Paris Paralympics, Day 9 Highlights: Praveen Wins Gold; Hokato Hotozhe Sema Wins Bronze In Men's Shot Put F57 Final

27 Medals for India and counting. WHAT AN ACHIEVEMENT! India are 17th in the medal tally.

What's in store tomorrow? We will wait and watch. Till then, it's goodbye for us.

As far as the Indian contingent is concerned, Day 9 begins at 1:30pm IST with Yash Kumar competing in the para canoe men's KL1 200m heats. It will soon be followed by sprinter Simran taking the track for her women's 200m T12 round 1 race at 1:38pm. You can check out the detailed schedule HERE.

13:30 onwards - Para Canoe - Men’s Kayak Single 200m - KL1 Heats - Yash Kumar

13:38 onwards - Para Athletics - Women’s 200m T12 Round 1 - Simran

13:50 onwards - Para Canoe - Women’s Va’a Single 200m - VL2 Heats - Prachi Yadav

14:07- Para Athletics - Men’s Javelin Throw F54 Final - Dipesh Kumar

14:50 - Para Athletics - Men’s 400m T47 Round 1 - Dilip Mahadu Gavit

14:55 - Para Canoe - Women’s Kayak Single 200m - KL1 Heats - Pooja Ojha

15:21- Para Athletics - Men’s High Jump T64 Final - Praveen Kumar

20:30 - Para Powerlifting - Women’s up to 67kg Final - Kasthuri Rajamani

22:30 - Para Athletics - Women’s Javelin Throw F46 Final - Bhavanaben Ajabaji Chaudhary

22:34 - Para Athletics - Men’s Shot Put F57 Final - Soman Rana, Hokato Hotozhe Sema

23:12 - Para Athletics - Women’s 200m T12 Semifinals - Simran (Subject to qualification)

On the eighth day of the Paris Paralympics, September 5, Thursday, India earned a bronze medal in judo thanks to Kapil Parmar. With this, India’s tally now stands at 25—comprising five gold, nine silver, and eleven bronze medals—positioning the country 16th in the overall standings.

Yesterday, around 63 medal events were held, including 19 in para athletics, 13 in swimming, and more in other sports. India fared in judo, shooting, archery, athletics, and powerlifting.

Check all the medal winners of Paris Paralympics Day 8 HERE.

India’s medal hopes are focused on the following athletes today:

In para athletics, Dipesh Kumar will begin action in the Men’s Javelin Throw F54 Final, while Praveen Kumar will showcase his skills in the Men’s High Jump T64 Final. Bhavanaben Ajabaji Chaudhary will represent India in the Women’s Javelin Throw F46 Final, and Soman Rana and Hokato Hotozhe Sema will vie for medals in the Men’s Shot Put F57 Final.

In powerlifting, Kasthuri Rajamani will be the sole Indian competitor, aiming for a medal in the Women’s Up to 67kg Final.

The India-interest events of Paris Paralympics Day 9 will be telecast on the Sports 18 TV channels in the country. The events will be live streamed on the Jio Cinema app and website in India.

Today around 57 medal events will take place at the Paris Paralympics 2024, with 16 in para athletics and 15 in swimming. Check out all the medal events of the ninth day HERE.

Gold

1. Avani Lekhara - Shooting - Women's 10m air rifle standing SH1

2. Nitesh Kumar - Badminton - Men's singles SL3

3. Sumit Antil - Athletics - Men's javelin throw F64

4. Harvinder Singh- Archery - Men's individual recurve open

5. Dharambir - Athletics - Men's club throw 51

Silver

1. Manish Narwal - Silver - Shooting, Men's 10m air pistol SH1

2. Yogesh Kathuniya - Silver - Athletics, Men's discus throw F56

3. Nishad Kumar - Silver - Athletics, Men's high jump T47

4. Sharad Kumar - Silver - Athletics, Men's high jump T63

5. Sachin Khilari - Silver - Athletics, Men’s shot put F46

6. Suhas Yathiraj - Silver - Badminton, Men’s singles SL4

7. Ajeet Singh - Silver - Athletics, Men's javelin throw F46

8. Pranav Soorma - Silver - Athletics, Men's club throw 51

9. Thulasimathi Murugesan - Silver - Badminton, Women’s singles SU5

Bronze

1. Mona Agarwal - Bronze - Shooting, Women's 10m air rifle standing SH1

2. Preethi Pal - Bronze - Athletics, Women's 100m T35

3. Rubina Francis - Bronze - Shooting, Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1

4. Preethi Pal - Bronze - Athletics, Women's 200m T35

5. Manisha Ramadass - Bronze - Badminton, Women’s singles SU5

6. Rakesh Kumar / Sheetal Devi - Bronze - Archery, Mixed team compound open

7. Nithya Sre Sivan - Bronze - Badminton, Women's singles SH6

8. Deepthi Jeevanji - Bronze - Athletics, Women's 400m T20

9. Mariyappan Thangavelu - Bronze - Athletics, Men's high jump T63

10. Sundar Singh Gurjar - Bronze - Athletics, Men's javelin throw F46

11. Kapil Parmar - Bronze - JudoMen's -60kg J1Paris 2024

India begin today's action at in Para Canoe with Yash Kumar participating in Men’s Kayak Single 200m - KL1 Heats.

Unfortunately, the Indian finished last in the KL1 Heats, clocking 1:03.28.

India's Simran is in action in the women’s 200m T20 Round 1 Heats 5 with Venezuela’s Alejandra Pérez and Valentina Petrillo of Italy. Yesterday, she missed on a bronze medal finishing fourth and last in thein the women's 100 T12 final clocking 12.31 seconds.

Simran, with her guide Abhay Singh, won her heat with a time of 25.41 seconds, securing her spot in the semi-final. The semi-final is scheduled to take place at 11:12 PM IST.

india's Dipesh Kumar is in action in the men's javelin throw F54 final. As this a seated-throw event, para athletes will take all their six attempts in one go. The highest-distance throw of each of the athletes will be considered for the final standings. Catch the live score and updates of the event HERE.

The Indian Prachi Yadav finished fourth in her heats in the Women’s Va’a Single 200m - VL2 event with a time of 1:06.83. she has qualified for semifinals. Only the winners of each heat reaches the medal round that is Final A, others go to the semifinals, where they play for the ranking.

The Tokyo Paralympics silver medallist has a season-best of 2.05m and if the 21-year-old Praveen Kumar can replicate that, he will be well placed to secure another podium finish for India. Follow our live updates from the men's high jump T64 final at Stade de France HERE

Derek of United States fails to clear 2.08m in his first attempt. On the other hand, Praveen cleared 2.08m height, breaking his personal best of 2.07m, setting a new Asian record and winning the GOLD Medal for India in men's high jump T64. Read the full report here.

20:30 - Para Powerlifting - Women’s up to 67kg Final - Kasthuri Rajamani

22:30 - Para Athletics - Women’s Javelin Throw F46 Final - Bhavanaben Ajabaji Chaudhary

22:34 - Para Athletics - Men’s Shot Put F57 Final - Soman Rana, Hokato Hotozhe Sema

23:12 - Para Athletics - Women’s 200m T12 Semifinals - Simran 

The gold medal-winning archer Harvinder Singh and sprinter Preeti Pal, who made history by becoming the first-ever Indian woman to win two medals at the Paralympics, will be India's flag bearers during the closing ceremony of the Paris Games on Sunday.

India's Prachi Yadav and Yash Kumar qualified for the semifinals of women's VL2 200m and men's KL1 200m after finishing fourth and sixth in their respective heats at the Paris Paralympics in Paris on Friday.

While Prachi and Pooja Ojha clocked 1:06.83 and 1:16.09 in women's va'a single 200m VL2 heat 1 and KL1 200m heat 2 respectively, Yash came up with a timing of 1:03.27 in men's KL 200m heat. Read the full report of the event HERE.

With six gold, nine silver and 11 bronze medals, India is currently in 14th place in the Paris Paralympics medal tally. China is leading with 169 medals including 74 golds.

Three more medal rounds are left where Indian athletes will participate today. These are as follows:

1. Para Powerlifting - Women’s up to 67kg Final - Kasthuri Rajamani at 08:30 pm IST.

2. Para Athletics - Women’s Javelin Throw F46 Final - Bhavanaben Ajabaji Chaudhary at 10:30 pm IST.

3. Para Athletics - Men’s Shot Put F57 Final - Soman Rana, Hokato Hotozhe Sema at 10:34 pm IST.

Kasthuri Rajamani will be in action shortly in the para powerlifting - women's up to 67kg Final. The competition will start at 8:30 pm IST.

Kasthuri Rajamani is in the action of the para powerlifting - women's up to 67kg final. We can get live and detailed updates of the competition here.

Kasthuri Rajamani failed to lift 106 kg in her first attempt and will have to lift the same weight again.

Indian powerlifter Kasthuri Rajamani lifted 106kg in the second attempt and opened her score. She will try to lift 110 kg in the 3rd attempt. She is currently at seventh position.

Kasthuri Rajamani failed to lift 110kg in her third attempt. She is in the eighth place after her failed attempts.

China's Yujiao Tan broke the world record in powerlifting - women's up to 67 kg category after she lifted 142 kg on Friday at the Paris Paralympics.

India's Kasthuri Rajamani finished eighth in the finals of the women's up to 67 kg category in the para powerlifting at the Paris Paralympics 2024.

1. Bhavanaben Ajabaji Chaudhary in action in Women’s Javelin Throw F46 Final.

2. Soman Rana and Hokato Hotozhe Sema in Men’s Shot Put F57 Final.

3. Simran in Women’s 200m T12 Semifinals. 

Bhavanaben is in action in Women’s Javelin Throw F46 Final

Indian throws her Personal Best in the first attempt 37.31m and is currently fourth.

Soman Rana and Hokato Hotozhe Sema are in action in Men’s Shot Put F57 Final.

Bhavanaben climbs to third with her third attempt of 39.64m.

Simran in action soon in Women’s 200m T12 Semifinals.

India's Simran has qualified for the finals of the Women’s 200m T12. She won with a timing of 25.03 seconds.

Hokato Hotozhe Sema's fourth attempt of 14.65m sees him occupy the bronze position for now. Soman Rana slides to fifth.

Bhavanaben Ajabaji Chaudhary finishes fifth.

India in contention to win it's 27 medal.

Hokato Hotozhe Sema's fourth attempt of 14.65m has earned him a bronze medal. 27 medals for India at the Paris Paralympics.

Who's In Action On Day 10?

3:00 - Para Cycling Road - Men’s C1-3 Road Race - Arshad Shaik

13:05 - Para Cycling Road - Women’s C1-3 Road Race - Jyoti Gaderiya

13:30 - Para Canoe - Men’s Kayak Single 200m - KL1 Semifinals - Yash Kumar

13:55 - Para Swimming - Men’s 50m Butterfly - S7 Heats - Suyash Narayan Jadhav

13:58 - Para Canoe - Women’s Va’a Single 200m - VL2 Semifinals - Prachi Yadav

14:50 - Para Canoe - Men’s Kayak Single 200m - KL1 Final A - Yash Kumar (Subject to qualification)

15:14 onwards - Para Canoe - Women’s Va’a Single 200m - VL2 Finals - Prachi Yadav

22:00 - Para Swimming - Men’s 50m Butterfly - S7 Final - Suyash Narayan Jadhav (Subject to qualification)

22:30 - Para Athletics - Men’s Javelin Throw - F41 Final - Navdeep

23:03 - Para Athletics - Women’s 200m - T12 Final - Simran

00:29 - Para Athletics - Men’s 400m - T47 Final - Dilip Mahadu Gavit