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India contingent on their way to the Paris Paralympics. Image: X/PCI_IN_Official
Paris Olympics are in the horizon and it is now the turn of Paralympics in the French capital. At the Tokyo Paralympics three years ago, India won their record number of medals - 19 (five gold, eight silver, six bronze). With that in mind, expectations are high from India’s largest contingent to depart for the Paralympics.
As Paris Olympics has already showcased, large contingent size and pressure of record tally from the past does not necessarily translate into continued growth.
India’s medal winners in Paralympics history
However, the Paralympians will be keen on proving that the Paris Olympics were an anomaly. And to buck that trend are 84 Indian athletes who will be in Paris to bring laurels to the country.
What has been India’s history at the Paralympics?
| 1960 Rome | Did not participate | - | ||
| 1964 Tokyo | Did not participate | - | ||
| 1968 Tel Aviv | - | - | - | - |
| 1972 Heidelberg | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 1976 Toronto | Did not participate | - | ||
| 1980 Arnhem | Did not participate | - | ||
| 1984 UK/USA | - | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1988 Seoul | - | - | - | - |
| 1992 Barcelona | - | - | - | - |
| 1996 Atalanta | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 Sydney | - | - | - | - |
| 2004 Athens | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 Beijing | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 London | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 |
| Total | 9 | 12 | 10 | 31 |
India’s Paralympics medal winners
| Murlikant Petkar | Gold | Swimming, Men’s 50m freestyle 3 | Heidelberg 1972 |
| Bhimrao Kesarkar | Silver | Men’s javelin throw L6 | Stoke Mandeville/New York 1984 |
| Joginder Singh Bedi | Bronze | Men’s javelin throw L6 | Stoke Mandeville/New York 1984 |
| Joginder Singh Bedi | Silver | Men’s shot put L6 | Stoke Mandeville/New York 1984 |
| Joginder Singh Bedi | Bronze | Men’s discus throw L6 | Stoke Mandeville/New York 1984 |
| Devendra Jhajharia | Gold | Men’s javelin throw F44/ 46 | Athens 2004 |
| Rajinder Singh Rahelu | Bronze | Men’s 56 kg | Athens 2004 |
| Girisha N Gowda | Silver | Men’s high jump F42 | London 2012 |
| Mariyappan Thangavelu | Gold | Men’s high jump F42 | Rio 2016 |
| Varun Singh Bhati | Bronze | Men’s high jump F42 | Rio 2016 |
| Devendra Jhajharia | Gold | Men’s javelin throw F46 | Rio 2016 |
| Deepa Malik | Silver | Women’s shot put F53 | Rio 2016 |
| Bhavina Patel | Silver | Women’s singles table tennis Class 4 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Nishad Kumar | Silver | Men’s high jump T47 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Avani Lekhara | Gold | Women’s 10m air rifle shooting standing SH1 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Devendra Jhajharia | Silver | Men’s javelin throw F46 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Sundar Singh Gurjar | Bronze | Men’s javelin throw F46 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Yogesh Kathuniya | Silver | Men’s discus throw F56 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Sumit Antil | Gold | Men’s javelin throw F64 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Singhraj Adhana | Bronze | Men’s 10m air pistol shooting SH1 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Mariyappan Thangavelu | Silver | Men’s high jump T42 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Sharad Kumar | Bronze | Men’s high jump T42 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Praveen Kumar | Silver | Men’s high jump T64 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Avani Lekhara | Bronze | Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Harvinder Singh | Bronze | Men’s individual recurve - open archery | Tokyo 2020 |
| Manish Narwal | Gold | Men’s 50m pistol SH1 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Singhraj Adhana | Silver | Men’s 50m pistol SH1 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Pramod Bhagat | Gold | Men’s singles badminton SL3 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Manoj Sarkar | Bronze | Men’s singles badminton SL3 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Suhas Yathiraj | Silver | Men’s singles badminton SL4 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Krishna Nagar | Gold | Men’s singles badminton SH6 | Tokyo 2020 |
India competed in their first Paralympic Games at Tel Aviv 1968. The first medal, a gold, came courtesy swimmer Murlikant Petkar in the 50m freestyle at Heidelberg 1972.
12 years after Petkar’s gold, India were once again on the podium at the Paralympics. At Innsbruck 1984, India won two silvers and two bronze in para athletics.
It was followed by a gap of two decades before Devendra Jhajharia’s javelin gold and Rajinder Singh’s bronze in powerlifting at Athens 2004.
India put themselves firmly in Paralympic contention at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020. Nineteen athletes from five sports travelled to Brazil, almost double the contingent size from London 2012, resulting in three Para athletics medals.
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Jhajharia added his second javelin title, with Mariyappan Thangavelu joining him with high jump gold. Deepa Malik’s silver in the shot put was the first Paralympic medal for an Indian woman.
How did India fare at the Tokyo Paralympics?
At Tokyo 2020, India sent its largest Paralympic contingent of 54 athletes in nine sports and it paid dividends. In shooting Para sport, Avani Lekhara became the first Indian to win two Paralympic medals at one Games, taking gold in the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 event and bronze in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions SH1.
Thangvelu and Jhajharia both added silvers to their Paralympics golds, and Indian recorded a total of 19 medals – five golds, eight silvers and six bronze.
What to expect from Indian para-athletes at Paris 2024?
Coming into Paris Paralympics, Indian athletes are on a high. At the Hanzghou 2022 Asian Para Games, held in October 2023, 303 athletes competed across 17 sports, and won a record 111 medals – the most India has ever won at an international multi-sport event.
Three Indians broke world records in Hangzhou: Gurjar Sundar Singh threw 68.6m in the javelin F46 event, Sumit Antil threw 73.29m in the javelin F64, while the men’s compound Para archery team scored a world record 158 points.
Lekhara was the bright spark in shooting Para sport, with gold in the 10m air rifle standing SH1, and there were medals won in diverse sports such as Para canoe, Para badminton and Para powerlifting.
The momentum continued at the World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe earlier in the year, with gold for runner Simran in the women’s 200m T12 final. In total, India won 17 medals - including six golds - which is the highest for the country at the World Championships.
What is India’s contingent size for the Paris Paralympics?
India are sending their biggest Paralympics contingent for a single edition with 84 members. Athletics is the biggest contributor with 38 competitors, followed by badminton (13), shooting (10), archery (6), powerlifting (4), para-canoeing (3), cycling, judo, rowing, table tennis (2) and swimming, taekwondo (1).
Para Archery
| Harvinder Singh | Men’s Individual recurve open | Haryana |
| Rakesh Kumar | Men’s Individual compound open | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Shyam Sunder Swami | Men’s Individual compound open | Rajasthan |
| Pooja | Women’s Individual recurve open | Haryana |
| Sarita | Women’s Individual compound open | Haryana |
| Sheetal Devi | Women’s Individual compound open | Jammu and Kashmir |
Para Athletics
| Nishad Kumar | Men’s high jump | Himachal Pradesh |
| Sumit | Men’s Javelin throw | Haryana |
| Mariyappan Thangavelu | Men’s high jump | Tamil Nadu |
| Sachin S Khilari | Men’s shot put | Maharashtra |
| Rinku | Men’s javelin throw | Haryana |
| Ajeet Singh | Men’s javelin throw | Uttar Pradesh |
| Sandeep | Men’s javelin throw | New Delhi |
| Yogesh Kathuniya | Men’s discus throw | New Delhi |
| Dharambir | Men’s club throw | Haryana |
| Navdeep | Men’s javelin throw | Haryana |
| Manu | Men’s shot put | Haryana |
| Parveen Kumar | Men’s javelin throw | Haryana |
| Ram Pal | Men’s high jump | Haryana |
| Ravi Rongali | Men’s shot put | Andhra Pradesh |
| Sandip Sanjay Sargar | Men’s javelin throw | Maharashtra |
| Sundar Singh Gurjar | Men’s javelin throw | Rajasthan |
| Shailesh Kumar | Men’s high jump | Bihar |
| Sharad Kumar | Men’s high jump | Bihar |
| Mohd Yasser | Men’s shot put | Punjab |
| Rohit Kumar | Men’s shot put | Haryana |
| Pranav Soorma | Men’s club throw | New Delhi |
| Amit Kumar | Men’s club throw | Haryana |
| Arvind | Men’s shot put | Haryana |
| Dipesh Kumar | Men’s javelin | Uttar Pradesh |
| Praveen Kumar | Men’s high jump | Uttar Pradesh |
| Dilip Mahadu Gavit | Men’s 400M | Maharashtra |
| Soman Rana | Men’s shot put | Meghalaya |
| Hokato Hotozhe Sema | Men’s shot put | Nagaland |
| Deepthi Jeevanji | Women’s 400M | Telangana |
| Simran | Women’s 100M, 200M | Uttar Pradesh |
| Preeti Pal | Women’s 100M, 200M | Uttar Pradesh |
| Bhagyashri M Jadhav | Women’s shot put | Maharashtra |
| Rakshita Raju | Women’s 1500M | Karnataka |
| Sakshi Kasana | Women’s discus | Uttar Pradesh |
| Amisha Rawat | Women’s shotput | Uttarakhand |
| Karam Jyothi | Women’s discus | Haryana |
| Kanchan Lakhani | Women’s discus | Haryana |
| Bhavanaben Ajabaji Chaudhary | Women’s Javelin | Gujarat |
Para Badminton
| Krishna Nagar | Men’s singles | Rajasthan |
| Manoj Sarkar | Men’s singles | Uttarakhand |
| Nitesh Kumar | Men’s singlesMixed doubles | Rajasthan |
| Solaimalai Sivarajan | Men’s singlesMixed doubles | Tamil Nadu |
| Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj | Men’s singlesMixed doubles | Uttar Pradesh |
| Sukant Kadam | Men’s singles | Maharashtra |
| Tarun | Men’s singles | New Delhi |
| Palak Kohli | Women’s singlesMixed doubles | New Delhi |
| Nitya Sre Sumathi Sivan | Women’s singlesMixed doubles | Tamil Nadu |
| Mandeep Kaur | Women’s singles | Uttarakhand |
| Manasi Joshi | Women’s singles | Gujarat |
| Thulasimathi Murugesan | Women’s singlesMixed doubles | Tamil Nadu |
| Manisha Ramadass | Women’s singles | Tamil Nadu |
Para Canoe
| Prachi Yadav | Women’s VA’A single 200M | Madhya Pradesh |
| Yash Kumar | Men’s Kayak single 200M | Uttar Pradesh |
| Pooja Ojha | Women’s Kayak single 200M | Madhya Pradesh |
Para Cycling
| Arshad Shaik | Men’s C2 Ind. Time TrialMen’s C1-3 Road raceMen’s C1-3 1000M Time trialMen’s C2 3000M IND.Pursuit | Andhra Pradesh |
| Jyoti Gaderia | Women’s C1-3 IND time trialWomen’s C1-3 Road raceWomen’s C1-3 500M Time trialWomen’s C1- 3000M IND. Pursuit | Maharashtra |
Blind Judo
| Kapil Parmar | Men’s 60 Kg | Madhya Pradesh |
| Kokila | Women’s 48 Kg | Haryana |
Para Powerlifting
| Parmjeet Kumar | Men’s upto 49 Kg | Punjab |
| Ashok | Men’s upto 65 Kg | Haryana |
| Sakina Khatun | Women’s upto 45 Kg | Karnataka |
| Kasthuri Rajamani | Women’s upto 67 Kg | Tamil Nadu |
Para Rowing
| Narayana Konganapalle | PR3 Mix doublesSculls-PR3 Mix 2X | Andhra Pradesh |
| Anita | PR3 Mix doublesSculls-PR3 Mix 2X | Rajasthan |
Para shooting
| Ahmir Ahmad Bhat | P3-M 25M Pistol | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Rudransh Khandelwel | P1- M 10M Air PistolP4-X 50M Pistol | Rajasthan |
| Manish Narwal | P1-M 10M Air Pistol | Haryana |
| Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar | R1- M 10M Air Rifle | Maharashtra |
| Nihal Singh | P3- X 25M PistolP4-X 50M Pistol | Rajasthan |
| Siddhartha Babu | R3-X 10M Air RFL PRNR6-X 50M Rifle Prone | Rajasthan |
| Sriharsha Devaraddi Ramakrishna | R3-X 10M AIR RFL PRNR6-X 50M Rifle Prone | Karnataka |
| Avani Lekhara | R2-W 10M AIR RFL STDR3-X 10M AIR RFL PRNR8-W 50M Rifle 3 POS | Rajasthan |
| Mona Agarwal | R2-W 10M AIR RFL STDR6-X 50M Rifle ProneR8-W 50M Rifle 3 POS. | Rajasthan |
| Rubina Francis | P2-W 10M AIR Pistol | Madhya Pradesh |
Para Swimming
| Suyash Narayan Jadhav | Men’s 50M butterfly | Maharashtra |
Para Table Tennis
| Sonalben Patel | Women’s singlesWomen’s doubles | Gujarat |
| Bhavinaben Patel | Women’s singlesWomen’s doubles | Gujarat |
Para Taekwondo
| Aruna | Women K44-47 Kg | Haryana |
What is India’s schedule at Paris Paralympics?
28 August, Wednesday
Opening Ceremony - 11:30 PM
29 August, Thursday
Para badminton
Mixed doubles group stage - 12:00 PM onwards
Men’s singles group stage - 12:00 PM onwards
Women’s singles group stage - 12:00 PM onwards
Para swimming
Men’s 50m freestyle S10 - 1:00 PM onwards
Para table tennis
Women’s doubles - 1:30 PM onwards
Men’s doubles - 1:30 PM onwards
Mixed doubles - 1:30 PM onwards
Para taekwondo
Women’s K44-47kg - 1:30 PM onwards
Para shooting
Women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 pre-event training - 2:30 PM
Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 pre-event training - 4:00 PM
Men’s 10m air pistol SH1 pre-event training - 5:45 PM
Para cycling
Women’s C1-3 3000m individual pursuit qualifying - 4:25 PM
Para archery
Women’s individual compound open ranking round - 4:30 PM
Men’s individual recurve open ranking round - 4:30 PM
Men’s individual compound open ranking round - 8:30 PM
Women’s individual recurve open ranking round - 8:30 PM
30 August, Friday
Para taekwondo
Women’s K44-47kg gold medal contest - 12:04 AM
Para badminton
Women’s singles group stage - 12:00 PM onwards
Men’s singles group stage - 12:00 PM onwards
Mixed doubles group stage - 7:30 PM onwards
Para archery
Women’s individual compound open round of 32 - 12:30 PM onwards
Men’s individual compound open round of 32 - 7:00 PM onwards
Para shooting
Women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 qualification - 12:30 PM
Men’s 10m air pistol SH1 qualification - 2:30 PM
Women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 final - 3:15 PM
Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 qualification - 5:00 PM
Men’s 10m air pistol SH1 final - 5:30 PM
Women’s 10m air pistol SH2 pre-event training - 7:00 PM
Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 final - 7:45 PM
Men’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 pre-event training - 8:30 PM
Para athletics
Women’s discus throw F55 final - 1:30 PM
Women’s 100m T35 final - 4:39 PM
Para table tennis
Men’s doubles quarter-finals - 1:30 PM onwards
Women’s doubles quarter-finals - 1:30 PM onwards
Mixed doubles quarter-finals - 1:30 PM onwards
Para rowing
Mixed doubles sculls PR3 heats - 3:00 PM
Para cycling
Men’s C2 3000m individual pursuit qualifying - 4:24 PM
Men’s C2 3000m individual pursuit final bronze - 7:11 PM
Men’s C2 3000m individual pursuit final gold - 7:19 PM
31 August, Saturday
Para athletics
Men’s shot put F37 final - 12:20 AM
Men’s javelin throw F57 final - 10:30 PM
Para shooting
Men’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 qualification - 1:00 PM
Women’s 10m air pistol SH1 qualification - 3:30 PM
Men’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 final - 3:45 PM
Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 pre-event training - 5:30 PM
Women’s 10m air pistol SH1 final - 6:15 PM
Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 pre-event training - 7:00 PM
Para cycling
Women’s C1-3 500m time trial qualifying - 1:30 PM
Men’s C1-3 1000m time trial qualifying - 1:49 PM
Women’s C1-3 500m time trial final - 5:05 PM
Men’s C1-3 1000m time trial final - 5:32 PM
Para table tennis
Women’s doubles WD10 semi-finals - 1:30 PM onwards
Women’s doubles WD10 gold medal match - 10:45 PM
Para rowing
Mixed doubles sculls PR3 repechages - 2:40 PM
Para archery
Women’s individual compound open round of 16 - 7:00 PM onwards
Women’s individual compound open quarter-finals - 9:16 PM onwards
Women’s individual compound open semi-finals - 10:14 PM onwards
Para badminton
Mixed doubles semi-finals - 7:30 PM onwards
1 September, Sunday
Para badminton
Men’s singles semi-finals - 12:00 PM onwards
Women’s singles semi-finals - 12:00 PM onwards
Finals matches - 10:10 PM onwards
Para shooting
Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 qualification - 1:00 PM
Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 qualification - 3:00 PM
Mixed 25m pistol SH1 pre-event training - 4:00 PM
Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 final - 4:30 PM
Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 final - 6:30 PM
Para athletics
Women’s 1500m T11 round 1 - 1:40 PM
Men’s shot put F40 final - 3:09 PM
Men’s high jump T47 final - 10:58 PM
Women’s 200m T35 final - 11:08 PM
Para rowing
Mixed doubles sculls PR3 final B - 2:00 PM
Mixed doubles sculls PR3 final A - 3:40 PM
Para archery
Men’s individual compound open round of 16 - 7:00 PM onwards
Men’s individual compound open quarter-finals - 9:16 PM onwards
Men’s individual compound open semi-finals - 10:24 PM onwards
Men’s individual compound open bronze medal match - 11:13 PM
Men’s individual compound open gold medal match - 11:30 PM
Para table tennis
Women’s singles round of 32 - 10:30 PM onwards
Women’s singles round of 16 - 10:30 PM onwards
2 September, Monday
Para shooting
Mixed 25m pistol SH1 qualification precision - 12:30 PM
Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 pre-event training - 12:30 PM
Men’s 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 pre-event training - 12:30 PM
Mixed 25m pistol SH1 qualification rapid - 4:30 PM
Mixed 25m pistol SH1 final - 8:15 PM
Para athletics
Men’s discus throw F56 final - 1:35 PM
Women’s 1500m T11 final - 1:40 PM
Men’s javelin throw F64 final - 10:30 PM
Women’s discus throw F53 final - 10:34 PM
Women’s 400m T20 round 1 - 11:50 PM
Para table tennis
Women’s singles round of 32 - 1:30 PM onwards
Women’s singles round of 16 - 1:30 PM onwards
Para archery
Mixed team compound open round of 16 - 7:00 PM onwards
Mixed team compound open quarter-finals - 8:20 PM onwards
Mixed team compound open semi-finals - 9:40 PM onwards
Mixed team compound open bronze medal match - 10:35 PM
Mixed team compound open gold medal match - 10:55 PM
Para badminton
Finals matches - 8:00 PM onwards
3 September, Tuesday
Para archery
Women’s individual recurve open round of 32 - 12:30 PM onwards
Women’s individual recurve open round of 16 - 12:30 PM onwards
Women’s individual recurve open quarter-finals - 8:30 PM onwards
Women’s individual recurve open semi-finals - 9:38 PM onwards
Women’s individual recurve open bronze medal match - 10:27 PM
Women’s individual recurve open gold medal match - 10:44 PM
Para shooting
Women’s 50m air rifle 3 positions SH1 qualification - 1:00 PM
Men’s 50m air rifle 3 positions SH1 qualification - 1:00 PM
Mixed 50m rifle prone SH2 pre-event training - 4:15 PM
Mixed 50m pistol SH1 pre-event training - 6:00 PM
Women’s 50m air rifle 3 positions SH1 final - 7:30 PM
Para athletics
Women’s shot put F34 final - 2:26 PM
Women’s 400m T20 final - 10:38 PM
Men’s high jump T63 final - 11:40 PM
Para table tennis
Women’s singles round of 16/quarter-finals/semi-finals - 1:30 PM onwards
Men’s singles round of 16/quarter-finals/semi-finals - 1:30 PM onwards
4 September, Wednesday
Para athletics
Men’s javelin throw F46 final - 12:10 AM
Men’s shot put F46 final - 1:35 PM
Women’s shot put F46 final - 3:16 PM
Men’s club throw F51 final - 10:50 PM
Women’s 100m T12 round 1 - 11:00 PM
Para cycling
Women’s C1-3 road time trial - 11:30 AM onwards
Para archery
Men’s individual recurve open round of 32 - 12:30 PM onwards
Men’s individual recurve open round of 16 - 12:30 PM onwards
Men’s individual recurve open quarter-finals - 9:00 PM onwards
Men’s individual recurve open semi-finals - 10:08 PM onwards
Men’s individual recurve open bronze medal match - 10:54 PM
Men’s individual recurve open gold medal match - 11:14 PM
Para shooting
Mixed 50m pistol SH1 qualification - 1:00 PM
Mixed 50m pistol SH1 final - 3:45 PM
Mixed 50m rifle prone SH2 - 4:00 PM
Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 pre-event training - 5:30 PM
Mixed 50m rifle prone SH2 final - 6:30 PM
Para table tennis
Women’s singles quarterfinals/semi-finals/finals - 1:30 PM onwards
Para powerlifting
Men’s up to 49kg final - 3:30 PM
Women’s up to 45kg final - 8:30 PM
5 August, Thursday
Para shooting
Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 qualification - 1:00 PM
Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 final - 3:15 PM
Para athletics
Women’s 100m T12 semi-finals - 3:10 PM
Women’s 100m T12 final - 10:47 PM
Men’s shot put F35 final - 11:49 PM
Para judo
Women’s 48kg preliminary rounds - 1:30 PM onwards
Men’s 60kg preliminary rounds - 1:30 PM onwards
Women’s 48kg finals - 7:30 PM onwards
Men’s 48kg finals - 7:30 PM onwards
Para archery
Mixed team recurve open quarter-finals - 6:30 PM onwards
Mixed team recurve open semi-finals - 7:50 PM onwards
Mixed team recurve open bronze medal match - 8:45 PM
Mixed team recurve open gold medal match - 9:05 PM
Para powerlifting
Men’s up to 65kg final - 10:05 PM
6 August, Friday
Para athletics
Women’s 200m T12 round 1 - 1:39 PM
Men’s javelin throw F54 final - 2:08 PM
Men’s 400m T47 round 1 - 2:47 PM
Men’s high jump T64 final - 3:18 PM
Men’s shot put F57 final - 10:30 PM
Women’s javelin throw F46 final - 10:38 PM
Women’s 200m T12 semi-finals - 11:10 PM
Para canoe
Men’s kayak single KL1 200m heats - 1:30 PM
Women’s Va’a single VL2 200m heats - 1:50 PM
Women’s kayak single KL1 200m heats - 2:55 PM
Para table tennis
Women’s singles WS3 semi-finals - 1:30 PM
Women’s singles WS3 gold medal match - 11:45 PM
Para powerlifting
Women’s up to 67kg final - 8:30 PM
7 September, Saturday
Para cycling
Women’s C1-3 road race - 1:00 PM
Men’s C1-3 road race - 1:00 PM
Para canoe
Men’s kayak single KL1 200m semi-finals - 1:30 PM
Women’s Va’a single VL2 200m semi-finals - 1:58 PM
Men’s kayak single KL1 200m final A - 2:50 PM
Women’s Va’a single VL2 200m final B - 3:14 PM
Women’s Va’a single VL2 200m final A - 3:22 PM
Para table tennis
Women’s singles WS4 semi-finals - 1:30 PM onwards
Women’s singles WS4 gold medal match - 9:30 PM
Para athletics
Men’s javelin throw F41 final - 10:30 PM
Women’s 200m T12 final - 11:03 PM
8 September, Sunday
Para canoe
Women’s kayak single KL1 200m semi-finals - 1:30 PM
Women’s kayak single KL1 200m final A - 2:55 PM
9 September, Monday
Closing Ceremony - 12:30 AM
Who are India’s lead medal hopefuls?
Shooter Avani Lekhara and javelin thrower Sumit Antil are the top of the charts as far as expectations are concerned.
Avani had won gold in women’s R2 10m air rifle standing SH1 in Tokyo, whereas Sumit won gold in men’s F64 javelin throw event three years ago.
Shooter Manish Narwal and shuttler Krishna Nagar are also among those who would be looking to defend their title from Tokyo.
Other medal contenders include the likes of para-archer Sheetal Devi, who shoots with her legs as she was born without arms, landmine blast survivors Hokato Sema (shot putter) and Narayana Konganapalle (rower).
Who are India’s flag bearers at Paris Paralympics opening ceremony?
Sumit Antil and Bhagyashri Jadhav will be India’s joint flag bearers during the opening ceremony on Wednesday. The ceremony will be held outside a stadium for the first time in the history of Paralympic Games.
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