Paris Paralympics 2024, Day 8: Team India schedule on September 5 - Events, timings, athletes and all you need to know
Team India has taken their medals tally to 24 in Paris - the best in a single edition of the Paralympics.
Paris Paralympics 2024, Day 8
Aiming to secure medals in every event they compete in, the Indian contingent made significant gains on Day 7 of the Paris 2024 Paralympics, adding four medals—including two golds—to the nation's tally, which now stands at 24.
Devendra Jhajharia, the chief of the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) and a celebrated Paralympian himself had stated 25 medals for the nation before the Games. With the 84-strong Indian team now just one medal short of this target, the prospect of achieving it is within reach.
Day 8 of the competition will feature several medal events, offering India a strong chance to surpass the 25-medal mark for the first time. This milestone would come three years after India recorded their first double-digit medal haul at the Paralympics. On the eighth day, Indian athletes will compete in para shooting, para judo, para archery, para-athletics, and para powerlifting.
Team India's schedule for the Paris Paralympics 2024 in IST - September 5, 2024 (Thursday)
Para-Shooting – 1:00 PM IST – Sidharatha Babu, Mona Agarwal in R6 Mixed 50m Prone SH1
Para-Judo – 1:30 PM IST – Kokila in 48kg J1 qualification
Para-Judo – 1:30 PM IST – Kapil Parmar in 60kg J1 qualification
Para-Archery – 1:50 PM IST – Pooja and Harvinder Singh in Mixed Team Recurve Open 1/8 Elimination
Para-Shooting – 3:15 PM IST – Sidharatha Babu, Mona Agarwal in R6 Mixed 50m Prone SH1 Final (If Qualified)
Para-Athletics – 3:21 PM IST – Simran in Women's 100m T12 semi-finals
Para-Archery – 6:30 PM IST – Pooja and Harvinder Singh in Mixed Team Recurve Open Quarterfinal (If Qualified)
Para-Judo – 7:30 PM IST – Kapil Parmar in 60kg J1 final block (If Qualified)
Para-Judo – 7:30 PM IST – Kokila in 48kg J1 final block (If Qualified)
Para-Archery – 7:50 PM IST – Pooja and Harvinder Singh in Mixed Team Recurve Open Semifinal (If Qualified)
Para-Archery – 8:45 PM IST – Pooja and Harvinder Singh in Mixed Team Recurve Open Bronze Medal Match (If Qualified)
Para-Archery – 9:05 PM IST – Pooja and Harvinder Singh in Mixed Team Recurve Open Gold Medal Match (If Qualified)
Powerlifting – 10:05 PM IST – Ashok in Men's up to 65kg Final
Para-Athletics – 10:47 PM IST – Simran in Women's 100m T12 final (If Qualified)
Para-Athletics – 11:49 PM IST – Arvind in Men's shot put F35 Final