Indian athletes are gearing up for an intense first day of competition at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, with multiple events lined up across various sports.
The day begins with excitement in para badminton as Palak Kohli and Suhas Yathiraj go head-to-head against Nitesh Kumar and Thulasamithi Murugesan in the mixed doubles category at 12:00 PM IST. Shortly after, at 12:40 PM IST, Sivarajan Solaimalai and Nithya Sre Sivan will step onto the court.
In the afternoon, the focus shifts to Women's Singles. Manasi Joshi, competing in the SL3 category, and Mandeep Kaur, participating in the general Women's Singles, both have matches scheduled for 2:00 PM IST.
The action continues into the evening with Manisha Ramdass competing in the Women's Singles SU5, Sivarajan Solaimalai in the Men's Singles, and Nithya Sre Sivan in the Women's Singles SH6, all set to start at 7:30 PM IST.
Aruna Singh Tanwar will represent India in para taekwondo at 2:01 PM IST, aiming to make a strong impact. Meanwhile, in para cycling, Jyoti Gaderiya will take on the Women's C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit at 4:25 PM IST.
Para archery also promises significant action. Sheetal Devi and Sarita Devi will participate in the Women's Individual Compound round at 4:30 PM IST, followed by Harvinder Singh in the Men's Individual Recurve ranking round. The day wraps up with the Men's Individual Compound event featuring Rakesh Kumar and Shyam Sundar Swami, alongside Pooja Jatyan competing in the Women's Individual Recurve event, both starting at 8:30 PM IST.
Schedule:
Para Badminton (Mixed Doubles):
Palak Kohli/Suhas Yathiraj vs. Nitesh Kumar/Thulasamithi Murugesan – 12:00 PM IST Sivarajan Solaimalai/Nithya Sre Sivan – 12:40 PM IST Para Badminton (Women's Singles SL3): Manasi Joshi – 2:00 PM IST Para Badminton (Women's Singles): Mandeep Kaur – 2:00 PM IST Para Badminton (Men's Singles): Sukant Kadam – 2:40 PM IST Suhas Yathiraj – 3:20 PM IST Manoj Sarkar vs. Nitesh Kumar – 4:00 PM IST Para Badminton (Women's Singles SL4): Palak Kohli – 4:40 PM IST Para Badminton (Women's Singles SU5): Thulasamithi Murugesan – 5:20 PM IST Para Taekwondo: Aruna Singh Tanwar – 2:01 PM IST Para Cycling (Women's C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit): Jyoti Gaderiya – 4:25 PM IST Para Archery (Women's Individual Compound Round): Sheetal Devi, Sarita Devi – 4:30 PM IST Para Archery (Men's Individual Recurve Ranking Round): Harvinder Singh – 4:30 PM IST Para Badminton (Women's Singles SU5): Manisha Ramdass – 7:30 PM IST Para Badminton (Men's Singles): Sivarajan Solaimalai – 7:30 PM IST Para Badminton (Women's Singles SH6): Nithya Sre Sivan – 7:30 PM IST Para Archery (Men's Individual Compound): Rakesh Kumar, Shyam Sundar Swami – 8:30 PM IST Para Archery (Women's Individual Recurve): Pooja Jatyan – 8:30 PM ISTIndia's Paralympic Begins: Where and When to Watch the Paris 2024 Games
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