New Delhi: Indian action at the Paralympics on Day 5 will see Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Sumit Antil try to defend his gold medal (in Men’s Javelin Throw F64) in the Paris Paralympics. Apart from javelin, the Indian Para-Badminton contingent will be in action as they look to win the coveted silverware.
Para Shooting
- 12:30 PM- Nihal Singh, Amir Ahmad Bhat- Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 Qualification Precision
- 4:30 PM- Nihal Singh, Amir Ahmad Bhat- Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 Qualification Rapid
- 8:15 PM- Nihal Singh, Amir Ahmad Bhat- Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 Final*
Para Athletics
- 1:30 PM- Yogesh Kathuniya- Men’s Discus Throw F56 Final
- 10:30 PM- Sumit Antil, Sandip Sanjay Sargar, Sandeep- Men’s Javelin Throw F64 Final
- 10:34 PM- Kanchan Lakhani- Women’s Discus Throw F53 Final
- 11:50 PM- Deepthi Jeevanji- Women’s 400m T20 (R 1)
Para Archery
- 8:40 PM- Sheetal Devi/Rakesh Kumar- Mixed Team Compound Open Quarterfinals
- 9:40 onwards- Sheetal Devi/Rakesh Kumar- Mixed Team Compound Open Semifinals*
- 10:35 onwards- Sheetal Devi/Rakesh Kumar- Mixed Team Compound Open Medal Rounds*
Para Badminton
- 1:40 PM onwards- Sivarajan Solaimalai/Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan vs Subhan/Rina Marlina (Indonesia)- Mixed Doubles SH6 Bronze Medal Match
- 3:30 PM onwards- Nitesh Kumar vs Daniel Bethell (Great Britain)- Men’s Singles SL3 Gold Medal Match
- 8 PM onwards- Thulasimathi Murugesan- Women’s Singles SU5 Gold Medal Match
- 8 PM onwards- Manisha Ramadass- Women’s Singles SU5 Bronze Medal Match
- 9:40 PM- Men’s Singles SL4 Gold Medal Match- Suhas Yathiraj vs Lucas Mazur (France)
- 9:40 PM- Sukant Kadam vs Fredy Setiawan (Indonesia)- Men’s Singles SL4 Bronze Medal Match
- 11:50 PM onwards- Nithya Sre Sivan vs Marlina Rina (Indonesia)- Women’s Singles SH6 Bronze Medal Match
* Subject to qualification
# Scheduled to take next day (i.e. 3rd September)
Medal Tally
At the end of Day 4 of the Paris Paralympics 2024, China is still at the top of the medal table with a whopping 71 medals. Meanwhile, India is placed in the 27th position with 7 medals (1 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze).
| Rank | Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 33 | 27 | 11 | 71 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 23 | 12 | 8 | 43 |
| 3 | United States | 8 | 11 | 8 | 27 |
| 4 | Brazil | 8 | 4 | 15 | 27 |
| 5 | France | 6 | 9 | 11 | 26 |
| 6 | Australia | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | Italy | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 9 | Uzbekistan | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |