Paris Paralympics Day 3 Highlights: Rubina Grabs Bronze; Sivarajan-Nithya Loses In Mixed Doubles Semifinal

As far as Indian para athletes are concerned, Day 3 begins around 12pm IST when shuttler Mandeep Kaur takes the court for her women's singles SL3 group-stage match. It will be followed by the qualifying round in the men's 10m air rifle standing SH1 event at 1pm, where Swaroop Unhalkar will be in action. You can check out the detailed schedule HERE.

12:00 - Para Badminton - Women’s Singles SL3 Group Play Stage - Group B - Mandeep Kaur vs Celine Aurelie Vinot (AUS)

Not before 13:20 - Para Badminton - Men’s Singles SL3 Group Play Stage - Group A - Nitesh Kumar vs Bunsun Mongkhon (THA)

Not before 14:00 - Para Badminton - Men’s Singles SL3 Group Play Stage - Group A - Manoj Sarkar vs Yang Jianyuan

Not before 14:40 - Para Badminton - Men’s Singles SL4 Group Play Stage - Group B - Sukant Kadam vs Siripong Teamarrom (THA)

Not before 15:20 - Para Badminton - Men’s Singles SL4 Group Play Stage - Group D - Tarun vs Lucas Mazur (FRA)

Not before 16:00 - Para Badminton - Women’s Singles SU5 Group Play Stage - Group C - Manisha Ramadass vs Yang Qiu Xia (CHN)

Not before 22:10 - Para Badminton - Men’s Singles SH6 Group Play Stage - Group A -Sivarajan Solaimalai vs Krysten Coombs (GBR)

Not before 22:50 - Para Badminton - Women’s Singles SH6 Group Play Stage - Group A - Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan vs Lin Shuangbao (CHN)

Not before 23:30 - Para Badminton - Men’s Singles SH6 Group Play Stage - Group B - Krishna Nagar vs Natthapong Meechai (THA)

Not before 1:30 - Para Badminton - Mixed Doubles SH6 Semifinal - Sivarajan Solaimalai/Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan vs Miles Krajewski/Jayci Simon (USA)

1:00 PM - Para Shooting - R1 Men's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 - Swaroop Unhalkar

3:30 PM - Para Shooting - P2 Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 (Qualification) - Rubina Francis

3:45 PM - Para Shooting - R1 Men's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Final (If Qualified) - Swaroop Unhalkar

1:30 PM - Para Cycling - Women's C1-3 500m Time Trial (Qualification) - Jyoti Gaderiya

1:49 PM - Para Cycling - Men's C1-3 1000m Time Trial C2 (Qualification) - Arshad Shaik

5:10 PM - Para Cycling - Women's C1-3 500m Time Trial Final (If Qualified) - Jyoti Gaderiya

5:37 PM - Para Cycling - Men's C1-3 1000m Time Trial C2 Final (If Qualified) - Arshad Shaik

7:00 PM - Para Archery - Women's Individual Compound Open Rd of 16 - Sarita Kumari

8:59 PM - Para Archery - Women's Individual Compound Open Rd of 16 - Sheetal Devi

9:33 PM - Para Archery - Women's Individual Compound Open Quarterfinals (If Qualified) - Sarita Kumari

10:07 PM - Para Archery - Women's Individual Compound Open Quarterfinals (If Qualified) - Sheetal Devi

10:24 PM - Para Archery - Women's Individiual Compound Open Semifinals (If Qualified) - Sarita Kumari

10:41 PM - Para Archery - Women's Individual Compound Open Semifinals (If Qualified) - Sheetal Devi

11:13 PM Onwards - Para Archery - Women's Individual Compound Open Medal Matches (If Qualified) - Sheetal Devi, Sarita Kumari

2:40 PM Onwards - Para Rowing - Para Mixed Double Sculls (PR3 MIX2X) Repechage - Anita and Kongannapalle Narayana

Saturday (August 30) was a splendid day for the Indian contingent at Paris Paralympics 2024. The country reaped four medals, including a historic gold from Avani Lekhara, to finish Day 2 in 17th position in the medals tally. Check all the medal winners of yesterday here.

Today, August 31, Saturday, Indian athletes will compete in para badminton, para archery, para shooting, para-athletics, para rowing, and para track cycling at the Paris Paralympics 2024. Medal events will also take place in taekwondo, swimming, archery, table tennis, and cycling. Check out all the medal events for Day 3 of the Para Games HERE

Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar and Rubina Francis will be the shooters carrying India's hopes on Saturday. In track and field, Parveen Kumar will compete in the javelin throw final F57 classification.

The para-athlete to watch out for in India's case has to be the armless archer Sheetal Devi. The youngster will begin her knockout campaign on Saturday in the Round of 16.

The Indian contingent kicks off the Paris Paralympics Day 3 action with para badminton as Mandeep Kaur takes on Australia's Celine Aurelie Vinot in the Women's Singles SL3 Group Play Stage - Group B match at La Chapelle Arena, Court 3.

Indian para-badminton player Mandeep Kaur secured her place in the quarterfinals with a remarkable comeback in her Women’s Singles SL3 Group B match. She defeated Australia’s Celine Aurelie Vinot with a scoreline of 21-23, 21-10, 21-17.

India's Swaroop Unhalkar is competing in the qualification round of the R1 Men's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 event. After the first series, he was in 13th place with scores of 9.4 and 10.4, totaling 101.8 points.

Starting the second series with scores of 10.4, 10.1, 10.2, 10.6, and 10.2, he dropped down to 14th.

The Indian para track cyclist Jyoti Gaderiya's show in the Women’s C1-500m Time Trial (Track) qualification ended on a disappointing note as she finished last and did not advance to the finals. She clocked a time of 49.233. Only the top six out of the 11 competitors progress to the finals.

On the other hand, Arshad Shaikh is set to compete in the qualification round of the Men’s C1-3 1000m Time Trial (Track). Currently in heat 2, he has a finish time of 1:26.154, placing him seventh.

Swaroop Unhalkar could not not qualify for the Men's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 event, finishing in 15th place with a total score of 613.4. In his sixth series, he shot 10.1, 10.4, 10.2, 9.9, and 10.2.

Next in the shooting events from India is Rubina Francis, who will compete in the P2 - Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 Qualification round at 3:30 PM IST.

At La Chapelle Arena Court 3, Indian shuttler Manooj Sarkar is in fight against China's Jianyuan Yang in the Men's Singles SL3 Group Play Stage - Group A Match. Sarkar is leading with the first game win 21-15 and is currently at 15-6 in the second game.

On the other hand, Nitesh secures yet another victory with a 21-13, 21-14 win against Mongkhon Bunsun in their Group A match in the Men’s Singles SL3 category. the Indian now advances to the semifinals!

Manoj Sarkar, just like a force to be reckoned with, secured a decisive 21-15, 21-11 victory against China’s Yang Jianyuan in their Men’s Singles SL3 Gorup A match.

Sukant Kadam also impressed with a stunning 21-12, 21-12 win over Thailand’s Siripong Teamarrom in their Men’s Singles SL4 match, earning a spot in the semifinals.

Currently, Tarun is competing in his Men’s Singles SL4 Group D match against France’s Lucas Mazur, with the French shuttler leading 21-7 in the first game.

India has secured a medal in the Para Badminton Men’s Singles SL4 event! How?

Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj has secured his spot in the semifinals with a dominant 21-7, 21-5 victory over Indonesia’s Ramdani Hikmat in Group A.

Sukant Kadam has also advanced to the semifinals from Group B.

If Yathiraj and Kadam face each other in the semifinals, India is guaranteed a silver medal, as one of them will advance to the gold medal match. If both lose their semifinals, they will compete against each other in the bronze medal match, ensuring that the winner will secure a medal for India.

The two Indian rowers, Anita and Narayana Konganapalle, have unfortunately failed to qualify for the medal rounds. They finished third in Repechage 2, competing against teams from Mexico, Great Britain, and Ukraine in PR3 Mixed Double Sculls. 

Tarun was unable to overcome his French rival, Lucas Mazur, in the Men’s Singles SL4 Group D match, losing 21-7, 21-16 and missing out on a semifinal spot.

Manisha Ramadass is currently competing at La Chapelle Arena Court 3 against China’s Yang Qui Xia in their Women’s Singles SU5 Group C match. A win will secure Manisha a place in the semifinals, while a loss will send her to the quarterfinal match.

Indian shooter Rubina Francis secured a spot in the finals of the P2 - Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 category, finishing sixth in the qualification stage with a score of 556. The medal event is scheduled for 6:15 PM today.

Manisha Ramadass lost her Women’s Singles SU5 Group C match 15-21, 7-21 against China’s Yang Qui Xia. This doesn't eliminate Indian shuttler from the event; she still has the chance to play in the quarterfinals.

So far, on the third day of the Paris Paralympics 2024, the Indian badminton contingent has achieved four victories and two losses, with one medal already confirmed. Four more events remain for the day:

22:10 - Men’s Singles SH6 Group Play Stage - Group A -Sivarajan Solaimalai vs Krysten Coombs (GBR)

Not before 22:50 - Women’s Singles SH6 Group Play Stage - Group A - Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan vs Lin Shuangbao (CHN)

Not before 23:30 - Men’s Singles SH6 Group Play Stage - Group B - Krishna Nagar vs Natthapong Meechai (THA)

Not before 1:30 - Mixed Doubles SH6 Semifinal - Sivarajan Solaimalai/Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan vs Miles Krajewski/Jayci Simon (USA)

Rubina Francis initially ranked 14th after the first series of 10 shots in the qualifying round, steadily climbed the leaderboard. She ultimately secured a spot in the eight-shooter final with a total score of 556, finishing in sixth place.

Follow the live score and updates of the Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 final event here.

Rubina Francis, the youngest among all competitors, secured a bronze medal for India, marking the country's fifth medal at the Paris Paralympics 2024.

India’s Sarita leads 29-25 against Eleonora Sarti after the first end. The Indian hit two tens with one landing on target aka bullseye.

India's Sarita Devi defeated Sarti of Italy to enter the women’s compound open event quarterfinal 141-135. She scored her only eight of the elimination round in her last shot, but it did not matter as she was already leading by six points. 

She'll be in action in quarterfinal at 9:33 pm IST.

Sheetal Devi (India) vs Mariana Zuniga (Chile) Para Archery - Women’s Individual Compound Open, 1/8 Elimination at 8:59 pm IST.

Jodie Grinham advanced to the quarterfinals of Women's Individual Compound event. Post her match, she said, "I love the energy out there. There was a slight change in conditions between the practice field and the competition field, but I managed to find my rhythm and my shot."

Sheetal Devi is all set to face Mariana Zuniga of Chile in the elimination round. Action to begin shortly.

Sheetal Devi starts with two golden targets, two 'X' and she is leading.

Both players are level at 55. Sheetal doesn't look happy with the scores.

Sheetal is aggressively pursuing the lead, but Mariana is consistently matching her points.

The first arrows have seen a fierce battle between Sheetal and Mariana. Sheetal started with a 9, while Mariana responded with a 10. The second arrow saw both archers hit perfect 10s. In the third arrow, Sheetal maintained her perfect score, while Mariana scored a 9.

After neck to neck competition, the Chilean opponent takes the game away. With a score line of 138 and 137, such close competition.

Following Sheetal Devi's earlier elimination, India's para-archer Sarita Devi was also defeated in her individual quarterfinal match, losing 140-145 to her opponent.

India's Parveen Kumar is in action for the men's javelin throw F57 final. Sierra Leone's George Wyndham has thrown his personal best of 15.07m. Kumar is last in the 11-athlete contest in the final.

Argentina's Pablo Damian threw the javelin to 35.84m in his third attempt and is currently leading the chart. All athletes are using all six attempts at one go.

Praveen Kumar, wearing bib number 1344, is the eleventh competitor to take the field. With his sights set on a medal, Kumar will be eager to make a strong impression in the competition.

As we reach the halfway point of the event, ODILOV Yorkinbek (F57) is leading the field with a impressive throw of 50.18 meters.

All eyes are now on India's Praveen Kumar as he prepares for his first throw.

Praveen Kumar's best throw of 42.12 meters places him in eighth position after all attempts have been made in the javelin throw event.

Praveen Kumar's throws

First - 40.21m

Second - 41.91m

Third - 41.23m

Fourth - 42.12m

Fifth - 40.35m

Sixth - 40.42m

Uzbekistan's Yorkinbek Odilov won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw F57 event, achieving a distance of 50.32 meters in his third attempt. Notably, he was the only competitor to surpass the 50-meter mark.

Turkey's Muhammet Khalvandi secured the silver medal with a throw of 49.97 meters, while Brazil's Cicero Valdiran Lins Nobre claimed bronze at 49.46 meters.

Krishna Nagar retired from the match when he was trailing 3-11 in the second game. As a result, he is now out of the men's singles from the group stage. To qualify for the semifinals, Nagar had to win in straight games, but unfortunately, he couldn't achieve that. The match ended with a score of 20-22, 3-11, and his Thai opponent, Natthapong Meechai, emerged as the winner.

Indian pair Solaimalai Sivarajan and Nithya Sre will be up against Miles Krajewski and Jayci Simon of the USA in the mixed doubles SH6 semifinal of para-badminton.

The Indian pair of para-shuttlers Solaimalai Sivaraj and Nithya Sre won the first game of the semifinal match of the mixed doubles SH6 match. They won Game 1 by a 21-17 margin.

The Indian duo lost Game 2 by a score of 14-21 which got the America pair back into the match. Now, both are at 1-1. The winner of Game 3 will take the match.

The Indian duo of Solaimalai Sivarajan and Nithya Sre lost Game 3 and hence the chance of entering the final of mixed doubles SH6 in para-badminton at Paris Paralympics 2024. They will play in the bronze medal match.

India's Solaimalai Sivarajan and Nithya Sre will face the Indonesian pair of Subhan and Rina Marlina in the bronze medal match of the para-badminton mixed doubles SH6 category.

India added one more bronze to their medal tally on Day 3 of the Paris Paralympics as Rubina Francis bagged bronze in the P2 women's 10m air pistol SH1 shooting event. That's all from our side. Goodbye and take care!