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

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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Sep 01, 2024 00:37 IST
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 22:20 IST
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 22:02 IST
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 21:59 IST
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 21:54 IST
Para-Shooting | Rubina Francis wins India's fifth medal

 
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 17:14 IST
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 16:55 IST
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 16:52 IST
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 16:05 IST
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 16:03 IST
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 15:59 IST
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 14:41 IST
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 14:37 IST
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 14:32 IST
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 14:27 IST
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 14:25 IST
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 14:16 IST
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 14:13 IST
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 14:12 IST
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 14:09 IST
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 12:02 IST
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 12:01 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.