third Set

Harvinder - 8, 9, 9 = 26

Tseng - 10, 10, 9 = 29

WOW, what a turnaround. Harvinder pulled off a stunning win in a set that looked like it was going Tseng’s way, edging out 24-23. With a 5-3 lead and just one set left, Harvinder only needs a tie in this final set to secure the win.

Fourth Set

Harvinder - 9, 7, 8 = 24

Tseng - 10, 7, 6 = 23

What a series, Harvinder takes the set 25-17 and secures the match 7-3. Tseng, who had been shooting impressively, hit a six but then missed the target entirely with his next arrow.

Fifth Set

Harvinder - 8, 9, 8 = 25

Tseng - 0, 10, 7 = 17

Tokyo Paralympics bronze medallist Harvinder Singh has advanced to the 1/8 elimination round in the men’s individual recurve open event with a 7-3 victory over Chinese Taipei’s Tseng Lung-Hui.

He will next compete against the winner of the 1/16 elimination round match between Indonesia’s Setiawan and Iran’s Gholamreza Rahimi. Harvinder’s next match is scheduled to begin at 6:40 PM IST.

India's Tokyo Paralympics bronze medallist Harvinder Singh will be in action soon.

First Set

Harvinder - 8, 10, 9 = 27

Setiawan - 9, 9, 10 = 28

Indian archer levels the score with the opponent.

Second Set

Harvinder - 10, 9, 9 = 28

Setiawan - 7, 9, 9 = 25

Harvinder clinches the third set 28-27, pulling ahead with a 4-2 lead. A clutch performance from the Tokyo bronze medallist.

Third Set

Harvinder - 10, 9, 9 = 28

Setiawan - 8, 9, 10 = 27

Harvinder strikes again, winning the fourth set 28-15 to secure the match 6-2. Unfortunately for Setiawan, he missed the target entirely at a critical moment in the fourth set.

Fourth Set

Harvinder - 9, 10, 9 = 28

Setiawan - 9, 0, 6 = 15

The impressive run of Tokyo Paralympics bronze medallist Harvinder Singh continues as he defeats Indonesia’s Setiawan 6-2 to secure a spot in the quarterfinals.

Harvinder will next face the winner of the pre-quarterfinal match between top seed and local favourite Guillaume Toucoullet and Colombia’s Hector Julio Ramirez for a chance to advance to the semifinals. His quarterfinal match is set to begin at 9:17 PM IST.

8:30PM IST - Powerlifting - Women’s up to 45kg Final - Sakina Khatun

9:17PM IST - Para Archery - Men’s Individual Recurve Open Quarterfinal - Harvinder Singh vs Hector Julio Ramirez (Colombia)

10:08PM IST onwards - Para Archery - Men’s Individual Recurve Open Semifinals - Harvinder Singh (Subject to qualification)

10:50PM IST - Para Athletics - Men’s Club Throw - F51 Final - Dharambir, Pranav Soorma, Amit Kumar

10:57PM IST onwards - Para Archery - Men’s Individual Recurve Open Medal Rounds - Harvinder Singh (Subject to qualification)

11:03PM IST - Para Athletics - Women’s 100m - T12 Round 1 - Simran

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Tokyo Paralympics bronze medallist Harvinder Singh is set to face Colombia’s Hector Julio Ramirez in the men’s individual recurve open quarterfinals today at 9:17 PM IST.

Ramirez recently pulled off a major upset by defeating top-seeded Frenchman Guillaume Toucoullet 6-4. Toucoullet had set a new Paralympic record with a score of 652 in the ranking round.

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The para-archery men's individual recurve open semi-final between India's Harvinder Singh and Iran's Arab Ameri is scheduled to take place at 10:08 PM IST.

Harvinder Singh will shoot for the gold medal at 11:14 PM IST. Stay tuned and cheer him on for a gold!

Bronze Medal Match: Mohammad Reza Arab Ameri (IRI) vs Taymon Kenton-Smith (AUS) - 10:57 PM IST

Gold medal match: Harvinder Singh (IND) vs Lukasz Ciszek (POL) - 11:14 PM IST

India's Simran has won her opening heat of women’s 100m T12 with a season’s best timing of 12.17s. Her semi-final will place tomorrow at 3:10PM IST.

India's Dharambir threw a 34.92m (Asian Record).

Harvinder Singh becomes first Indian archer to win gold medal at Paralympics, beats Poland's Lukasz Ciszek 6-0.

India’s Dharambir continues to stay at the top with his best throw of 34.92m.

After Harvinder’s gold medal in para archery, India has jumped to 15th spot on the medals table.

Sept 5 (Timings in IST)

13:00 - Para Shooting - R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification - Sidhartha Babu, Mona Agarwal

13:30 onwards - Para Judo - Women -48 kg J2 Preliminary Rounds - Kokila

13:30 onwards - Para Judo - Men -60 kg J1 Preliminary Rounds - Kapil Parmar

13:50 - Para Archery - Mixed Team Recurve Open, 1/8 Elimination - Pooja/Harvinder Singh vs Amanda Jennings/Taymon Kenton-Smith

15:10 - Para Athletics - Women’s 100m T12 Semifinals - Simran

15:15 - Para Shooting - R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 Final - Sidhartha Babu, Mona Agarwal (Subject to qualification)

18:30 - Para Archery - Mixed Team Recurve Open, Quarterfinal - Pooja/Harvinder Singh (Subject to qualification)

19:30 - Para Judo - Women -48 kg J2 Finals - Kokila (Subject to qualification)

19:30 - Para Judo - Men -60 kg J1 Finals - Kapil Parmar (Subject to qualification)

19:50 - Para Archery - Mixed Team Recurve Open, Semifinal - Pooja/Harvinder Singh (Subject to qualification)

20:45 - Para Archery - Mixed Team Recurve Open, Medal Rounds - Pooja/Harvinder Singh (Subject to qualification)

22:05 - Para Powerlifting - Men’s up to 65kg Final - Ashok

22:47 - Para Athletics - Women’s 100m T12 Final - Simran (Subject to qualification)

23:49 - Para Athletics - Men’s Shot Put - F35 Final - Arvind

It’s looking more and more likely that India is set to win at least one, if not two, medals in this event tonight. Dharambir still leading the standings.

Dharambir and Pranav Soorma ranked 1 and 2, respectively. Two medals confirmed for India in Men’s Club Throw F51.

Dharambir, Pranav make it one-two for India in Men’s Club Throw F51. Dharambir wins India’s fifth gold at the Paris Paralympics, setting a new Asian Record of 34.92m, while Pranav Soorma took silver with 34.59m.

Tonight's medal haul takes India to 24 - five gold, nine silver and 10 bronze - at the Paris Paralympics

Gold - Avani Lekhara - R2 Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 (Para Shooting)

Gold - Nitesh Kumar - Men’s Singles SL3 (Para Badminton)

Gold - Sumit Antil - Men’s Javelin Throw - F64 (Para Athletics)

Gold - Harvinder Singh - Men’s Individual Recurve Open (Para Archery)

Gold - Dharambir - Men’s Club Throw F51 (Para Athletics)

Silver - Ajeet Singh - Men’s Javelin Throw - F46 (Para Athletics)

Silver - Yogesh Kathuniya - Men’s Discus Throw - F56 (Para Athletics)

Silver - Sachin Khilari - Men’s Shot Put - F46 (Para Athletics)

Silver - Sharad Kumar - Men’s High Jump - T63 (Para Athletics)

Silver - Thulasimathi Murugesan - Women’s Singles SU5 (Para Badminton)

Silver - Manish Narwal - P1 Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 (Para Badminton)

Silver - Nishad Kumar - Men’s High Jump T47 (Para Athletics)

Silver - Suhas Yathiraj - Men’s Singles SL4 (Para Badminton)

Silver - Pranav Soorma - Men’s Club Throw F51 (Para Athletics)

Bronze - Preethi Pal - Women’s 100m - T35 (Para Athletics)

Bronze - Preethi Pal - Women’s 200m - T35 (Para Athletics)

Bronze - Mona Agarwal - R2 Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 (Para Shooting)

Bronze - Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar - Mixed Team Compound Open (Para Archery)

Bronze - Rubina Francis - P2 Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 (Para Shooting)

Bronze - Sundar Singh Gurjar - Men’s Javelin Throw - F46 (Para Athletics)

Bronze - Deepthi Jeevanji - Women’s 400m - T20 (Para Athletics)

Bronze - Manisha Ramadass - Women’s Singles SU5 (Para Badminton)

Bronze - Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan - Women’s Singles SH6 (Para Badminton)

Bronze - Mariyappan Thangavelu - Men’s High Jump - T63 (Para Athletics)