New Delhi: Indian action on Day 3 will see India’s number 1 Para Archer Sheetal Devi battling it out in the middle against Mariana Zuniga of Chile. The Indian Paralympic contingent got its first medal from shooting. Naturally, heading into the third day, Rubina Francis and Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar will have a lot of responsibility to bring back more medals in the same sport.
Paris Paralympics- Day 3 (August 31st) Schedule
Para Badminton
- 12 PM: Mandeep Kaur vs Celine Aurelie Vinot (Australia)- Women’s Singles SL3 Group Stage
- 1:20 PM: Nitesh Kumar vs Mongkhon Bunsun (Thailand)- Men’s Singles SL3 Group Stage
- 2 PM: Manoj Sarkar vs Jianyuan Yang (China)- Men’s Singles SL3 Group Stage
- 2:40 PM: Sukant Kadam vs Siripong Teamarrom (Thailand)- Men’s Singles SL4 Group Stage
- 3:20 PM: Tarun vs Lucas Mazur (France)- Men’s Singles SL4 Group Stage
- 4 PM: Manisha Ramadass vs Qiu Xia Yang (China)- Women’s Singles SU5 Group Stage
Day 3 of the #ParisParalympics2024 and plenty of mouth-watering action for Indian fans to look forward to.
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Para Shooting
- 1 PM: Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar- Men’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 (Qualification)
- 3:30 PM: Rubina Francis- Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 (Qualification)
- 3:45 PM: Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar- Men’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Final*
- 6:15 PM: Rubina Francis- Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 Final*
Para Cycling Track
- 1:30 PM: Jyoti Gaderiya- Women’s C1-3 500m Time Trial (Qualifying)
- 1:49 PM: Arshad Shaik- Men’s C1-3 1000m Time Trial (Qualifying)
Para Rowing
- 2:40 PM: Anita/Narayana Konganapalle- PR3 Mixed Double Sculls Repechages
Para Archery
- 7 PM: Sarita vs Eleonora Sarti (Italy) in Women’s Individual Compound Open 1/8 Elimination
- 8:59 PM: Sheetal Devi vs Mariana Zuniga (Chile) in Women’s Individual Compound Open 1/8 Elimination
Para Athletics
- 10:30 PM: Parveen Kumar- Men’s Javelin Throw F57 (Final)
*Subject to Qualification
#Scheduled for Next Day (i.e. 1st September)
Medal Tally
At the end of Day 2 of the Paris Paralympics 2024, China is still at the top of the medal table. Meanwhile, India has opened its account in the Paris Paralympics with the first gold medal in shooting won by Avni Lekhara.
| Rank | Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 12 | 9 | 4 | 25 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | Brazil | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 6 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | France | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Colombia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Tunisia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |