Key updates:
Judo: Kapil Parmar wins bronze in the men's 60kg J1.
Archery: Harvinder Singh and Pooja lose to Slovenia in the bronze medal match.
Athletics: Simran finished fourth in the women’s 100m T12 final.
Shooting: Sidharth Babu and Mona Agarwal both fail to qualify for the final of the mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 qualification.
Athletics: Arvind finishes in sixth place in the men’s shot put F35 final.
That’s it for Scroll’s coverage of Day 8 of the Paris Paralympic Games.
It’s been a long day, but just one medal to show for the efforts by the Indian contingent. Nonetheless, it was a historic medal for the country, as Kapil Parmar won India’s first Paralympic medal in judo, clinching bronze in the men’s 60kg J1 event.
As many as six medals will be up for grabs for the Indians competing on September 6, the penultimate day of the Paralympics.
Join us once again tomorrow for all the live action. See you then!
Athletics, men's shot put F35 final: Arvind did manage to get his season best on his third throw, measuring 13.01m. But he finishes in sixth place overall.
Athletics, men's shot put F35 final: Once again a better throw from Arvind, going up to 13.01m, but the athletes currently in podium positions have thrown over 15.84m.
Athletics, men's shot put F35 final: Improvement from Arvind, as he measures 12.34m on his second throw, his season best, but he still remains in sixth place in the eight-man field.
Athletics, men's shot put F35 final: At the end of the first round of throws, Arvind's 11.79 puts him in sixth place. Five more throws left per athlete.
Athletics, men's shot put F35 final: Just one event left today with an Indian competing. Arvind will take on a field of eight competitors in the hopes of winning India's second medal today.
Athletics, women’s 100m T12 final: Simran finishes fourth in her race with a time of 12.31 seconds. World record holder Omara Durand takes the gold with 11.81 seconds, which is her season best.
Para powerlifting, men’s upto 65kg: Ashok registers a no lift after listing 206 kg in his last attempt. He will finish at the sixth position.
Para powerlifting, men’s upto 65kg: Ashok successfully lifts 199kg in his second attempt.
Para powerlifting, men’s upto 65kg: Ashok successfully lifts 196kg in his first attempt.
Para powerlifting, men’s upto 65kg: In action now is Ashok. The Indian has listed his first attempt at 196kg.
Archery, mixed team recurve bronze medal match: Heartbreak for India as Slovenia prevail in the shoot-off to defeat India 19-17 and they miss out on the bronze.
Archery, mixed team recurve bronze medal match: A bit of a fumble from Pooja in the last set as she shoots a five and India are headed for a shoot-off.
Archery, mixed team recurve bronze medal match: India’s Harvinder Singh and Pooja will face Slovenia in the bronze medal match at 8:45 pm.
Judo, men's 60kg J1 bronze medal match: India's Kapil Parmar wins BRONZE! He defeats Elielton de Oliviera 10-0 in a match lasting 33 seconds. Dominant!
Judo, men's 60kg J1 bronze medal match: India's Kapil Parmar faces Elielton de Oliviera in the bronze medal match.
Archery, mixed team recurve semi-final: Italy defeat India 6-2. India will now feature in the bronze medal match later today. That was a brilliant last shot from both Pooja and Harvinder but it was a more composed performance from Italy’s Travisani and Mijno.
Archery, mixed team recurve semi-final: Great comeback in the third set from India. Scores 4-2 in favour of Italy. It’s now up to India to put a much better show in the fourth set.
Archery, mixed team recurve semi-final: The Indians fumble towards the end of the first set and start of under the pump in the second set and hand the advantage to Italy. It helps that Travisani has been solid as well. Italy win the second set 40 from 40.
Archery, mixed team recurve semi-final: The Indians are now up against Italy’s Elisabetta Mijno and Stefano Travisani in a bid for gold.
Archery, mixed team recurve quarter-final: Clutch shooting from the Indians in difficult, rainy conditions. They beat the team from Poland 6-0 and are through to the semi-final.And with that Harvinder Singh keeps the hopes alive for a double podium finish this Olympics. What an athlete!
Archery, mixed team recurve quarter-final: India's Harvinder Singh and Pooja take on Poland's Milena Olszewska and Lukasz Ciszek for a spot in the semi-final.
Harvinder had beaten Ciszek in the gold medal match in the individual event last night.
Judo, women's 48kg J2: Kokila exits tournament after a 10-0 defeat to Ukraine’s Yuliia Ivanytska in the repechage round.
Judo, men's 60kg J1 semi-final: India's Kapil Parmar will face Elielton de Oliviera in the bronze medal match at 7:30 pm.
Judo, men's 60kg J1 semi-final: India's Kapil Parmar is defeated by Seyed Meysam Banitaba Khoram Abadi 10-0 in the semi-final. He will now feature in the bronze medal match at 7:30 pm.
Athletics, women’s 100m T12 semi-final: Simran has made it through to the final!
She finished second in her semi-final with at time of 12.33s, but by virtue of being among the next fastest two sprinters outside the semi-final winners, she will compete in the final, scheduled to take place at 10:47 pm tonight. The Indian capitalised and while Katrin Mueller of Germany did not have a great start but finished first, ahead of Simran in the semi-final with 12.26 seconds.
Archery, mixed team recurve open quarter-final: India’s mixed recurve team comprising of Harvinder Singh and Pooja will face Poland at 6:30 pm.
Judo, women's 48kg J2: India's Kokila will face Ukraine’s Yuliia Ivanytska in the repechage round.
Judo, men's 60kg J1 quarter-final: India's Kapil Parmar defeats Dennis Blanco of Venezuela 10-0 to advance to the semi-final. He will face Seyed Meysam Banitaba Khoram Abadi next.
Judo, women's 48kg J2 quarter-final: India's Kokila lost 0-10 to Kazakhstan's Akmaral Nauatbek.
Archery, mixed team recurve open 1/8 elimination round: India enter the quarterfinals! After leading the game 4-2, Australia came back strongly to force a shoot-off. Thankfully for Harvinder Singh and Pooja, they prevail in the shoot-off to win it 15-5.
Archery, mixed team recurve open 1/8 elimination round: Harvinder Singh and Pooja are heading for a shoot-off!
Shooting, Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification: Sidharth Babu and Mona Agarwal both fail to qualify for the final as they finish way outside the top eight. Babu finished 22nd with a score of 615.8 while Agarwal finished 30th with a score of 610.5.
Archery, mixed team recurve open 1/8 elimination round: Some heavy rain in the match between Thailand and Indonesia, the match before India and Australia.
Archery, mixed team recurve open 1/8 elimination round: After a legendary, gold-winning performance in the individual recurve event on Wednesday, Harvinder Singh is back in action in the mixed team event with Pooja against Australian duo Amanda Jennings and Taymon Kenton-Smith. Can they secure a spot in the quarters?
Shooting, Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification: The first event of the day will involve Sidhartha Babu and Mona Agarwal in the qualification round. Agarwal has already won the bronze in the Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1. Babu, meanwhile, will be hoping to secure his qualification and strengthen India’s bid for a medal.
Action begins at 1:00 pm. Stay tuned.
India continued to climb in the overall leaderboard, with the current tally of 24 putting the contingent 13th on the overall medal table at the start of September 5.
Hello and welcome to Scroll’s coverage of Day 8 of the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.
India continued to extends it’s record haul with four more medals on Wednesday. And there are plenty more podium places up for grabs today in Paris.
Harvinder Singh, became the first Indian archer – across the Olympics and Paralympics – to win a gold medal. And just a day after he stood on the top step in Paris, he’s back at the archery range as he pairs up with Pooja in the mixed recurve team event.
There will be action in judo, powerlifting, athletics and also in shooting, where Paris bronze medallist Mona Agarwal will compete in the qualification event of the R6 mixed 50m rifle prone SH1.
Stay tuned for all the action in Paris!
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