India had a good outing on Sunday as Nishad Kumar and Preethi Pal bagged medals for the country. While Nishad clinched a silver in the Men’s High Jump T47 final at Paris Paralympics 2024, Preethi won a bronze in the bronze medal in Women’s 200m T35 event. Preethi became the first-ever Indian sprinter to win two medals at Paralympics. She had earlier bagged a bronze in Women’s 100m T35 class. India will be winning more medals on the following day, that is Monday, as badminton stars Suhas Yathiraj, Nitesh Kumar and Thulasimathi Murugesan will be competing in their respective gold medal matches.
India’s September 2 Schedule at Paris Paralympics 2024 –
12:30 – Para Shooting – P3 – Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 Qualification Precision – Nihal Singh, Amir Ahmad Bhat
13:30 – Para Athletics – Men’s Discus Throw – F56 Final – Yogesh Kathuniya
Not before 13:40 – Para Badminton – Mixed Doubles SH6 Bronze Medal Match – Sivarajan Solaimalai/Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan vs Subhan/Rina Marlina (INA)
Not before 15:30 – Para Badminton – Men’s Singles SL3 Gold Medal Match – Nitesh Kumar vs Daniel Bethell (GBR)
16:30 – Para Shooting – P3 – Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 Qualification Rapid – Nihal Singh, Amir Ahmad Bhat
20:00 onwards – Para Badminton – Women’s Singles SU5 Medal Matches – Thulasimathi Murugesan (gold medal match), Manisha Ramadass (bronze medal match)
20:15 – Para Shooting – P3 – Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 Final – Nihal Singh, Amir Ahmad Bhat (Subject to qualification)
20:40 – Para Archery – Mixed Team Compound Open Quarterfinals – Sheetal Devi/Rakesh Kumar
21:40 onwards – Para Archery – Mixed Team Compound Open Semifinals – Sheetal Devi/Rakesh Kumar (Subject to qualification)
21:40 – Para Badminton – Men’s Singles SL4 Gold Medal Match – Suhas Yathiraj vs Lucas Mazur (FRA)
21:40 – Para Badminton – Men’s Singles SL4 Bronze Medal Match – Sukant Kadam vs Fredy Setiawan (INA)
Not before 11:50 – Para Badminton – Women’s Singles SH6 Bronze Medal Match – Nithya Sre Sivan vs Marlina Rina (INA)
22:30 – Para Athletics – Men’s Javelin Throw – F64 Final – Sumit Antil, Sandip Sanjay Sargar, Sandeep
22:34 – Para Athletics – Women’s Discus Throw – F53 Final – Kanchan Lakhani
22:35 onwards – Para Archery – Mixed Team Compound Open Medal Rounds – Sheetal Devi/Rakesh Kumar (Subject to qualification)
23:50 – Para Athletics – Women’s 400m – T20 Round 1 – Deepthi Jeevanji
