India’s Paris 2024 Paralympics Complete Schedule and Highlights

India’s Paris 2024 Paralympics: The Paris 2024 Paralympics will begin for India on August 28 and end on September 9. This will be India’s largest Paralympic team ever, with 84 athletes competing in 12 sports.

Key Athletes

• Sumit Antil: Tokyo 2020 para javelin champion, leading the para athletics team.
• Avani Lekhara: Para shooting gold medalist from Tokyo 2020.
• Manish Narwal: Another para shooting star from Tokyo 2020.
• Krishna Nagar: Para badminton player aiming for back-to-back gold medals.

New Sports

For the first time, India will compete in:

• Para cycling
• Para judo
• Para rowing

Past Performance

At the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, India won 19 medals (5 gold, 8 silver, and 6 bronze), marking its best performance ever.

Detailed Schedule

Here’s what to expect on each day:

August 28, Wednesday

• Opening Ceremony at 11:30 PM IST

August 29, Thursday

• Para Badminton: Mixed doubles, men’s singles, and women’s singles group stages from 12:00 PM IST
• Para Swimming: Men’s 50m freestyle S10 at 1:00 PM IST
• Para Table Tennis: Women’s and men’s doubles, mixed doubles at 1:30 PM IST
• Para Taekwondo: Women’s K44-47kg at 1:30 PM IST
• Para Shooting: Various pre-event trainings and initial competitions starting from 2:30 PM IST
• Para Archery: Ranking rounds for various categories at 4:30 PM IST and 8:30 PM IST

August 30, Friday

• Para Taekwondo: Women’s K44-47kg gold medal match at 12:04 AM IST
• Para Badminton: Continued group stages and mixed doubles group stage at 12:00 PM and 7:30 PM IST
• Para Shooting: Qualification and finals for various events throughout the day
• Para Athletics: Women’s discus throw F55 final and women’s 100m T35 final
• Para Rowing: Mixed doubles sculls PR3 heats at 3:00 PM IST

August 31, Saturday

• Para Athletics: Men’s shot put F37 final and men’s javelin throw F57 final
• Para Shooting: Various qualifications and finals
• Para Cycling: Men’s C2 3000m individual pursuit final events
• Para Table Tennis: Quarter-finals and semi-finals
• Para Archery: Women’s individual compound open round of 16 and quarter-finals

September 1, Sunday

• Para Badminton: Semi-finals and finals for men’s and women’s singles
• Para Shooting: Finals for mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 and SH2
• Para Athletics: Various finals including women’s 1500m T11
• Para Rowing: Mixed doubles sculls PR3 final B and A
• Para Archery: Men’s individual compound open round of 16 and finals

September 2, Monday

• Para Shooting: Mixed 25m pistol SH1 final and other shooting events
• Para Athletics: Men’s javelin throw F64 final
• Para Table Tennis: Women’s singles round of 32 and 16
• Para Badminton: Finals matches starting from 8:00 PM IST

September 3, Tuesday

• Para Archery: Women’s individual recurve open final rounds
• Para Shooting: Women’s 50m air rifle 3 positions SH1 final
• Para Athletics: Women’s 400m T20 final and other events
• Para Table Tennis: Women’s and men’s singles rounds

September 4, Wednesday

• Para Athletics: Men’s javelin throw F46 final and other field events
• Para Cycling: Women’s C1-3 road time trial
• Para Archery: Men’s individual recurve open finals
• Para Table Tennis: Semi-finals and finals

September 5, Thursday

• Para Shooting: Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 final
• Para Judo: Women’s 48kg and men’s 60kg finals
• Para Archery: Mixed team recurve open finals
• Para Powerlifting: Men’s up to 65kg and women’s up to 45kg finals

September 6, Friday

• Para Athletics: Women’s 200m T12 and men’s javelin throw F54 final
• Para Canoe: Men’s kayak single KL1 200m heats
• Para Powerlifting: Women’s up to 67kg final

September 7, Saturday

• Para Cycling: Road race events for women and men
• Para Canoe: Finals for kayak and va’a single 200m
• Para Table Tennis: Women’s singles WS4 gold medal match

September 8, Sunday

• Para Canoe: Women’s kayak single KL1 200m finals

September 9, Monday

• Closing Ceremony at 12:30 AM IST

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India’s athletes will showcase their skills and aim for medals across a wide range of sports, promising an exciting and historic Paralympics.