Paris Paralympics 2024 Day 4 Live Updates: Catch all the live action from Paris on Sunday
India at Paris 2024 Paralympic Games LIVE Updates: It is an action-packed Sunday for India at Paris Paralympics where Lekhara will compete in Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 Final and Preeti Pal too will look for her second medal in women’s 200m in T35 Final.
In Para Badminton, there are seven different knockout matches lined up across various categories today. India is already assured of a medal in men’s singles SL4 as Sukant Kadam joined Suhas Yathiraj in the semifinal, and the two will face each other in the last four later today.
Saturday was a bittersweet day for India in Paris at the Paralympics 2024. While shooter Rubina Francis bagged an impressive bronze medal in 10m pistol, there were some disappointing results too for the Indian contingent. There was heartbreak in women’s compound archery. First up, second seed Sheetal Devi lost against Tokyo silver medallist Mariana Zuniga in the round of 16, following which Sarita lost out against world champion Oznur Cure. But Sheetal will be back for her mixed team event with Rakesh Kumar on Monday. In Para-Badminton, Krishna Nagar retired hurt as his title defence came to an early end. And late in the night, with a medal possibly in their sight, Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan and Sivarajan Solaimalai lost the SH6 Mixed Doubles semifinal after taking the lead.
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Shooter Rubina Francis had rickets as a child, now she is a Paralympics bronze-medal winner
The 24-year old became India’s first female pistol shooter to win a Paralympic medal on Saturday. (X/Screengrab)
From struggling to walk or even stand at times as a child because of rickets to using a steady aim to win a bronze in the 10m air pistol at the Paralympic Games — Rubina Francis has overcome the odds to come a long way. The 24-year old became India’s first female pistol shooter to win a Paralympic medal on Saturday. She wore customised shoes to help her stay balanced as she won India’s fourth shooting medal at this Paralympic Games. She scored a total of 211.1 in the eight-women final at the Chateauroux Shooting Range.
Iran’s Sareh Javanmardi claimed the gold with 236.8 while Turkey’s Aysel Ozgan took the silver medal with 231.1 points. (Read more from Nitin Sharma)
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First uploaded on: 01-09-2024 at 11:29 IST
