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Dhiraj Bommadevara secures India's first 2024 Paris Olympics quota place in archery

Dhiraj Bommadevara became the first archer from our country to qualify for the Paris Olympics 2024.

Nov 11, 2023, 11:21 AM3 min read

Dhiraj Bommadevara lost the gold medal match but secured India's first 2024 Paris Olympics quota place in archery. Image- Sportstar - The Hindu

Indian young archer Dhiraj Bommadevara shined with a silver medal in the Asian Continental Qualification tournament being held in Bangkok on Saturday. With that, this 22-year-old archer also secured a 2024 Paris Olympics quota place.

Also Read: Paris Olympics 2024: Indian athletes who qualified for the Paris 2024

Dhiraj Bommadevara clinched India's first Paris Olympics quota in archery. Image- Dailyhunt
Dhiraj Bommadevara clinched India's first Paris Olympics quota in archery. Image- Dailyhunt

In addition, Dhiraj Bommadevara became the first archer from our country to qualify for the Paris Olympics 2024. Dheeraj excelled beyond expectations and made it to the finals. He defeated Iranian archer Sadegh Ashrafi in a closely fought quarter-final. In the semi-finals held after that, he defeated Iran's Mohammadhossein Golshani. In the finals, Dheeraj finished second with 5-6 (29-28, 27-29, 28-28, 30-28, 25-26) (9-10) points against Lin Zih-Siang of Chinese Taipei.

Dhiraj Bommadevara continued his good form in the final and won the first set 28-27 to take an early lead of 2-0. Dheeraj dropped his first point of the tournament when he lost the second set 27-29 and drew the third set to tie the match 3-3. He quickly recovered in the fourth set with a perfect 30 to take a 5-3 lead, but Lin forced the shoot-off with a low-scoring 26-25 win in the final end. Dhiraj scored a 9 in comparison to Lin's 10 in the shoot-off to be satisfied with the silver medal.

Dhiraj Bommadevara will head to the Kim Archery School in Korea with his coach Sonam Tshering Bhutia later this month after getting approval from the sports ministry's Mission Olympic Cell.

However, in the women's individual category, Indian archers could not win the Paris Olympics quota. Ankita Bhakat, who entered the ring with huge expectations, turned back in the quarter finals. She lost to Uzbekistan archer Ziyodakhon Abdusattorova 4-6 (29-23, 27-27, 24-25, 27-27, 24-26).

Another Indian archer, Tarundeep Rai lost 0-6 to Lin Zih-Siang of Chinese Taipei in the quarterfinal and missed his shot on the medal.

Also Read: Asian Archery Championships 2023: India wins gold medal in women's compound team event; Parneet Kaur clinches individual gold

As per the Olympic qualification system, two Paris Olympics quota places per gender will be awarded at the ACQT on the basis of the final standings of individual match-play competitions. The quota places shall be attributed to the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of the highest ranked athletes and an NOC shall not obtain more than one quota place per gender at the ACQT.

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Archery World Cup 2024: Deepika Kumari bags silver in the women’s recurve event

In the Archery World Cup 2024 final match, Deepika had to face defeat by 0-6 against Li Jiaman of China. Deepika, the 2010 Commonwealth Games champion, had performed brilliantly in the quarter and semi-finals.

Oct 21, 2024, 9:16 AM3 min read

Archery World Cup 2024: Deepika Kumari bags silver in the women’s recurve event

India's leading recurve archer Deepika Kumari won her sixth World Cup final medal by winning silver in the Archery World Cup 2024 final in Tlaxcala, Mexico on Sunday. 

Also Read: West Bengal Rifle Association conducts workshop under former Olympian Jitu Rai to help pistol shooters in Bengal

In the Archery World Cup 2024 final match, Deepika had to face defeat by 0-6 against Li Jiaman of China. Deepika, the 2010 Commonwealth Games champion, had performed brilliantly in the quarter and semi-finals. She defeated Li's Chinese teammate Yang Xiaolei 6-0 and then defeated bronze medalist Alejandra Valencia 6-4 in her own home ground. But in the gold medal match, she lost to Jiaman, who had won the silver medal in the team event at the Paris Olympics 2024.

This was Deepika's ninth World Cup final

Recorded a spectacular victory in the semi-finals, Deepika was participating in the Archery World Cup final for the ninth time. The Indian archer also finished runners-up on five occasions - 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2024. She won the bronze medal in 2018.

Till now Dola Banerjee is the only Indian who won an archery gold medal in the World Cup final. She achieved this feat in 2007 in Dubai.

Deepika could not maintain the momentum

Deepika was seeded third among eight archers. After a spectacular win in the semi-finals against  Valencia, Deepika could not maintain the momentum. She lost the first set by one point (26-27). Despite improvement in the second set, Chinese archer Li took a 2-0 lead (30-28) with 30 points including an X-ring shot.

The decision was taken in the third set. Deepika's second arrow landed in the red 7-ring, allowing Li to claim victory with three solid 9 points. She won the set 27-25 and secured the gold medal in his first World Cup final.

Deepika recently became a mother

Four-time Olympic medalist Deepika returned to the World Cup after the birth of her daughter in December 2022. Three years later, she made a comeback in the World Cup final.

Deepika performed poorly in Paris Games

At the Paris Olympics, Deepika Kumari participated in two events - the women's individual and women's team with Bhajan Kaur and Ankita Bhakat. Her run ended in the quarter-finals in both events.

Deepika Kumari had qualified for the Archery World Cup Final based on her 2024 World Cup series rankings. She had also won an individual silver at the Shanghai World Cup.

Also Read: "Looking at the Olympics performance, its unfortunate that we didn’t win a medal": Mary Kom hints to make a comeback in Pro-Boxing

Dhiraj lost in the first round

In the men's recurve category, Dhiraj Bommadevara lost to Paris Olympics bronze medalist Lee Woo-seok of South Korea in the first round despite being ahead by 4.2 seconds. The five-member Indian team had three compound and two recurve archers. Only one medal has come in India's bag. 

The Archery World Cup features the world's top eight archers, who qualify either by winning one of the three World Cup stages or based on their world ranking. 

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"Looking at the Olympics performance, its unfortunate that we didn’t win a medal": Mary Kom hints to make a comeback in Pro-Boxing

Notably, so far only three Indian boxers have won medals in the Olympics – Vijender Singh (bronze in Beijing 2008), Mary Kom (bronze in London 2012) and Lovlina Borgohain (bronze in Tokyo 2020).

Sep 30, 2024, 12:30 PM2 min read

"Looking at the Olympics performance, its unfortunate that we didn’t win a medal": Mary Kom hints to make a comeback in Pro-Boxing

Six-time world champion MC Mary Kom expressed disappointment over the poor performance of Indian boxers in the Paris Olympics 2024. She said that being a medal winner, it is natural that she feels bad.

Also Read: Cricket versus "Sports": A friend or a foe?

India had sent a team of six boxers to the Paris 2024, which included two men and four women. It also included Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain and world champion Nikhat Zareen.

Mary Kom expressed her desire to re-enter professional boxing

Mary Kom expressed her desire to re-enter professional boxing, stating, "I am planning to make a comeback.I will try to make a comeback in pro-boxing." In the same event, she shared her happiness in participating in sports-promoting events but remained concerned about India's performance at the Olympics. 

'We will assess what needs to be done'

Mary Kom told IANS during the Army Sports Conclave, "Looking at the Olympics performance, its unfortunate that we didn’t win a medal in the 2024 Olympics. We will assess what needs to be done moving forward and what shouldn’t be done,"

India's boxing campaign was disappointing 

Lovlina (women's 75kg) missed out on a historic second medal at the Paris Olympics and lost to China's Li Qian in the quarterfinals. At the same time, in the men's 71 kg category, Nishant Dev had reached the quarter-finals, but he had to face defeat from Marco Verde of Mexico.

Two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen (women's 50kg), Commonwealth Games champion Amit Panghal (men's 51kg) and Preeti Pawar (women's 54kg) lost in the round of 16 in their respective categories. Jasmine Lamboria (women's 57 kg) was eliminated in the round of 32. Overall, India's Paris Olympics boxing campaign was disappointing.

Also Read: Neeraj Chopra’s best throws: Here are all the top throws by javelin ace Neeraj Chopra

"As a world champion and medallist myself, its natural to feel disappointed. We'll focus on more practice and hard work for the upcoming tournaments," Mary Kom added.

Only three boxers achieved olympic medal

Notably, so far only three Indian boxers have won medals in the Olympics – Vijender Singh (bronze in Beijing 2008), Mary Kom (bronze in London 2012) and Lovlina Borgohain (bronze in Tokyo 2020).

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Cricket versus "Sports": A friend or a foe?

The "cricket versus sport" is an age-old fight between fans and athletes from different disciplines. But, does the sport cricket deserve all the hate?

Sep 25, 2024, 10:52 AM8 min read

Cricket versus "Sports": A friend or a foe?

A lot of instances have seen cricket being differentiated from other sports. Especially, in South Asian countries, where cricket rules a fraternity, "sports" look doomed. An established "Cricket versus Sports" league is not a 2-month long tournament. It's an age-long duel with apparent results. But, is cricket guilty?

If we look back, Cricket was not as big as it is now. Restricted within the allies of a colonized country, cricket was just a time pass. 36 years to Independence, but a famous singer (Lata Mangeshkar) had to arrange a charity musical show to gather prize money for the 1983 World Cup Winners.

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The image of Kapil lifting the World Cup trophy from the iconic Lord's balcony. Photo Collcted.

India gained some confidence since then. the biggest boost came after the win in the inaugurating T20 World Cup Win. 2007, 24the September, exactly 20 years back, the seed of the cash-rich league got sown. 

Indian Premier League, started in 2008, is the biggest source of money earning for BCCI. Keeping aside BCCI, the neighbouring cricketing nations have their cricket board more powerful than the other boards. But is this a fault of Cricket?

"Athletes" ignites the fire of "Cricket versus Sport" League

India won its second T20I World Cup after ending its 11 years of drought. The fans who were frustrated for a decade finally got one thing to celebrate. The Marine Drive got flooded with people. The Wankahde Stadium showed all its suppresed love to the team.

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The Indian team received a grand welcome at the  Mumbai's Marine Drive that was followed by a felicitation ceremony at the Wankhede Stadium. AP

Felicitations came from their respective state governments. BCCI provided a huge lump of prize money to the players and the support staff.

But this has triggered athletes from different sports. Names like Chirag Shetty and Saina Nehwal came into the limelight criticizing the sport. When Shetty wanted equal recognition for India's win in the last Uber Cup, Saina went a step ahead. Her view was simple- people wouldn't even hate cricket even if she did so. But, why would someone hate cricket?

This is not a once or twice-told story. This widespread competition with cricket is not new. But is cricket a foe to other sports? Here are a few stories of "influence" and "idolization" in the recent past, not only from India but from neighbors too.

Sri Lanka Cricket funded CWG participating athletes.

Palitha Bandara recorded a distance of 44.20 meters and won the silver medal for Sri Lanka. Photo collected- sportzpoint.com
Palitha Bandara recorded a distance of 44.20 meters and won the silver medal for Sri Lanka. Photo collected

The pre-2022 Commonwealth Games has seen an economic crisis in Sri Lanka. Not just economic, but the life on the island was distressed. The then Prime Minister Rajadhakshya fled from the country. Sri Lanka since its independence faced their record crisis.

The country fell short of food and fuel. The pandemic had already hit the Sports authorities. The crisis increased the hardships. They ran out of money. The situation was so pathetic that the boards couldn't manage transport to send the accessories to the athletes

At a point, the country thought of withdrawing its name from the Birmingham CWG. But at that very moment, Sri Lanka Cricket stepped in.

The board contributed 22 million Sri Lankan Rupees to the athletes participating. They hosted Australia and gathered the amount, despite the fears of the crowd ruining it.

Cricket Sri Lanka tried to cover all the funds. However, the athletes still had limited athleisure. CWG authorities too came in help for the athletes. Sri Lanka finished the CWG Campaign with four medals (one silver and three bronze).

Pakistan Cricket Board- the unsung sponsor for Arshad Nadeem

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Arshad Nadeem Won the gold medal for Pakistan, at Paris Olympics. Photo coutesy: Olympics

The Paris Olympics Gold medallist Arshad Nadeem was initially an age-group cricket player, His focus later shifted to javelin through which Pakistan got its first medal after 1992.

Arshad Nadeem registered a monstrous throw of 92.97 metres sealing the gold for his country. Earlier he won the silver at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, Budapest, with a throw of 87.82 meters. He gave Pakistan’s first-ever medal at the World Athletics Championships.

But what did Pakistan give him? ignorance! The Commonwealth champion earlier expressed that he has been using a javelin for the last 8 years. His bosom friend and admirer Neeraj Chopra from India tweeted, urging the Pakistan Government to buy Nadeem news javelins.

Nadeem hails from Punjab's Miyan Channu village. Struggling themselves, the villagers funded him for his Olympic campaign. Added, that it was the Pakistan Cricket Bard who sponsored him.

PCB also financed Nadeem and his coach Salman Fayyaz Butt's air tickets.

Read also: A Bronze costs just USD 100: Trembling Future of Pakistan Hockey Team

BCCI's baby steps for Olympians

Earlier BCCI secretary Jay Shah announced financial aid for the Olympians.BCCI granted Rs. 8.5 Crores (approximately $1.03 million) to the Indian Olympic Association for their Olympics campaign.

Recently a new NCA (National Cricket Academy) is near completion. The old existing facilities at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in the city center will be upgraded to a multi-sport training facility.

Apart from the cricketers, it will open doors for the Olympians too. NCA will have new facilities that will let them train there.

The new facilities will have World-Class Playing Grounds will have:

  • 45 Practice Pitches: A variety of pitches to cater to different training needs.
  • Indoor Cricket Facilities: For year-round practice and skill development.
  • Olympic-Sized Swimming Pool: To aid in recovery and cross-training for athletes.
  • State-of-the-Art Training and Recovery Facilities: Equipped with the latest sports science technology to help athletes maintain peak physical condition and recover efficiently from injuries.

Cricketer- "athlete" collaboration

When one section came forward criticizing the fame, the other one took it handy to make their own.

Mahi's influence

Speaking about Swapnil Kusale, he himself mentioned that he doesn't follow any other sport apart from shooting. But he follows Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Kusale, who is an Indian Railways employee is a ticket checker like Dhoni. It took him 12 years to feature in the Olympics. And take India's first ever 10m Rifle position 3 medal. The Asian Games Champion accepted that MS's calm personality helps him to stay calm in chaos.

The Kohli aggression

One of the biggest heartbreak for any badminton fan was Lakshya Sen's exit from the Olympics without a medal. The Chinese Lee Zii Jia shattered Sen's bronze medal dream. 

But Sen's popularity is still unmatched in the sports arena. Even though he is "big," he still wants to "be the Virat Kohli of Indian badminton in coming years." In "The Ranveer Show" podcast he expressed his admiration for Kohli.

The other name that comes in the list is Nitesh Kumar. The Olympic Champion in the Men's Singles SL3 category is a Kohli fan. His winning celebration had some glimpses of Kohli's aggression.

But Nitesh's love for Kohli is not limited to celebrations. After succumbing to a deadly injury in Vizag, he started upgrading his badminton skills. Not only that, he delved himself into fitness, inspired by the 2013 version of Kohli.

The Wall looks upon The Wall

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P.R Sreejesh celebrated in his unique style after winning the bronze medal at paris. (Reuters Photo)

Soon after retirement, Indian Men's Hockey team goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh was assigned to train the junior hockey team. The two-time Olympic Bronze medallist was delighted to get this role. he not only talked about the future prospects but did mentioned about Rahul Dravid.

"The Wall" of Indian Hockey looked upon "The Wall" of Indian Cricket when it came to coaching. The way Dravid devoted himself to training the cricketing juniors, Seejesh is looking forward to doing the same for his sports.

Read also: Hockey India decides to retire jersey No. 16 in honor of goalkeeper PR Sreejesh

Cricket is another sport

The 2028 Olympics will feature Cricket after 128 years. The brand value of Virat Kohli played a pivotal role in the addition of cricket. But as Sunil Chhetri, the Indian former captain of Indian Football once said, Cricket excelling is great for that country. Then, how does that justify other sports not getting the "love" cricket gets?

How does that justify Chirag Shetty repeatedly slipping down on the court, in the Olympics quarterfinal, having his partner Sattwikraj Rankireddy as the lone warrior? 

How does that justify the associations not getting enough funds and definitely investing to find talent?

How does that justify archers failing to read the wind in bigger stages?

It's an open-ended question. Is it cricket the enemy, or the system? Is cricket actually an enemy or a friend in need?

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China Open 2024: Malvika Bansod enters Super 1000 quarterfinals for the first time by defeating top seed Kirsty Gilmour

The 23-year-old badminton player achieved this victory a day after defeating the Paris Olympics 2024 bronze medalist Gregoria Mariska Tunjung of Indonesia. However, Malvika Bansod is the only Indian shuttler left in the competition.

Sep 19, 2024, 10:17 AM2 min read

China Open 2024: Malvika Bansod enters Super 1000 quarterfinals for the first time by defeating top seed Kirsty Gilmour

Indian badminton player Malvika Bansod continued her brilliant form and entered the Super 1000 quarter-finals for the first time by winning a tough match against her higher ranked opponent Kirsty Gilmour at the China Open 2024 in Changzhou on Thursday.

Also Read: India at Paralympics: Medals by every edition

Malvika Bansod, BWF ranking 43rd, toiled hard for one hour and five minutes before defeating two-time Commonwealth Games medalist and world number 25 Gilmour of Scotland 21-17 19-21 21-16 in the women's singles round-of-16 match.

Earlier defeated Paris Olympics bronze medalist

The 23-year-old player achieved this victory a day after defeating the Paris Olympics 2024 bronze medalist Gregoria Mariska Tunjung of Indonesia. 

However, Malvika Bansod, the only Indian shuttler left in the competition, faces a tough challenge as she will face fourth seed and two-time world champion Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the last eight stage.

Although the Japanese shuttler has won both the matches against Malvika, the Indian shuttler came close to defeating  Yamaguchi and she is hopeful that she will be able to register victory this time.

Malvika's sensational performance in pre-quarterfinals

In the opening game against Gilmour, Malvika was down 11-5 at the break. The Indian shuttler brought down the deficit to two points at 16-14 and then won seven of the next eight points to go one game up in the contest. Gilmour, drew on her experience to mount a comeback and close a tight second game.

Malvika surged to an eight-point lead at 10-2 in the decider. She later extended her advantage to 20-11. Gilmour fought back with five consecutive points to make it 20-16 but the late fightback proved too little for Malvika, who comfortably sealed her spot in the quarter-finals.

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India at Paralympics 2024: Day 3 LIVE Updates | Rubina Francis wins India's fifth medal at the Paralympics 2024

After the Paris Olympics in 2024, players started gathering in Paris for the Paralympic Games. Catch all the live actions of India at Paralympics 2024 Day 3 here at Sportzpoint.

Aug 31, 2024, 6:30 AM1 min read

Rubina Francis won Bronze medal in  in P2 - Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 event

Hello and welcome to Sportz Point's coverage of India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris.

Indian athletes will compete for the first time in Para-cycling, Para-judo, and Para-rowing in the Paralympic Games. Indian competitors will aim to surpass their previous record of 19 medals from the Tokyo Paralympics 2020. The competitors have already brought 4 medals to India including a gold.

On Day 2, Preeti Pal became India's first Paralympian medallist in a track event. She finished at 14.21 to grab the bronze medal in the Women’s 100m T35 finals. Manish Narwal won silver in the Men's 10m Air Pistol SH1 Final with 234.9 points at the Paralympics 2024 in Paris. 

Avani Lekhara won the gold medal in the Women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 category with a score of 249.7. She also made a Paralympic record. Mona Agarwal, on the other hand, won bronze in the women’s 10m air rifle standing final with a score of 228.7. 

This is Abishek Goswami and I'll be joined later by Payal Debnath and Koushik Biswas to bring you all the updates from the web desk. 

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Aug 31, 2024, 7:07 PM

Para Badminton | Nithya Sre Sivan loses in Women's Singles

Nithya Sre Sivan lost against Shuangbao Lin of China by 20-22 and 18-21 in the Women's Singles SH6 Group Play Stage.

Aug 31, 2024, 4:50 PM

Para-Archery | Sarita losses in the quarter-finals

More bad news for India as Sarita lost her quarter-final match against Turkey's Oznur Girdi Cure by 145-140 in the Women's Individual Compound event. 

Aug 31, 2024, 4:32 PM

Para-Archery | Sheetal Devi bows out from Women's Individual Compound Open 1/8 round

After breaking the 700 barrier in the ranking round, India's star para-archer Sheetal Devi bowed out in the 1/8 elimination round of the Women's Individual Compound by 137-138 against Mariana Zuniga of Chile.

Aug 31, 2024, 4:29 PM

Para-Archery | Sarita won in Women's Individual 1/8 round

Sarita defeated Elonara Sarti of Italy in the Women's Individual Compound 1/8 round by 141-135. She moves to the next round tonight against Turkey's Onzur Girdi Cure.

Aug 31, 2024, 4:24 PM

Para-Shooting | Rubina Francis wins India's fifth medal

Rubina Francis wins India's fifth medal at the Paralympics 2024 - sportzpoint.com

 

Medal no. 5 for India as Rubina Francis wins bronze medal in P2 - Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 with 211.1 points.

Aug 31, 2024, 11:44 AM

Para-Badminton | Manisha Ramadass loses

Manisha Ramadass lost 15-21, 7-21 against China’s Yang Qui Xia in their Women’s Singles SU5 Group C match.

 

Manisha will now play in the quarterfinals. 

Aug 31, 2024, 11:25 AM

Para-Shooting | Rubina Francis makes it to the finals

Rubina Francis performed brilliantly and qualified for the final by finishing seventh in the women's 10m air pistol SS1 qualification. Rubina scored 556 in the qualification.

 

The shooters who are in the top eight have qualified for the final.

 

The medal match of this event will be played from 6:15 PM today. 

Aug 31, 2024, 11:22 AM

Para-Badminton | Manisha Ramadass loses first game

Manisha Ramadass lost 15-21 in the first game of her Women’s Singles SU5 Group C match against China’s Yang Qui Xia.

 

Aug 31, 2024, 10:35 AM

Para-Badminton | Tarun fails to qualify for semifinals

Tarun Dhillon loses 21-7, 21-16 against France’s Lucas Mazur and fails to make the semifinals in the Men’s Singles SL4 category.

Aug 31, 2024, 10:33 AM

One medal is confirmed for India

India to get a guaranteed medal in para badminton (Men’s Singles SL4 category) because Sukant Kadam and Suhas Yathiraj both have reached the semifinals.

 

So, a bronze medal is guaranteed. 

Aug 31, 2024, 10:29 AM

Para-Badminton | Sukant Kadam in semi-finals

Another Indian badminton player, Sukant Kadam reached the semi-finals by winning the group stage match of the men's singles SL4 event. 

 

Sukant defeated Siripong Teamarrom of Thailand 21-12, 21-12.

Aug 31, 2024, 9:11 AM

Para Cycling | Arshad Shaikh fails to qualify for finals

Arshad Shaikh, who completed in the qualification round of the Men’s C1-3 1000m, is now 11th in the standings and will not qualify for the finals. Arshad took a time of 1:02:377. 

 

The players finishing in the top six positions in this event qualify for the finals.

Aug 31, 2024, 9:07 AM

Para-Badminton | Nitesh Kumar wins against Mongkhon Bunsun

Nitesh Kumar, who has already qualified for the semifinals, cruises to a 21-13, 21-14 win against Mongkhon Bunsun in their Group A match in the Men’s Singles SL3 category. 

 

Aug 31, 2024, 9:02 AM

Para-Shooting | Swaroop could not qualify for the final

Indian para shooter Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar finished 14th in the men's 10m Air Rifle SH1 qualification with 613.4 points and could not make it to the finals.

 

In this event, only the top eight shooters qualify for the final, but Swaroop missed doing so. 

 

Swaroop was a medal contender and had narrowly missed out on a medal in Tokyo.

Aug 31, 2024, 8:57 AM

Para-Cycling | Jyoti Gaderiya misses the final

Indian woman para cyclist Jyoti Gaderiya finished 11th in C1-3 500m time trial qualifying with a timing of 52.098s and missed out on a place in the final. 

 

The athletes finishing in the top six in this event qualify for the finals.

Aug 31, 2024, 8:55 AM

Para-Shooting | Swaroop's qualification match begins

India's para shooter Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar has come out to challenge in the men's 10 meter air rifle standing SH1 qualification. 

 

Swaroop was successful in reaching the finals in Tokyo where he missed out on a medal by finishing fourth. However, this time there will be hopes of a medal from him.

Aug 31, 2024, 8:46 AM

Para-Badminton | Mandeep Kaur wins women's singles match

Women badminton player Mandeep Kaur made a brilliant comeback and won the singles SL3 group stage match. With this win, Mandeep qualifies for quarterfinals.

 

Mandeep defeated Celine Aurelie Vinot of Australia 21-23, 21-10, 21-17. 

 

Mandeep had lost the first game, but he made a good comeback in the next two games and won the match.

Aug 31, 2024, 8:43 AM

Para-Badminton | Mandeep made a comeback in the second game

After losing the first game, Mandeep came back and won the second game from Celine 21-10. 

 

At present the match between the two players is going equally.

Aug 31, 2024, 8:42 AM

Para-Badminton | Mandeep lost the first game

Mandeep lost the first game against Celine 23-21. 

 

The Indian para athlete had made a good start, but the Australian player came back to take the game and take the lead.

Aug 31, 2024, 8:39 AM

Para-Badminton | Mandeep Kaur's match starts

Female para badminton player Mandeep Kaur's match with Celine Aurelie Vinot in the women's singles SL3 category has started. 

 

With the start of Mandeep's match, the Indian campaign started on the third day of the Games. 

 

India had won four medals, including one gold, on the second day of the Paris Paralympics.

Aug 31, 2024, 6:32 AM

Day 3 (August 31) Schedule

Para-Badminton 

  • Women's Singles SL3 Group Play Stage Group -Mandeep Kaur vs Céline Vinot (Australia) - 12:00 PM
  • Men's Singles SL3 Group Play Stage Group A - Kumar Nitesh vs Mongkhon Bunsun (Thailand) - 1:20 PM
  • Men's Singles SL3 Group Play Stage Group A - Manoj Sarkar vs Yang Jianyuan (China) - 2:00 PM
  • Men's Singles SL4 Group Play Stage Group B - Sukant Kadam vs Siripong Teamarrom (Thailand) - 2:40 PM
  • Men's Singles SL4 Group Play Stage Group D - Tarun Dhillon vs Lucas Mazur (France) - 3:20 PM
  • Women's Singles SU5 Group Play Stage Group C - Manisha Ramadass vs Yang Qiuxia (China) - 4:00 PM

Shooting Para Sport

  • R1 Men's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Qualification - Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar - 1:00 PM
  • P2 Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 Qualification - Rubina Francis - 3:30 PM

Para Cycling Track

  • Women's C1-3 500m Time Trial Qualifying - Jyoti Gaderiya - 1:30 PM
  • Men's C1-3 1000m Time Trial Qualifying - Arshad Shaikh - 1:49 PM 

Para Rowing 

  • PR2 Mixed Double Sculls Repechages - Indian Team - 2:20 PM

Para-Archery 

  • Women's Individual Compound Open 1/8 Elimination - Sarita Devi vs Eleonora Sarti (Italy) - 7:00 PM
  • Women's Individual Compound Open 1/8 Elimination - Sheetal Devi vs Mariana Zúñiga (Chile) - 8:59 PM

Para-Athletics 

  • Men's Javelin Throw F57 Final - P Kumar - 1:30 PM

Aug 31, 2024, 6:31 AM

Where to watch the Paris Paralympics 2024 in India?

The Paris Paralympics 2024 will be televised via the Sports 18 Network in India across both SD and HD channels. Users can also watch the competition live on the JioCinema app.

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