Paris Paralympics 2024 Day 2 Highlights: Shooter Manish's silver takes India's medal tally to 4 after Avani shoots historic gold; Preethi wins bronze in women's 100m
Paris Paralympics 2024 Day 2 Live Updates: Star para shooter Avani Lekhara won her second consecutive Paralympic gold in women's 10m air rifle (SH1) in Chateauroux on a history-making day for India which also saw Preethi Pal securing its first track medal on Friday.
Here are the remaining events on Day 2 of the Paris Paralymipcs:
Para-Badminton
12:10 AM (31 August, Saturday): Nitesh Kumar/Thulasimathi Murugesan vs Lucas Mazur/Faustine Noel (France) in Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Play Stage
12:10 AM (31 August, Saturday): Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj/Palak Kohli vs Hikmat Ramdani/Leani Ratri Oktila (Indonesia) in Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Play Stage
01:30 AM (31 August, Saturday): Sivarajan Solaimalai/Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan vs Natthapong Meechai/Chai Saeyang (Thailand) in Mixed Doubles SH6 Group Play Stage
Para-Athletics
12:22 AM: Manu in Men’s Shot Put – F37 Final (medal match)
India’s Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan defeats Chinese Taipei’s Yi-Lin Cai in straight games (21-12, 21-19) to collect a second victory in as many outings in Group A of the Women’s Singles SH6 category.
Nithya had defeated USA’s Jayci Simon 21-7, 21-8 on Thursday and faces China’s Lin Shuangbao on Saturday.
Heartbreak for Shyam Sundar Swami as he ends up getting eliminated from the Men’s Individual Compound Open event despite putting up a solid fight in the 1/16 elimination match against Thailand’s Comsan Singpirom.
The two finish on identical scores of 138 after five rounds, and it’s the Thai para-archer who prevails in the subsequent shoot-off.
Manish Narwal today won his second medal in as many editions of the Paralympic Games after winning silver in the men’s 10m air pistol SH1 final on Friday. Here’s more on Manish Narwal, the Usain Bolt and Lionel Messi fan who won shooting silver at the Paralympics.
Time to bring you badminton results from the day that you have missed.
In the men’s SL3 category, Nitesh Kumar defeated China’s Jianyuan Yang 21-5, 21-11 to reach the semi-finals.
Suhas Yathiraj also reached the semis in the men’s SL4 category after beating South Korea’s Kyung Hwan Shin 26-24, 21-14.
Mansi Joshi is out of medal contention in the women’s SL3 category after losing to Ukraine’s Oksana Kozyna 15-21, 21-23.
Manoj Sarkar is also out of the SL3 category after losing to Thailand’s Mongkhon Bunsun 19-21, 8-21.
In the women’s SL4 category, Palak Kohli lost to Indonesia’s Leani Ratri Oktila 21-18, 5-21, 13-21.
Paris Paralympics 2024 Day 2 Highlights: Shooter Manish's silver takes India's medal tally to 4 after Avani shoots historic gold; Preethi wins bronze in women's 100m
Paris Paralympics 2024 Day 2 Live Updates: Star para shooter Avani Lekhara won her second consecutive Paralympic gold in women's 10m air rifle (SH1) in Chateauroux on a history-making day for India which also saw Preethi Pal securing its first track medal on Friday.
Here are the remaining events on Day 2 of the Paris Paralymipcs:
Para-Badminton
12:10 AM (31 August, Saturday): Nitesh Kumar/Thulasimathi Murugesan vs Lucas Mazur/Faustine Noel (France) in Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Play Stage
12:10 AM (31 August, Saturday): Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj/Palak Kohli vs Hikmat Ramdani/Leani Ratri Oktila (Indonesia) in Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Play Stage
01:30 AM (31 August, Saturday): Sivarajan Solaimalai/Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan vs Natthapong Meechai/Chai Saeyang (Thailand) in Mixed Doubles SH6 Group Play Stage
Para-Athletics
12:22 AM: Manu in Men’s Shot Put – F37 Final (medal match)
India’s Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan defeats Chinese Taipei’s Yi-Lin Cai in straight games (21-12, 21-19) to collect a second victory in as many outings in Group A of the Women’s Singles SH6 category.
Nithya had defeated USA’s Jayci Simon 21-7, 21-8 on Thursday and faces China’s Lin Shuangbao on Saturday.
Heartbreak for Shyam Sundar Swami as he ends up getting eliminated from the Men’s Individual Compound Open event despite putting up a solid fight in the 1/16 elimination match against Thailand’s Comsan Singpirom.
The two finish on identical scores of 138 after five rounds, and it’s the Thai para-archer who prevails in the subsequent shoot-off.
Manish Narwal today won his second medal in as many editions of the Paralympic Games after winning silver in the men’s 10m air pistol SH1 final on Friday. Here’s more on Manish Narwal, the Usain Bolt and Lionel Messi fan who won shooting silver at the Paralympics.
Time to bring you badminton results from the day that you have missed.
In the men’s SL3 category, Nitesh Kumar defeated China’s Jianyuan Yang 21-5, 21-11 to reach the semi-finals.
Suhas Yathiraj also reached the semis in the men’s SL4 category after beating South Korea’s Kyung Hwan Shin 26-24, 21-14.
Mansi Joshi is out of medal contention in the women’s SL3 category after losing to Ukraine’s Oksana Kozyna 15-21, 21-23.
Manoj Sarkar is also out of the SL3 category after losing to Thailand’s Mongkhon Bunsun 19-21, 8-21.
In the women’s SL4 category, Palak Kohli lost to Indonesia’s Leani Ratri Oktila 21-18, 5-21, 13-21.