India at Paralympics 2024: Day 6 LIVE Updates | Avani Lekhara in 50m rifle 3P final; Pooja enters archery quarterfinals; Bhagyashree Jadhav fails to achieve medal; Mona Agarwal bows out

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

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 15 medals to India including 3 golds.

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Sep 03, 2024 15:44 IST
Para-Shooting | Avani Lekhara in final
Avani Lekhara has qualified for the women’s 50m rifle 3P SH1 final.
 
She finished 7th with a score of 1159 with 59 inner tens and an average score of 9.658. 
 
The final event will begin at 7:30 PM IST. 



Sep 03, 2024 16:44 IST
Para-Athletics | Bhagyashri Jadhav finishes at 5
India's Bhagyashri Jadhav finishes 5th with a best throw of 7.28 in the women’s shot put F34 final.
 
China, Poland, and Morocco take the top three spots respectively.



Sep 03, 2024 15:41 IST
Para-Archery| Pooja enters quarterfinal
The Indian archer, Pooja beat Turkiye’s Yagmur Sengul 6-0 in the women’s recurve open 1/8 elimination. 
 
with this win, Pooja made it to the quarterfinal which will take place later in the day.



Sep 03, 2024 15:39 IST
Para-Shooting | Avani Lekhara finishes standing series in 7th
Avani Lekhara has completed her standing series in 7th, with an average of 9.658.
 
If it stays this way, Lekhara will make the women's 50m 3 positions final.



Sep 03, 2024 15:36 IST
Para-Athletics | Bhagyashree Jadhav fails to achieve medal
Bhagyashree Jadhav will not be winning a medal in the women's shot put F34 final. 
 
Poland's Lucyna Kornobys goes into 2nd place with a throw of 8.33m, and pushes Bhagyashree to fourth.



Sep 03, 2024 15:35 IST
Para-Shooting | Mona Agarwal bows out
Mona Agarwal has completed all her shots in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions qualification round. She finishes with an average of 9.558 and is currently 13th, and bows out.
 
Mona will not qualify for the final, as there are already 8 shooters above her who have completed their set and scored higher.



Sep 03, 2024 14:58 IST
Para-Athletics | Bhagyashree Jadhav's personal best
Morocco's Saida Amoudi leaps to the top provisionally with a best throw of 7.80m with her last throw in the women's shot put F34 final.
 
Bhagyashree's personal best is the same as Amoudi's best today, 7.80m. The Paralympics record and world record is held by China's Lijuan Zou, will throw next. Her bests are over 9m.



Sep 03, 2024 14:55 IST
Para-Athletics | Bhagyashree Jadhav came into action
One of India's flagbearers in the Paralympics 2024 opening ceremony, Bhagyashree Jadhav is now in action in the women's shot put F34 final.
 
She will go third among the nine finalists.



Sep 03, 2024 14:54 IST
Para-Shooting | Avani Lekhara in 8th and Mona Agarwal in 15th
Avani Lekhara is in 8th and Mona Agarwal in 15th after the end of their respective prone series shots. 
 
Lekhara is hanging on to the last qualification spot, but Mona will need a massive last series.
 
Next, it will be the standing series of shots, which is the final series.



Sep 03, 2024 14:05 IST
Indian athletes came into action on the sixth day
The Indian Games began on the sixth day of the Paris Paralympics 2024 with the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Qualification.
 
India's Avani Lekhara, who has won the gold medal, is present at this event. Apart from this, Mona Agarwal will also have action.



Sep 03, 2024 14:01 IST
India at Paralympics 2024: Medals India won so far
Indian para shuttler Nithya Sre Sivan earned a bronze in the SH6 category on Tuesday at the Paris Paralympics 2024. Nithya's bronze took India’s paralympics medal count on the fifth day of the games to eight, including five in badminton.
 
Meanwhile, Indian archery duo Rakesh Kumar and Sheetal Devi clinched the Bronze medal in the Mixed Team Compound event with a 156-155 win over Eleonora Sarti and Matteo Bonnacina of Italy.



Sep 03, 2024 13:58 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.