The Indian contingent got their Paris Paralympics 2024 underway on Thursday with a statement performance from archer Sheetal Devi, who registered a season-best to come in second in the Women’s Individual Compound Open Ranking Round to move into the 1/8 elimination round.
The badminton unit had encouraging results as well as star players Sukant Kadam, Nitesh Kumar, Thulasimathi Murugesen, Shivaraj Solaimalai, Tarun Dhillon all posted wins to move into the subsequent rounds of their respective events.
However, there was disappointment for the nation as the day’s lone cyclist Jyoti Gaderiya finished her qualifier event 10th and missed out on progress, while Taekwondo athlete Aruna was handed a humbling defeat.
India at the Paris Paralympics, August 29 (Thursday):
Para Badminton – Nitesh Kumar/Murugesan Thulasimathi beat Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj/Palak Kohli in Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Play Stage 21-14, 21-17.
Para-Badminton – Sivarajan Solaimalai/SIVAN Nithya Sre Sumathy beat Miles Krajewski/Jayci Simon (USA) in Mixed Doubles SH6 Group Play Stage 21-23, 21-11.
Para-Badminton – Mandeep Kaur vs Mariam Eniola Bolaji (Nigeria) in Women’s Singles SL3 Group Play Stage
Para Badminton – Manasi Joshi vs Qonitah Ikhtiar Syakuroh (Indonesia) in Women’s Singles SL3 Group Play Stage
Para Badminton – Sukant Kadam beat Mhd Amin Burhanuddin (Malaysia) in Men’s Singles SL4 Group Play Stage 17-21, 21-15, 22-20.
Para-Taekwondo – Aruna Tanwar lost to Nurcihan Ekinci (Turkey) in Women K44 -47kg Round of 16, 0-19.
Para Badminton – Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj beat Hikmat Ramdani (Indonesia) in Men’s Singles SL4 Group Play Stage 21-7, 21-5.
Para-Badminton – Tarun beat Rogerio Junior Xavier de Oliveira (Brazil) in Men’s Singles SL4 Group Play Stage 21-17, 21-19.
Para-Badminton – Nitesh Kumar beat Manoj Sarkar in Men’s Singles SL3 Group Play Stage 21-13, 18-21, 21-18
Para Cycling Track – Jyoti Gaderiya finished 10th and failed to qualify Women’s C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit Qualifying.
Para Archery – Sheetal Devi finished second to qualify for the 1/8 elimination round, and Sarita finished 9th to qualify for the 1/16 elimination round in the Women’s Individual Compound Open Ranking Round.
Para Archery – Harvinder Singh finished 9th to qualify for the 1/16 elimination round in the Men’s Individual Recurve Open Ranking Round.
Para-Badminton – Palak Kohli beat Milena Surreau (France) in Women’s Singles SL4 Group Play Stage 21-12, 21-14.
Para-Badminton – Thulasimathi Murugesan beat Rosa Efomo de Marco (Italy) in Women’s Singles SU5 Group Play Stage 21-9, 21-11.
Para-Badminton – Manisha Ramadass beat Maud Lefort (France) in Women’s Singles SU5 Group Play Stage 8-21, 21-6, 21-19.
Para-Badminton – Sivarajan Solaimalai beat Subhan (Indonesia) in Men’s Singles SH6 Group Play Stage 15-21, 17-21.
Para-Badminton – Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan beat Jayci Simon (USA) in Women’s Singles SH6 Group Play Stage 21-7, 21-8.
Para Archery – Rakesh Kumar finished 5th to move into the 1/16 elimination round, Swami finished 15 to reach the 1/16 elimination round in Men’s Individual Compound Open Ranking Round.
Para Archery – Pooja Jatyan finished 7th to move into the 1/16 elimination round in the Women’s Individual Recurve Open Ranking Round.
Para-Badminton – Nitesh Kumar/Thulasimathi Murugesan lost to Hikmat Ramdani/Leani Ratri Oktila (Indonesia) in Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Play Stage: 15-21, 8-21
Para-Badminton – Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj/Palak Kohli lost to Lucas Mazur/Faustine Noel (France) in Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Play Stage 15-21, 9-21.