Paris Paralympics 2024, Shooting Highlights: Avani, Sidhartha fail to qualify for R3 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 final; Sriharsha finishes 26th in R5 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 Qualification round

Not before 5PM IST - Para Badminton - Women’s Singles SH6 Quarterfinal - Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan vs Oliwia Szmigiel (POL)

7:17PM IST - Para Archery - Men’s Individual Compound Open, 1/8 Elimination - Rakesh Kumar vs Ken Swagumilang (INA)

8:10PM IST - Para Badminton - Men’s Singles SL3 Semifinal - Nitesh Kumar vs Daisuke Fujihara (JPN) 

Not before 9:50PM IST - Para Badminton - Men’s Singles SL4 Semifinal - Suhas Yathiraj vs Sukant Kadam

9:15PM IST - Para Table Tennis - Women’s Singles - WS4 - Round of 16 - Bhavinaben Patel vs Martha Verdin (MEX)

9:16PM IST - Para Archery - Men’s Individual Compound Open Quarterfinals - Rakesh Kumar (Subject to qualification) 

10:24PM IST - Para Archery - Men’s Individual Compound Open Semifinals - Rakesh Kumar (Subject to qualification) 

10:40PM IST - Para Athletics - Men’s High Jump - T47 Final - Nishad Kumar, Ram Pal 

11:13PM IST - Para Archery - Men’s Individual Compound Open Medal Rounds - Rakesh Kumar (Subject to qualification) 

11:27PM ISY - Para Athletics - Women’s 200m - T35 Final - Preethi Pal 

12:15AM IST - Para Table Tennis - Women’s Singles - WS3 - Round of 16 - Sonalben Patel vs Andela Muzinic Vincetic (CRO) 

Not before 12:20AM IST - Para Badminton - Women’s Singles SH6 Semifinal - Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan vs Lin Shuangbao (CHN) (Subject to qualification) 

Not before 2AM IST - Para Badminton - Women’s Singles SU5 Semifinal - Thulasimathi Murugesan vs Manisha Ramadass

12:30PM IST - P3 - Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 Qualification Precision - Nihal Singh, Amir Ahmad Bhat

4:30PM IST - P3 - Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 Qualification Rapid - Nihal Singh, Amir Ahmad Bhat

8:15PM IST - P3 - Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 Final - Nihal Singh, Amir Ahmad Bhat (Subject to qualification)

No Indian shooter manages to qualify for either of the two finals today.

Avani Lekhara and Sidhartha Babu finished 11th and 28th, respectively in R3 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 qualification round while Sriharsha Devaraddi Ramakrishna finishes 26th in R5 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 qualification round.

Sriharsha begins final series with 10.7 and 10.3. Follows it up with a 10.9. Next two shots are 10.5 and 10.0.

Finishes the series with 10.3, 10.4, 10.1, 10.6, 10.2

Series score - 104.0, his worst of the round. 

Sriharsha finishes with an overall total of 630.2 and a fair bit away from Top 8.

His final position is 26th. The cutoff for the final turns out to be 636.4.

Sriharsha starts the penultimate series with 10.1. Two 10.7s. A 10.9 and a 10.8. Strong series so far for the Indian.

Sixth shot is a 10.2. Finishes the series with 10.5, 10.5, 10.4, 10.8.

Series score - 105.6 and overall total is 526.2

Sriharsha is 24th with one series to go.

Sriharsha begins fourth series with two 10.5s before shooting a 9.9. A 10.5 and a 10.8 to close the first half of the series. Needs some high-scoring shots to recover from that 9.9.

Sriharsha closes this series with 10.6, 10.4, 9.9, 10.5, 10.7.

Series score - 104.3. Overall total - 420.6.

Sriharsha slips to 27th.

Sriharsha starts third series with two 10.7s!

A 10.1, 10.3 and 10.9 to wrap up the first half of the series.

Sriharsha follows it up with 10.8, 10.6. Seems like he has taken a short break.

He resumes with a 10.3, 10.6 and 10.4. Series score is 105.4 and his overall total is 316.3.

The Indian stays in 20th position.

Sriharsha begins second series with a 10.0 and 10.6. Needs more shots like the second one. A 10.4, 10.6 and 10.9 to complete the first half of this series.

Sriharsha finishes this series with 10.5, 10.7, 10.8, 10.5 and 10.7 Much better. Series score - 105.7.

Overall score is 210.9 and Sriharsha is 20th. 

Sriharsha begins with a 10.6. Follows it up with a 10.5. Next three shots - 10.4, 10.7, 10.4.

The Indian wraps up first series with 10.6, 10.5, 10.4, 10.6, 10.5

A total score of 105.2 and he is 23rd after first series.

Sriharsha Devaraddi Ramakrishna missed qualifying for the R4 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 by 0.1 point. He will aim for a change in fortunes today.

Sriharsha Devaraddi Ramakrishna will be in action in R5 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 Qualification round from 3PM IST.

The qualification round comprises 37 shooters, including 10 women.

Every shooter will have six series of 10 shots each. Top eight shooters with the highest scores in the end will qualify for the final.

The final will be held today at 6:30PM IST.

Republic of Korea leads this particular table with two gold, one silver and one bronze medals. 

India is in second position with one gold, one silver and two bronze medals.

Manisha Ramadass has reached the Women’s Singles SU5 semifinals where she will play fellow Indian Thulasimathi Murugesan later tonight. At least, a silver is guaranteed for the country.

Sriharsha Devaraddi Ramakrishna will be in action in R5 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 Qualification round from 3PM IST. Stay tuned for more updates!

Avani finishes 11th while Sidhartha finishes 28th in the qualification round. Avani missed the cut for the final by 1.0 point. 

Avani might just be in contention. For Sidhartha, qualifying for the final looks almost impossible now. Final series begins for the two Indians.

Avani - 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.3, 10.9, 10.8, 10.5, 10.7, 10.4, 10.2 (Total - 106.2)

Sidhartha - 10.5, 10.7, 9.8, 10.9, 10.5, 10.6, 10.3, 10.8, 10.9, 10.7 (Total - 105.7)

Overall score: Avani - 632.8, Sidhartha Babu - 628.3

Their final positions will be confirmed shortly after the other shooters finish the last series.

Avani recovered well to score 106.0 in the fourth series, same as the total she managed in the second one.

And she starts her fifth and penultimate series now - 10.0, 10.5, 10.4, 10.7, 10.5, 10.7, 10.7, 10.6, 10.0, 10.7 (Total - 104.8)

Sidhartha - 10.5, 10.6, 10.4, 10.3, 10.4, 10.1, 10.8, 9.9, 10.1, 10.5 (Total - 103.6)

Overall score - Avani - 526.6 (15th), Sidhartha - 522.6 (29th)

Avani will look to return to Top 8 after a slightly below-par third series - 10.3, 10.7, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.9, 10.4, 10.6, 10.8, 10.5 (Total - 106.0)

Sidhartha - 10.4, 10.9, 10.6, 10.5, 10.5, 9.9, 10.5, 10.7, 10.7, 10.2 (Total - 104.9)

Overall score: Avani - 421.8 (13th), Sidhartha - 419.0 (28th)

Avani has started third series already - 10.2, 10.4, 10.5, 10.3, 10.7, 10.3, 10.8, 10.3, 10.6, 10.0 (Total - 104.1)

Sidhartha - 10.5, 10.5, 10.7, 10.3, 10.3, 10.7, 10.7, 10.5, 10.7, 10.8 (Total - 105.7)

Overall score: Avani - 315.8, Sidhartha - 314.1

Avani continues to shoot well - 10.8, 10.7, 10.6, 10.5, 10.6, 10.3, 10.6, 10.7, 10.4, 10.8 (Total - 106.0)

Sidhartha takes some time before starting second series - 10.1, 10.6, 10.3, 9.9, 10.3, 10.7, 10.5, 10.7, 10.3, 10.5 (Total - 103.8)

Solid shooting from both Indians early on.

Avani - 10.7, 10.5, 10.3, 10.9, 10.7, 10.5, 10.4, 10.6, 10.5, 10.6 (Total - 105.7)

Sidhartha - 10.5, 10.9, 10.1, 10.7, 10.2, 10.2, 10.6, 10.4, 10.3, 10.7 (Total - 104.6)

Avani begins first series with a 10.7 while for Sidhartha, it is 10.5.

As the name suggests, it is a mixed event. The qualification round comprises 35 shooters - 21 men and 14 women.

Every shooter will have six series of 10 shots each. In the end, top eight shooters with the highest scores will qualify for the final.

The final will be held today at 4:30PM IST.

Avani Lekhara and Sidhartha Babu will be in action in R3 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification from 1PM IST.

Avani Lekhara - Para Shooting - R2 - Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 - Gold

Manish Narwal - Para Shooting - P1 - Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 - Silver

Mona Agarwal - Para Shooting - R2 - Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 - Bronze

Preethi Pal - Para Athletics - Women’s 100m T35 - Bronze

Rubina Francis - Para Shooting - P2 - Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 - Bronze

1PM IST - R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification - Sidhartha Babu, Avani Lekhara

3PM IST - R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 Qualification - Sriharsha Devaraddi Ramakrishna

4:30PM IST - R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 Final - Sidhartha Babu, Avani Lekhara (Subject to qualification)

6:30PM IST - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 Final - Sriharsha Devaraddi Ramakrishna (Subject to qualification)

Live telecast of the Paris Paralympics is available on DD Sports channel while live streaming is available on Jio Cinema as well as the official YouTube channel of Paralympics from August 28 to September 8.