India extended its medal tally to five with Rubina Francis securing a bronze in the Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 P2 on the third day of the Paris Paralympics 2024. The country now holds the 22nd position with a total of five medals—one gold, one silver, and three bronze. (Full Coverage | More Sports News)
China leads the standings at the Para Games 2024 with 42 medals, followed by Great Britain with 25. Nearly 50 medal events were held yesterday, with Athletics and Swimming contributing significantly -- 18 and 15 winners, respectively.
The new Mixed Doubles XD17 event in Para Table Tennis inaugurated in Paris Games yesterday, featuring an all-China final. The pair of Mao Jingdian and Zhao Shuai emerged victorious against Weinan Peng and Guiyan Xiong, winning in three straight sets.
Sareh Javanmardi of Iran claimed her fourth Paralympic gold medal in shooting by defending her women’s 10m air pistol SH1 title on Saturday.
On August 31, Great Britain's Jodie Grinham made history by winning the bronze medal in the Para Archery Women's Individual Compound event outshing her teammate Phoebe Paterson Pine. With this, Grinham became the first-ever pregnant woman to secure a Paralympic medal.
India faced a few near misses in their medal pursuits on the third day of the Para Games 2024. In Women’s Compound Archery, second seed Sheetal Dev was defeated by Tokyo silver medalist Mariana Zuniga in the Round of 16. Similarly, Sarita Kumari fell short against world champion Oznur Cure.
In Badminton, India’s chances for a medal were dashed when the pair of Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan and Sivarajan Solaimalai lost their SH6 Mixed Doubles semifinal match on Saturday.
Check out all the medal winners at the Paris Paralympic Games 2024 on Day 3 (August 31, Saturday) HERE.
Th updated medal tally of the Paris Paralympics after the third day medal events is HERE.
All the events featuring India athletes at the Paris Paralympics Day 4 will be telecast live on the Sports 18 TV channels. The events will be available to live stream on the Jio Cinema app and website in India.
