The 17th Summer Paralympics are set to begin in Paris on Thursday, August 29th, and will run until September 8th. The games will feature a total of 549 events across 22 different sports. On the opening day, Indian athletes will be participating in four exciting disciplines: para badminton, para archery, para taekwondo, and para track cycling.
Here is a detailed schedule outlining the events and times for India’s participation on August 29th:
Para Badminton
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Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Play Stage – Group A:
Nitesh Kumar/Thulasimathi Murugesan vs Suhas Yathiraj/Palak Kohli (Not before 12:00)*
Mixed Doubles SH6 Group Play Stage – Group B:
Sivarajan Solaimalai/Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan vs Miles Krajewski/Jayci Simon (USA) (Not before 12:40)*
Women’s Singles SL3 Group Play Stage – Group A:
Manasi Joshi vs Qonitah Ikhtiar Syakuroh (INA) (Not before 14:00)*
Women’s Singles SL3 Group Play Stage – Group B:
Mandeep Kaur vs Mariam Eniola Bolaji (NGR) (Not before 14:00)*
Men’s Singles SL4 Group Play Stage – Group B:
Sukant Kadam vs Mhd Amin Burhanuddin (MAS) (Not before 14:40)*
Men’s Singles SL4 Group Play Stage – Group A:
Suhas Yathiraj vs Hikmat Ramdani (INA) (Not before 15:20)*
Men’s Singles SL4 Group Play Stage – Group D:
Tarun vs Rogerio Junior Xavier de Oliveira (BRA) (Not before 15:20)*
Men’s Singles SL3 Group Play Stage – Group A:
Nitesh Kumar vs Manoj Sarkar (Not before 16:00)*
Women’s Singles SL4 Group Play Stage – Group C:
Palak Kohli vs Milena Surreau (FRA) (Not before 16:40)*
Women’s Singles SU5 Group Play Stage – Group A:
Thulasimathi Murugesan vs Rosa Efomo de Marco (ITA) (Not before 17:20)*
Women’s Singles SU5 Group Play Stage – Group C:
Manisha Ramadass vs Maud Lefort (FRA) (19:30)*
Men’s Singles SH6 Group Play Stage – Group A:
Sivarajan Solaimalai vs Subhan (INA) (19:30)*
Women’s Singles SH6 Group Play Stage – Group A:
Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan vs Jayci Simon (USA) (19:30)*
Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Play Stage – Group A:
Nitesh Kumar/Thulasimathi Murugesan vs Hikmat Ramdani/Leani Ratri Oktila (INA) (Not before 22:10)*
Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Play Stage – Group A:
Suhas Yathiraj/Palak Kohli vs Lucas Mazur/Faustine Noel (FRA) (Not before 22:50)Para Archery
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Women’s Individual Compound Open Ranking Round:
Sheetal Devi (ST), Sarita (W2) (16:30)*
Men’s Individual Recurve Open Ranking Round:
Harvinder Singh (ST) (16:30)*
Men’s Individual Compound Open Ranking Round:
Rakesh Kumar (W2), Shyam Sundar Swami (ST) (20:30)*
Women’s Individual Recurve Open Ranking Round:
Pooja (ST) (20:30)Para Taekwondo
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Women K44 -47kg, Round of 16:
Aruna vs Nurcihan Ekinci (TUR) (14:34)*
Women K44 -47kg, Quarterfinal:
Aruna vs Khwansuda Phuangkitcha (THA) (Subject to qualification) (16:46)*
Women K44 -47kg, Repechage:
Aruna (Subject to qualification) (20:30 onwards)*
Women K44 -47kg, Semifinals:
Aruna (Subject to qualification) (21:34 onwards)*
Women K44 -47kg, Bronze Medal Rounds:
Aruna (Subject to qualification) (22:40 onwards)*
Women K44 -47kg, Final:
Aruna (Subject to qualification) (00:04)Para Cycling Track
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Women’s C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit Qualifying:
Jyoti Gaderiya (16:25)*
Women’s C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit Medal Round:
Jyoti Gaderiya (Subject to qualification) (19:54 onwards)You can catch all the live action of the Paris Paralympics on Sports18, with live streaming available on JioCinema in India from August 28th to September 8th. Best of luck to all the Indian athletes competing in Paris!
