New Delhi: Day 8 of the Paris Paralympics 2024 will see the Indian Judokas Kokila and Kapil in action as they look to win medals for their country. Meanwhile, gold medalist Harvinder Singh will also be in action as he looks to clinch one more in the Mixed Team Recurve Open. Singh will be accompanied by Pooja for the event. The Indian duo is set to take on the Australian pairing of Amanda Jennings and Taymon Kenton-Smith.
On the other hand, Simran will spearhead the Indian challenge in Women’s 100m T12 while Arvind will be the lone competitor from India in the Men’s Shot Put F35 Final.
Paris Paralympics Day 8
Para Shooting
- 1 PM- Sidhartha Babu, Mona Agarwal- Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification (R6)
- 3:15 PM- Sidhartha Babu, Mona Agarwal- Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 Final (R6)*
Para Judo
- 1:30 PM onwards- Kokila- Women 48 kg J2 Preliminary Rounds
- 1:30 PM onwards- Kapil Parmar- Men 60 kg J1 Preliminary Rounds
- 7:30 PM- Kokila- Women 48 kg J2 Final*
- 7:30 PM- Kapil Parmar- Men 60 kg J1 Final*
Para Archery
- 1:50 PM- Mixed Team Recurve Open, 1/8 Elimination- Pooja/Harvinder Singh vs Amanda Jennings/Taymon Kenton-Smith (Australia)
- 6:30 PM- Pooja/Harvinder Singh- Mixed Team Recurve Open (Quarterfinal)*
- 7:50 PM- Pooja/Harvinder Singh- Mixed Team Recurve Open (Semifinal)*
- 8:45 PM- Pooja/Harvinder Singh- Mixed Team Recurve Open (Medal Rounds)*
Para Athletics
- 3:10 PM- Simran- Women’s 100m T12 Semifinals
- 10:47 PM- Simran- Women’s 100m T12 Final*
- 11:49 PM- Arvind- Men’s Shot Put F35 Final
Para Powerlifting
- 10:05 PM- Ashok- Men’s up to 65kg Final
* Subject to qualification
# Scheduled to take next day (i.e. 3rd September)
Medal Tally
At the end of Day 7 of the Paris Paralympics 2024, China is still at the top of the medal table with a whopping 135 medals. Meanwhile, India is placed in the 13th position with 24 medals (5 gold, 9 silver, 10 bronze).
| Rank | Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 62 | 46 | 27 | 135 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 33 | 25 | 16 | 74 |
| 3 | United States | 25 | 26 | 12 | 63 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 167 | 7 | 5 | 28 |
| 5 | France | 15 | 17 | 18 | 50 |
| 6 | Brazil | 15 | 15 | 27 | 57 |
| 7 | Ukraine | 13 | 18 | 21 | 52 |
| 8 | Italy | 13 | 10 | 23 | 46 |
| 9 | Australia | 11 | 12 | 18 | 41 |
| 10 | Spain | 7 | 8 | 17 | 32 |