Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Highlights: Sheetal Devi finishes 2nd with Personal Best, Manisha, Suhas win, India results, scores

With that it’s a wrap for the Indian contingent for Day 1. 

We’ll beck in the morning with all live coverage of Indian athletes in action in XVII Paralympic Games. 

Suhas Yathiraj/Palak Kohli loses the second game 9-21 and goes down 0-2 against the French pair of Lucas Mazur/Faustine Noel. 

Tough start for Suhas/Kohli pair as they go down 15-21 in the first game to the French pair. 

India’s Suhas Yathiraj/Palak Kohli takes on Lucas Mazur/Faustine Noel of France in Para Badminton Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group A match. 

India’s Nitesh Kumar/Thulasimathi Murugesan loses to Hikmat Ramdani/Leani Ratri Oktila of Indonesia 15-21, 8-21 in Para Badminton Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group A match.

India’s Nitesh Kumar/Thulasimathi Murugesan goes down in first game 15-21 to Hikmat Ramdani/Leani Ratri Oktila of Indonesia in Para Badminton Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group A match.

Rakesh Kumar finishes 5th with 696 points while Shyam Sundar Swami resisters 15th spot with 688 points. 

Pooja finishes 7th in Women’s Individual Recurve Open Ranking Round with 585 points. 

Rakesh retains his 3rd spot after 60 arrows with 584 points.

Shyam slips to 17th. 

Pooja moves up another spot now.

The Indian has scored 447 points after 54 arrows. 

Rakesh moves up to 3rd spot after 48 arrows with 469 points.

Shyam is 15th 461 points. 

Pooja moves up to 6th after 42 arrows with 347 points. 

After 36 arrows, Pooja is now at 8th with 295 points. 

Rakesh Kumar charts a remarkable comeback to to move to 5th after 349 points after 36 arrows.

Shyam currently at 10th with 347 points. 

Pooja is coming back into the contest, she is currently is now 10th with a score of 193 after 24 arrows. 

Shyam Sundar Swami moves up to 6th after 18 arrows with a score of 175.

Rakesh Kumar also improves his position, the Indian para-archer is now at 15th with 173 points. 

Tough start for Pooja, who is at 15th place with 46 points after six arrows.

Shyam Sundar Swami is currently at 12th with a score of 58 after 6 arrows.

Rakesh Kumar at 22nd with 57 points. 

Para-archer Pooja is the next Indian in action in Women’s Individual Recurve Open Ranking Round. 

The action will start soon. 

Indian para-archers Rakesh Kumar (W2) and Shyam Sundar Swami (ST) are in action in Men’s Individual Compound Open Ranking Round. 

Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan wins against USA’s Jayci Simon in Women’s Singles SH6 Group A match.

Nithya wins it 21-7, 21-8 under 24 minutes. 

Sivarajan Solaimalai loses to compatriot Subhan in the Men’s Singles SH6 Group Play Stage - Group A Match. Subhan clinches the match 21-15, 21-17 in straight games.

A tough start for Sivarajan in the Men’s Singles SH6 Group Play Stage - Group A Match as he loses the first game 15-21 to Subhan.

In the Women’s Singles SH6 Group Play Stage - Group A Match, Nithya Sre wins the first game 21-7 against Jayci Simon.

Manisha Ramadass fights back from one game down to defeat Maud Lefort of France 2-1 (8-21, 21-6, 21-19)

Two more Indian para shuttlers are competing their first group stage matches - Sivarajan Solaimalai, Nithya Sre Sivan

The Indian takes the second game 6-21, making a terrific comeback. The score is tied 1-1 with one crucial game left

After a bright start, Manish loses first game 8-21 against Maud Lefort, who dominated the game and won it in 14 mins. 

India’s para-shuttler Manisha Ramadass takes on France’s Maud Lefort in Women’s Singles SU5 Group C. 

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Paris Paralympics 2024: Sheetal Devi second, Sarita finishes ninth in compound, Harvinder placed ninth in recurve ranking round

Indian para archers Sheetal Devi and Sarita finished second and ninth, respectively in women’s individual compound open ranking round at Paris Paralympics 2024 on Thursday.

At the end of the qualification round, Harvinder Singh ends with a score of 637 points. He finishes in 9th place. 

Sheetal Devi finishes the ranking round with a new Personal Best (703). Though she smashed the World Record, Turkey’s Oznur Cure Girdi better her score by one point to claim the top spot and WR. 

Sarita finishes in 9th place with a score of 682. 

With one final round to go, Harvinder Singh is back in 8th place with 586 points.

Sheetal Devi is inching closer to setting a new World Record! She is now at 644 points with six more arrows remaining. 

Sarita is now up to 8th place with a score of 626.

Sheetal Devi retains lead after 60 arrows with a score of 584. 

Another Indian para-archer Sarita climbs to 9th with 567 points. 

After 42 arrows, India’s Harvinder Singh slips one place to 9th with a current score is 424 with 12 10’s and 3 X’s.

Sheetal Devi takes the lead after 42 arrows. The Indian para-archer has now a one point lead.

She has 408 points with 33 10’s and 12 X’s. 

Indian para-archer Thulasimathi Murugesan wins the first match 21-9, 21-11 in straight games against Italy’s Rosa Efomo de Marco in Women’s Singles SU5 Group A at La Chapelle Arena Court 1. 

After 36 arrows, India’s Harvinder Singh climbs back to 8th after dropping down to 10th. 

He current score is 317 with 9 10’s and 3 X’s.

Indian para-archer Thulasimathi Murugesan wins the first game 21-9 against Italy’s Rosa Efomo de Marco in Women’s Singles SU5 Group A. 

Sheetal Devi is now just three points away from the top spot currently held by Iranian para-archer Fetemeh Hemmati. Sheetal with 23 10’s has a score of 291. 

Sarita with a score of 284 is currently at 10th position. 

Nitesh Kumar wins the third game and clinches the Group A match in the SL3 category match against compatriot Manoj Sarkar 21-13, 18-21, 21-18 at La Chapelle Arena Court 3. 

Harvinder Singh drops to 10th place after 24 arrows. His score is 209 with 6 10s and 1 X.

Sheetal Devi now has a four-point gap after 24 arrows and is in second with a score of 232. Sarita, with 228, is currently in 10th.

After 18 arrows, Harvinder Singh has a score of 159, dropping down to 8th from 6th.

Sheetal Devi (176) remains in 2nd with a one-point difference to the first placed Fatemeh Hemmati (177). Sarita had a better round this time and is now in 9th with a score of 170.

Manoj makes a comeback to take the second game 21-18. The match now goes into the decider and only one Indian can walk away with the crucial points

In the Men’s Individual Recurve Open Ranking Round, Harvinder Singh is in 6th with a score of 108 after shooting 12 arrows.

Sheetal drops to second with a score of 118, a point off the lead. Sarita slid down to 12th after with 113 points after 12 arrows.

The 17-year-old shoots 5 10’s and 3 X’s and is currently in joint-first with a score of 59. Sarita is in 6th after shooting 4 10’s, scoring 58.

Kumar, who is the World No. 1 Para Badminton player in the SL3 category, wins the first game 21-13 in a matter of 14 minutes. 

It’s an IND vs IND clash on Court 3 as Kumar Nitesh takes on Manoj Sarkar in the Men’s Singles SL3 Group Play Stage - Group A

The Indians are getting ready to compete in the Women’s Individual Compound Open Ranking Round. 

Jyoti Gaderiya finishes with a timing of 4:14.667 in the Women’s C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit Qualifying. The riders with the two fastest times will race for gold while the next two will race for bronze

The second game was closer than the first, but India’s Tarun beats Brazil’s Oliveira 21-17, 21-19 in the men’s singles Group D match and progresses to the next round. 

Tarun wins 21-17 in the first game against Brazil’s Oliveira in the men’s singles SL4 Group D match. 

Suhas barely has to break a sweat as he beats Indonesia’s Hikmat Ramdani in straight sets (21-7, 21-5) in the Men’s Singles SL4 Group A match. 

Sukant Kadam mounts a brilliant comeback after losing the first game and proceeds to win the third game 22-20. He beats Burhanuddin by a scoreline of 17,21-, 21-15, 22-20

Suhas Yathiraj breezes past Indonesia’s Hikmat Ramdani in the first game with a dominating scoreline of 21-7 (Men’s Singles SL4 Group Play Stage - Group A). 

It is not yet over. Sukant Kadam wins the second game 21-15 against Malaysia’s Mhd Amin Burhanuddin to take the match to the third and deciding game. 

Sukant Kadam has lost his first game against Malaysia’s Mohammad Amin Burhanuddin by a 21-17 scoreline. 

On Court 3, Sukant Kadam is facing Malaysia’s Mohd Amin Burhanuddin in the men’s singles SL4 Group B match. 

Despite taking the first game, Indonesia’s Qontiah Ikhitar Syakuroh made a terrific comeback to defeat Manasi Joshi 2-1 (16-21, 21-13, 21-18) in the group stage match

Aruna Tanwar loses 0-19 in the Round of 16 match against Nurcihan Ekinci but may get another shot in the repechage round

There will be three rounds of two minutes each with rest intervals of one minute. Athletes are awarded between two and four points for valid attacks. In case of a tie after three rounds, an extra round is held. 

At the Grand Palais, India’s Aruna and Nurcihan Ekinci face each other in the women’s K44 47kg Round of 16 contest

Manasi loses the second game 13-21 to her Indonesian opponent. The match now goes down to the deciding game. Can Manasi seal the win?

Mandeep tried challenging Mariam Eniola Bolaji but the Nigerian wins the match in straight games (21-8, 21-14) 

Indonesia’s Qontiah Ikhitar Syakuroh put up a fight but it is Manasi Joshi who takes the first game 21-16

Mariam Eniola Bolaji takes the first game 21-8 leaving the Indian with some catching up to do. On to Game 2!

Alongside Manasi Joshi’s match, Mandeep Kaur takes on Mariam Eniola Bolaji in the Women’s Singles SL3 Group Play Stage - Group B match

The next Indian in action will be Manasi Joshi who will take on Indonesia’s Qonitah Ikhtiar Syakuroh in a women’s singles para badminton match (Women’s Singles SL3 Group Play Stage - Group A)

Second seeds Sivarajan Solaimalai and Nithya Sre Sivan lose against American duo Miles Krajewski and Jayci Simon in their Mixed Doubles SH6 group opener.

Sivarajan Solaimalai and Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan put up a good fight after trailing in the first game but it is not enough as USA’s Miles Krajewski and Jayci Simon edge the first game by a 23-21 margin (Mixed Doubles SH6 Group Play Stage - Group B)

India’s next event is another para badminton match against the USA. Sivarajan Solaimalai and Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan takes on Miles Krajewski and Jayci Simon (Mixed Doubles SH6 Group Play Stage - Group B)

Nitesh Kumar and Murugesan Thulasimathi beat Suhas Yathiraj and Palak Kohli in straight sets (21-14, 21-17) in the Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Play Stage - Group A match. 

The duo of Nitesh Kumar and Murugesan Thulasimathi win the first game 21-14 against Suhas Yathiraj and Palak Kohli in the Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Play Stage - Group A match. 

Indian action at the Paris Paralympics begins with a clash between between Nitesh Kumar/Thulasimathi Murugesan and Suhas Yathiraj/Palak Kohli (Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Play Stage - Group A)

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Paris 2024 Paralympics, Day 1: Indians in action today — August 29 schedule, full list of events, venues, timings in IST, live streaming info

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