Paris Paralympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Catch all the live action from Day 3.
India at Paris 2024 Paralympic Games LIVE Updates: Friday was a productive day for India in terms of medal tally at the Paralympics 2024 in Paris. Avani Lekhara defended her gold from the Tokyo 2021 campaign in the 10m rifle title with Mona Agarwal bagging bronze. Manish Narwal won silver in 10m pistol while Preeti Pal created a slice of history as she became the first Indian ever to win a medal in a sprint event at the Paralympics.
Additionally on Friday, in Para badminton, Suhas Yathiraj (SL4) and Thulasimathi Murugesan (SU5) lived up to their billing as top seeds by qualifying for the knockout rounds in their respective categories. In Para archery, Rakesh Kumar braved a torrential downpour to reach the round of 16 in men’s compound individual event. Sarita to won her round of 32 matches.
On Saturday Rubina Francis will start her campaign in 10m Air Pistol SH1 Qualification.
And all eyes will be on Sheetal Devi, who will lock horns with Chile’s Mariana Zuniga in the Compound Open 1/8 Elimination round which will come to a conclusion later in the day. In singles Badminton SH6 game Krishna Nagar will take on Thailand’s Natthapong Meechai later in the day.
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Shooter Avani Lekhara bounces back to win gold at Paris Paralympics after surgery for painful gallbladder stones
When the Rajasthan shooter won the gold medal in the women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH 1 final at the Chateauroux Shooting Range, her father Praveen Kumar Lekhara was a relieved man. (Reuters)
Five months before the Paris Paralympics, 22-year-old shooter Avani Lekhara underwent an operation to remove gallbladder stones.
The pain affected her training too. So in March, she decided to have an operation.
When the Rajasthan shooter won the gold medal in the women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH 1 final at the Chateauroux Shooting Range, her father Praveen Kumar Lekhara was a relieved man. The gold was her third medal overall at the Paralympics, to go with the gold and bronze she won three years ago in Tokyo. (Read more from Nitin Sharma)
