India’s Largest Paralympic Contingent Ready for Paris 2024 Glory

India is gearing up for a historic performance at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, sending its largest-ever contingent of 84 athletes. This represents a significant increase from the 54 athletes who competed in Tokyo, with the number of female participants rising to 32. The Indian team is aiming to build upon the impressive 19-medal haul from Tokyo, which included five gold, eight silver, and six bronze medals.

With a determined squad and a packed schedule, India is poised to make its mark on the global stage. Here’s a day-by-day breakdown of the action, highlighting the timings in Indian Standard Time (IST) for Indian athletes in various events:

August 28th:

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Opening Ceremony:

11:30 PM

Para Badminton:

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12:00 onwards:

Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Stage (Nitesh Kumar/ Thulasimathi Murugesan vs Suhas Yathiraj/ Palak Kohli)
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Not before 12:40:

Mixed Doubles SH6 Group Stage (Sivarajan Solaimalai/ Nithya Sre)
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Not before 14:00:

Women’s Singles SL3 Group Stage (Mandeep Kaur)
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Not before 14:00:

Women’s Singles SL3 Group Stage (Manasi Joshi)
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Not before 14:40:

Men’s Singles SL4 Group Stage (Sukant Kadam)
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Not before 15:20:

Men’s Singles SL4 Group Stage (Suhas Yathiraj)
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Not before 15:20:

Men’s Singles SL4 Group Stage (Tarun)
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Not before 16:00:

Men’s Singles SL3 Group Stage (Nitesh Kumar vs Manoj Sarkar)
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Not before 16:40:

Women’s Singles SL4 Group Stage (Palak Kohli)
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Not before 17:20:

Women’s Singles SU5 Group Stage (Thulasimathi Murugesan)
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19:30:

Women’s Singles SU5 Group Stage (Manisha Ramadass)
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19:30:

Men’s Singles SH6 Group Stage (Sivarajan Solaimalai)
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19:30:

Women’s Singles SH6 Group Stage (Nithya Sre)
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Not before 22:10:

Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Stage (Nitesh Kumar/ Thulasimathi Murugesan)
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Not before 22:50:

Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Stage (Suhas Yathiraj/ Palak Kohli)

Para Taekwondo:

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13:30 onwards:

Women K44-47 kg Round of 16 (Aruna)
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15:40 onwards:

Women K44-47 kg Quarterfinals (Aruna)
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20:30 onwards:

Women K44-47 kg Repechage (Aruna)
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21:34 onwards:

Women K44-47 kg Semifinal (Aruna)
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22:40 onwards:

Women K44-47 kg Bronze Medal Contests (Aruna)
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00:04 (next day):

Women K44-47 kg Gold Medal Contest (Aruna)

Para Cycling:

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16:25:

Women’s C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit Qualifying (Jyoti Gaderiya)
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19:54:

Women’s C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit Final – Bronze (Jyoti Gaderiya)
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20:11:

Women’s C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit – Gold (Jyoti Gaderiya)

Para Archery:

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16:30:

Women’s Individual Compound Open Ranking Round – Sheetal Devi (ST category), Sarita (W2 category)
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16:30:

Men’s Individual Recurve Open Ranking Round – Harvinder Singh (ST category)
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20:30:

Men’s Individual Compound Open Ranking Round – Rakesh Kumar (W2 category), Shyam Sundar Swami (ST category)
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20:30:

Women’s Individual Recurve Open Ranking Round – Pooja (ST category)

**August 29th:

Para Badminton:

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12:00:

Women’s Singles SL3 Group Stage (Manasi Joshi)
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Not before 13:20:

Men’s Singles SL3 Group Stage (Manoj Sarkar)
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Not before 14:00:

Men’s Singles SL3 Group Stage (Nitesh Kumar)
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Not before 14:40:

Men’s Singles SL4 Group Stage (Suhas Yathiraj)
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Not before 16:40:

Women’s Singles SL4 Group Stage (Palak Kohli)
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19:30:

Women’s Singles SU5 Group Stage (Thulasimathi Murugesan)
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Not before 20:10:

Men’s Singles SH6 Group Stage (Sivarajan Solaimalai)
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Not before 20:50:

Women’s Singles SH6 Group Stage (Nithya Sre)
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Not before 22:50:

Men’s Singles SH6 Group Stage (Krishna Nagar)
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Not before 0:10 (next day):

Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Stage (Suhas Yathiraj/ Palak Kohli)
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Not before 0:10 (next day):

Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Stage (Nitesh Kumar/ Thulasimathi Murugesan)
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Not before 1:30 (next day):

Mixed Doubles SH6 Group Stage (Sivarajan Solaimalai/ Nithya Sre)

Para Archery:

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12:30:

Women’s Individual Compound Open 1/16 elimination
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19:00:

Men’s Individual Compound Open 1/16 elimination

Para Shooting:

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12:30:

R2 – Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Qualification – Avani Lekhara, Mona Agarwal
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14:45:

P1 – Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 Qualification – Manish Narwal, Rudransh Khandelwal
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15:15:

R2 – Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Final – Avani Lekhara, Mona Agarwal
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17:00:

R4 – Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 Qualification – Sriharsha Ramakrishna
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17:30:

P1 – Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 Final – Manish Narwal, Rudransh Khandelwal
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19:45:

R4 – Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 Final – Sriharsha Ramakrishna

Para Athletics:

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13:30:

Women’s Discus Throw F55 Final – Karam Jyoti, Sakshi Kasana
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16:45:

Women’s 100m T35 Final – Preethi Pal
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00:20 (next day):

Men’s Shot Put F37 Final – Manu

Para Table Tennis:

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13:30 onwards:

Women’s doubles quarterfinals – (Sonalben Patel-Bhavinaben Patel)

Para Rowing:

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15:00:

PR3 Mixed Doubles Sculls Heats (Narayana Konganapalle-Anita)

Para Cycling:

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16:24:

Men’s C2 3000m Individual Pursuit Qualifying (Arshad Shaikh)
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19:11:

Men’s C2 3000m Individual Pursuit Final – Bronze (Arshad Shaikh)
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19:19:

Men’s C2 3000m Individual Pursuit Final – Gold (Arshad Shaikh)

Para Athletics:

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22:30:

Men’s Javelin Throw F57 Final – Parveen Kumar

Para Shooting:

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13:00:

R1 – Men’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Qualification – Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar
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15:30:

P2 – Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 Qualification – Rubina Francis
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15:45:

R1 – Men’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Final – Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar
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18:15:

P2 – Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 Final – Rubina Francis

Para Cycling:

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13:30:

Women’s C1-3 500m Time Trial Qualifying (Jyoti Gaderiya)
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13:49:

Men’s C1-3 1000m Time Trial – Qualifying (Arshad Shaikh)
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17:05:

Women’s C1-3 500m Time Trial Final (Jyoti Gaderiya)
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17:32:

Men’s C1-3 1000m Time Trial – Final (Arshad Shaikh)

Para Table Tennis:

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13:30:

Women’s Doubles – WD10 – Semifinals
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22:45:

Women’s Doubles – WD10 – Gold Medal match

Para Rowing:

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14:40:

PR3 Mixed Double Sculls Repechages

Para Archery:

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19:00:

Women’s Individual Compound Open 1/8 elimination
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21:16:

Women’s Individual Compound Open Quarterfinal
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22:24:

Women’s Individual Compound Open Semifinal
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23:13:

Women’s Individual Compound Open Bronze Medal Match
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23:30:

Women’s Individual Compound Open Gold Medal Match

Para Badminton:

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12:00 onwards:

Group Stage matches
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19:30 onwards:

Quarterfinals matches
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19:30:

Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Semifinal
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19:30:

Mixed Doubles SH6 Group Semifinal

**August 30th:

Para Badminton:

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12:00:

Quarterfinal matches
*

20:10 onwards:

Men’s Singles SL3 Semifinal, Men’s Singles SL4 Semifinal, Men’s Singles SH6 Semifinal, Women’s Singles SL3 Semifinal, Women’s Singles SL4 Semifinal, Women’s Singles SU5 Semifinal, Women’s Singles SH6 Semifinal
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20:10 onwards:

Medal matches

Para Shooting:

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13:00:

R3 – Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification – Avani Lekhara, Sidhartha Babu
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15:00:

R5 – Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 Qualification – Sriharsha Ramakrishna
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16:30:

R3 – Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 Final – Avani Lekhara, Sidhartha Babu
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18:30:

R5 – Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 Final – Sriharsha Ramakrishna

Para Athletics:

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13:40:

Women’s 1500m T11 Round 1 – Rakshitha Raju
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15:09:

Men’s Shot Put F40 Final – Ravi Rongali
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22:58:

Men’s High Jump T47 Final – Ram Pal, Nishad Kumar
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23:08:

Women’s 200m T35 Final – Preethi Pal

Para Rowing:

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14:00:

PR3 Mixed Double Sculls Final B (to determine position)
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15:40:

PR3 Mixed Double Sculls Final A (medal match)

Para Archery:

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19:00:

Men’s Individual Compound Open 1/8 elimination
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21:16:

Men’s Individual Compound Open Quarterfinal
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22:24:

Men’s Individual Compound Open Semifinal
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23:13:

Men’s Individual Compound Open Bronze Medal Match
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23:30:

Men’s Individual Compound Open Gold Medal Match

Para Table Tennis:

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20:30 onwards:

Women’s Singles R32

Para Shooting:

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12:30:

P3 – Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 Qualification Precision Stage – Amir Bhat, Nihal Singh
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16:30:

P3 – Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 Qualification Rapid Stage – Amir Bhat, Nihal Singh
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20:15:

P3 – Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 Final – Amir Bhat, Nihal Singh

Para Athletics:

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13:35:

Men’s Discus Throw F56 Final – Yogesh Kathuniya
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13:40:

Women’s 1500m T11 Final – Rakshitha Raju
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22:30:

Men’s Javelin Throw F64 Final – Sumit Antil, Sandeep, Sandip Sanjay Sargar
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22:34:

Women’s Discus Throw F53 Final – Kanchan Lakhani
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23:50:

Women’s 400m T20 Round 1 – Deepthi Jeevanji
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00:10 (next day):

Men’s Javelin Throw F46 Final – Ajeet Singh, Rinku, Sundar Singh Gurjar

Para Table Tennis:

*

13:30 onwards:

Women’s Singles R32
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20:30 onwards:

Women’s Singles quarterfinal

Para Archery:

*

19:00:

Mixed Team Compound Open 1/8 elimination
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20:20:

Mixed Team Compound Open Quarterfinal
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21:40:

Mixed Team Compound Open Semifinal
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22:35:

Mixed Team Compound Open Bronze Medal Match
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22:55:

Mixed Team Compound Open Gold Medal Match

Para Badminton:

*

12:00 onwards:

Medal matches
*

20:00 onwards:

Medal matches

**August 31st:

Para Archery:

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12:30:

Women’s Individual Recurve Open 1/16 elimination followed by 1/8 elimination
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20:30:

Women’s Individual Recurve Open Quarterfinal
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21:18:

Women’s Individual Recurve Open Semifinal
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22:27:

Women’s Individual Recurve Open Bronze Medal Match
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22:44:

Women’s Individual Recurve Open Gold Medal Match

Para Shooting:

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13:00:

R8 – Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Qualification – Avani Lekhara, Mona Agarwal
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19:30:

R8 – Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Final – Avani Lekhara, Mona Agarwal

Para Athletics:

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14:26:

Women’s Shot Put F34 Final – Bhagyashri Madhavrao Jadhav
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22:38:

Women’s 400m T20 Final – Deepthi Jeevanji
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23:40:

Men’s High Jump T63 Final – Mariyappan Thangavelu, Shailesh Kumar, Sharad Kumar

Para Table Tennis:

*

13:30 onwards:

Women’s Singles quarterfinal
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20:30 onwards:

Women’s Singles quarterfinal

Para Athletics:

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13:35:

Men’s Shot Put F46 Final – Sachin Sarjerao Khilari, Mohd. Yasser, Rohit Kumar
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15:16:

Women’s Shot Put F46 Final – Amisha Rawat
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22:50:

Men’s Club Throw F51 Final – Dharambir, Amit Kumar, Pranav Soorma
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23:00:

Women’s 100m T12 Round 1 – Simran

Para Cycling:

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11:30:

Men’s C2 Individual Time Trial Medal Round (Arshad Shaikh)
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11:30:

Women’s C1-3 Individual Time Trial Medal Round (Jyoti Gaderiya)

Para Archery:

*

12:30:

Men’s Individual Recurve Open 1/16 elimination followed by 1/8 elimination round
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21:00:

Men’s Individual Recurve Open Quarterfinal
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22:08:

Men’s Individual Recurve Open Semifinal
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22:54:

Men’s Individual Recurve Open Bronze Medal Match
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23:14:

Men’s Individual Recurve Open Gold Medal Match

Para Shooting:

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13:00:

P4 – Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 Qualification – Nihal Singh, Rudransh Khandelwal
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15:45:

P4 – Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 Final – Nihal Singh, Rudransh Khandelwal

Para Table Tennis:

*

13:30 onwards:

Women’s Singles quarterfinal
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20:30 onwards:

Women’s Singles quarterfinal

Para Powerlifting:

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15:30:

Men’s up to 49kg (Medal Round) Paramjeet Kumar
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20:30:

Women’s up to 45kg (Medal Round) Sakina Khatun

Para Shooting:

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13:00:

R6 – Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification – Mona Agarwal, Sidhartha Babu
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15:15:

R6 – Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 Final – Mona Agarwal, Sidhartha Babu

Para Athletics:

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15:10:

Women’s 100m T12 Semifinal – Simran
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22:47:

Women’s 100m T12 Final – Simran
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23:49:

Men’s Shot Put F35 – Arvind

Para Judo:

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13:30 onwards:

Women’s -48kg J2 Preliminary Rounds – Kokila
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13:30 onwards:

Men’s -60kg J1 Preliminary Rounds – Kapil Parmar
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19:30 onwards:

Women’s -48kg J2 Final Block
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19:30 onwards:

Men’s -60kg J1 Final Block

Para Archery:

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13:30:

Mixed Team Recurve Open 1/8 elimination
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18:30:

Mixed Team Recurve Open Quarterfinal
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19:50:

Mixed Team Recurve Open Semifinal
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20:45:

Mixed Team Recurve Bronze Medal Match
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21:05:

Mixed Team Recurve Gold Medal Match

Para Powerlifting:

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22:05:

Men’s up to 65kg (Medal Round) Ashok

Para Athletics:

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13:39:

Women’s 200m T12 Round 1 – Simran
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14:08:

Men’s Javelin Throw F54 Final – Dipesh Kumar
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14:47:

Men’s 400m T47 Round 1 – Dilip Mahadu Gavit
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15:18:

Men’s High Jump T64 Final – Praveen Kumar
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22:30:

Men’s Shot Put F57 Final – Soman Rana, Hokato Hotozhe Sema
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22:48:

Women’s Javelin Throw F46 Final – Bhavanaben Ajabaji Chaudhary
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23:10:

Women’s 200m T12 Semifinal – Simran

Para Canoe:

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13:30:

Men’s Kayak Single 200m – KL1 Heats – Yash Kumar
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13:50:

Women’s Va’a Single 200m VL2 Heats – Prachi Yadav
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14:55:

Women’s Kayak Single 200m – KL1 Heats – Pooja Ojha

Para Table Tennis:

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13:30:

Women’s Singles – WS3 – Semifinals
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23:45:

Women’s Singles – WS3 – Gold Medal match

Para Powerlifting:

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20:30:

Women’s up to 67kg (Medal Round) Kasthuri Rajamani

Para Swimming:

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13:00:

Men’s 50m Butterfly – S7 Heats (Suyash Jadhav)
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22:00:

Men’s 50m Butterfly – S7 Final Medal Round (Suyash Jadhav)

Para Cycling:

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13:00:

Women’s C1-3 Road Race Medal Round (Jyoti Gaderiya)
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13:00:

Men’s C1-3 Road Race Medal Round (Arshad Shaikh)

Para Canoe:

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13:30:

Men’s Kayak Single 200m – KL1 Semifinal
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13:58:

Women’s Va’a Single 200m VL2 Semifinal
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14:50:

Men’s Kayak Single 200m – KL1 Final A (Medal Round)
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15:14:

Women’s Va’a Single 200m VL2 Final B
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15:22:

Women’s Va’a Single 200m VL2 Final A (Medal Round)

Para Table Tennis:

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13:30:

Women’s Singles – WS4 – Semifinals
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21:30:

Women’s Singles – WS4 – Gold Medal match

Para Athletics:

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22:30:

Men’s Javelin Throw F41 Final – Navdeep
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23:03:

Women’s 200m T12 Final – Simran
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00:29 (next day):

Men’s 400m T47 Final – Dilip Gavit

Para Canoe:

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13:30:

Women’s Kayak Single 200m – KL1 Semifinal
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14:55:

Women’s Kayak Single 200m – KL1 Final A

September 8th:

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Closing Ceremony:

12:30 AM

*Please note that the schedule is subject to change based on qualification rounds and the athletes’ performance.*

The Indian Paralympic contingent is brimming with talent and determination, and the nation is eagerly awaiting a memorable performance in Paris. With this comprehensive schedule and unwavering support, India’s Paralympic athletes are poised to achieve greatness on the world stage.