India at Paralympics 2024: Day 2 Highlights | Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal open India’s medal account; Preeti Pal becomes India's first Paralympian medalist in track event; Manish Narwal wins silver in 10m air pistol SH1 final

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India at Paralympics 2024: What happened on Day 2?

A great 2nd day for India in the Paralympics 2024 in Paris. Preeti Pal becomes India's first Paralympian medallist in a track event. She finished with a time of 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. 

India also witnessed some heartbreaks. The para-archer Shyam Sundar lost in a close game. Para-shuttler Sivarajan Solaimalai lost in the Men’s Singles SH6 Group A against Chu Man Kai of Hong Kong.  

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Here is the highlight of Day 2...

Aug 30, 2024 20:05 IST
Para Shooting: Silver medal for Manish Narwal
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India's Manish Narwal won the silver medal in P1 - Men's 10m Air Pistol SH1 Final with 234.9 points at the Paralympics 2024 in Paris. #Paralympic2024 #Paralympics #Shooting pic.twitter.com/Tj1djeCtJK
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Aug 30, 2024 17:02 IST
Para-Athletics | Preeti Pal becomes India's first Paralympian medallist in track event

Preeti Pal finishes with a time of 14.21 to grab a bronze medal in the Women’s 100m T35 finals. 
 
With this, she becomes the first Paralympian medallist for India in a track event in the history of the Paralympics.
 
This time of 14.21 is also Preethi’s personal best. 



Aug 30, 2024 16:14 IST
Para-Shooting | Avani Lekhara wins gold, Mona wins bronze
Avani Lekhara has won a gold medal at the Women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 category with a score of 249.7. Avani has also made a Paralympic record.
 
Mona Agarwal, on the other hand, wins bronze in the women’s 10m air rifle standing final with a score of 228.7



Aug 30, 2024 22:59 IST
Heartbreak for Sivarajan
After a brilliant comeback in the second game, Sivarajan fails to win the third game and loses the match 13-21, 21-18, 15-21.



Aug 30, 2024 22:46 IST
Heartbreak for Shyam and India!
Shyam loses. The Indian shot a 10 in his first attempt but his opponent’s 10 was a millimetre closer to the bull's eye and with this, the marksman from Thailand goes through. 



Aug 30, 2024 22:41 IST
Shyam heading towards the shoot-off
After round 5, the scores are tied at 138-138. Both para-archers will now get into shoot-off. 



Aug 30, 2024 22:34 IST
Shyam Sundar in lead
A comfortable 86-83 lead for Shyam Sundar Swami after End 3. It was a perfect round from the Indian archer as he is close to the Round of 16.



Aug 30, 2024 22:17 IST
Sivarajan loses the first game
Sivarajan Solaimalai loses the first game 13-21.



Aug 30, 2024 22:10 IST
Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan wins 2-0
Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan wins 2-0 in Para-Badminton Women’s Singles SH6 Group A against Cai Yi-Lin of Chinese Taipei.
The Indian para-shuttler wins the match 21-12, 21-19. 



Aug 30, 2024 22:05 IST
Nithya takes 1-0 lead
Nithya wins the first game 21-12. 



Aug 30, 2024 20:44 IST
Thulasimathi Murugesan wins 2-0 against Beatriz Monteiro
India’s para-shuttler Thulasimathi Murugesan wins 2-0 against Beatriz Monteiro of Portugal in Women’s Singles SU5 Group A.
Murugesan won 21-12, 21-8 in straight games. 



Aug 30, 2024 16:58 IST
Para-Cycling Track | Arshad Shaikh is in fifth position
India’s Arshad Shaikh currently in fifth with a finish time of 4:20:949 in the Men’s C2 3000 Individual Pursuit qualifying.
 
Arshad is out of medal contention. The riders with the two fastest times will race for Gold, the next two fastest riders will race for Bronze.



Aug 30, 2024 16:37 IST
Para-Rowing | Anita and Narayana Konganapalle finished fifth in Heat 1
The mixed doubles team of Anita and Narayana Konganapalle finished fifth in Heat 1 of the PR3 Mixed Doubles Sculls.



Aug 30, 2024 16:31 IST
Para-Archery | Sarita Devi qualifies for elimination round
Sarita Devi beats Malaysian Jannaton Abdul Jalil with a 138-124 scoreline to qualify for the Women’s Individual Compound Open 1/8 elimination. 



Aug 30, 2024 16:25 IST
Para-Shooting | Manish Narwal qualifies for 10m air pistol SH1 final
Manish Narwal qualified for the men’s 10m air pistol SH1 final with a score of 565.
 
Fellow Indian Rudransh Khandelwal misses the cut.



Aug 30, 2024 16:22 IST
Para-Badminton | Suhas Yathiraj wins Men’s Singles SL4 Group A match
Suhas Yathiraj won against South Korea’s Hwan Shin Kyung with a 26-24, 21-14 scoreline in their Men’s Singles SL4 Group A match. 



Aug 30, 2024 15:19 IST
Para Table Tennis | Bhavina and Sonalben lose their Women’s Doubles quarterfinal
Bhavina Patel and Sonalben Patel lost their Women’s Doubles WD10 quarterfinal against Korea’s Young A Jung and Sunghye Moon by a scoreline of 5-11, 6-11, 11-9, 6-11.



Aug 30, 2024 15:09 IST
Para-Badminton | Nitesh Kumar wins over Jianyuan Yang
Nitesh Kumar cruises to a straight-games win against China’s Jianyuan Yang.
 
Nitesh defeated Yang by a 21-5, 21-11 scoreline in their men’s singles SL3 Group A match. 
 
With this win, Nitesh qualified for the semifinals.



Aug 30, 2024 15:05 IST
Para-Badminton | Manoj loses the match
It is a straight-games loss for India’s Manoj Kumar.
 
He loses 19-21, 8-21 against Thailand’s Mongkhon Bunsun in the Men’s Singles SL3 Group A match. 



Aug 30, 2024 15:01 IST
Para-Shooting | Avani moved to top, Mona is in sixth
After the fifth series, Avani holds the top position with a score of 105.6.
 
Mona Agarwal finishes with 104.1 and slips to sixth but can still qualify for the final. 



Aug 30, 2024 14:57 IST
Para-Badminton | Manasi Joshi out of the tournament
Manasi had three game points but failed to capitalise as Ukrainian Oksana Kozyna wins two games on the trot and wins by a 10-21, 21-15, 23-21. 
 
With this loss, Manasi is out of the tournament. 



Aug 30, 2024 14:55 IST
Expectation of two medals in shooting
India's Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal have entered the finals in 10 meter air pistol. 
 
After completion of 6 series, Avani remained at second position and Mona at fifth position. The country is expecting a medal from these two.



Aug 30, 2024 14:52 IST
Para-Badminton | Manasi Joshi lost the second game
Manasi Joshi lost the second game by 15-21. The Indian shuttler had won the first game of the match by 21-10. 
 
Now the third game is being played between the two.



Aug 30, 2024 14:50 IST
Para-Badminton | Manasi Joshi won the first game
India's Manasi Joshi, playing Group A match of Women's Single SL3 of Para Badminton, beat Oksana Kozyna of Ukraine 21-10 in the first game. 
 
Now another game is being played between the two.



Aug 30, 2024 14:47 IST
Indian games started on the second day
Indian athletes have come into action on the second day in Paris Paralympics 2024.
 
The second day was started by shuttler Manasi Joshi, who is playing Group A match of Badminton Women's Singles SL3 against Oksana Kozyna of Ukraine.



Aug 30, 2024 09:22 IST
Day 2 (August 30) Schedule
Para-Badminton
• Women's Singles SL3 Group Play Stage Group A - Manasi Joshi vs Oksana Kozyna (Ukraine) - 12:00 PM
• Men's Singles SL4 Group Play Stage Group A - Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj vs Kyung Hwan Shin (South Korea) - 2:40 PM
• Women's Singles SL4 Group Play Stage Group C - Palak Kohli vs Leani Ratri Oktila (Indonesia) - 4:40 PM
• Men's Singles SL3 Group Play Stage Group A - Manoj Sarkar vs Mongkhon Bunsun (Thailand) - 1:20 PM
• Men's Singles SL3 Group Play Stage Group A - Kumar Nitesh vs Yang Jianyuan (China) - 2:00 PM
• Men's Singles SH6 Group Play Stage Group A - Sivarajan Solaimalai vs Chu Man-kai (Hong Kong) - 8:10 PM
• Men's Singles SH6 Group Play Stage Group B - Krishna Nagar vs Miles Krajewski (USA) - 10:50 PM
• Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Play Stage Group A - Thulasimathi Murugesan/Kumar Nitesh vs Faustine Noël/Lucas Mazur (France) - 12:10 AM
• Women's Singles SU5 Group Play Stage Group A - Thulasimathi Murugesan vs Beatriz Monteiro (Portugal) - 7:30 PM
• Women's Singles SH6 Group Play Stage Group A - Nithya Sre Sivan vs Cai Yi-lin (Chinese Taipei) - 8:50 PM
• Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Play Stage Group A - Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj/Palak Kohli vs Hikmat Ramdani/Leani Ratri Oktila (Indonesia) - 12:10 AM
• Mixed Doubles SH6 Group Play Stage Group B - Sivarajan Solaimalai/Nithya Sre Sivan vs Natthapong Meechai/Chai Saeyang (Thailand) - 1:30 AM
Shooting Para Sport
• R2 Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Qualification - Avani Lekhara & Mona Agarwal - 12:30 PM
• P1 Men's 10m Air Pistol SH1 Qualification - Rudransh Khandelwal & Manish Narwal - 2:45 PM
• R4 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 Qualification - Sriharsha Devaraddi - 5:00 PM
Para Athletics
• Women's Discus Throw F55 Final - Karamjyoti Dalal & Sakshi Kasana - 1:30 PM
• Women's 100m T35 Final - Preethi Pal - 4:45 PM
• Men's Shot Put F37 Final - Manu - 12:22 AM



Aug 30, 2024 09:21 IST
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