Paris 2024 Paralympics Day 1 Highlights© X/@Deepspeaks_
Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Highlights: India’s armless archer Sheetal Devi finished second in the women’s individual compound open ranking round with a stunning performance to directly make a round of 16 entry in the Paris Paralympics on Thursday. The 17-year-old Devi from Jammu and Kashmir, who shoots with her legs as she was born without arms, scored a total of 703 points out of possible 720 to finish second behind Oznur Girdi Cure of Turkey, who set a ranking round world record of 704 points. Meanwhile, Indian para-shuttlers, including Tokyo silver medallist Suhas Yathiraj, made a strong start at the Paris Paralympics. (India Day 1 Schedule | Medal Tally)
Here are the Highlights of Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, Day 1:
00:24 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE, Badminton: Poor show from India’s mixed doubles team –
Indian pair of Nitesh Kumar and Thulasimathi Murugesan lost to Hikmat Ramdani/Leani Ratri Oktila 15-21, 8-21 in Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Stage match. On the other hand, India’s Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj/Palak Kohli suffered a 15-21, 9-21 defeat at the hands of France’s Lucas Mazur and Faustine Noel at Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Stage match.
23:26 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE, Archery: Indians fail to shine!
India’s Rakesh Kumar finished at the fifth spot with 696 points, while his countryman Shyam Sundar Swami came 15th with 688 points in the Men’s Individual Compound Open Ranking Round. Meanwhile, another Indian para archer Pooja came 7th in the Women’s Individual Recurve Open Ranking Round with 585 points.
21:27 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE, Badminton: Update on singles matches –
India’s Manisha Ramadass beat Maud Lefort of France in the Group C match of Women’s Singles SU5 at Paris Paralympics 2024. She won the contest 8-21, 21-6, 21-19. In another women’s singles match in SH6 category but in Group A, India’s Nithya Sre Sivan outplayed USA’s Jayci Simon 21-7, 21-8. In a Group A match in men’s category (SH6), Sivarajan Solaimalai of India defeated Subhan of Indonesia 21-15, 21-17.
19:29 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE, Archery: Harvinder finishes at 9th spot!
Indian archer Harvinder Singh has finished at the ninth spot in the Men’s Individual Recurve Open Ranking Round. He got a score of 637.
19:08 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE, Archery: Sheetal Devi hits her personal best!
Sheetal Devi finished at the second spot in Women’s Compound Open Ranking with her personal best score of 703. She finished only behind Oznur Cure of Turkey, who got a score of 704.
19:00 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE, Archery: Sheetal Devi on fire!
India’s Sheetal Devi is going as per the expectations in the Women’s Individual Compound Open Ranking. She is currently holding the top spot with after the end of 66 arrows of the overall 72. Sheetal has a score of 644.
17:51 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1, Badminton LIVE: Nitesh wins!
In an all-India clash in Group A of Men’s Singles SL3, Nitesh Kumar defeated Sarkar Manoj in the deciding game to win to the match. Nitesh won 21-13, 18-21, 21-18.
17:10 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE: Cycling track qualifying –
India’s Jyoti Gaderiya has failed to advance in the women’s C1-3 3000m individual pursuit. She finished at the bottom spot in the 10-athlete event with a time of 4:53.929. She needed a top-four finish to stay in medal contention.
17:05 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE: In case you missed it!
India’s Aruna Tanwar suffered a heavy 0-19 defeat to Nurcihan Ekinci of Turkey in a round of 16 contest in women’s K 44-47kg category of the Paris Paralympics. Aruna was absolutely no match to her opponent from Turkey who garnered points at will in the five-minute round. Ekinci scored two points from body kick nine times during the contest while the Indian also conceded one penalty point (gam-jeom). K44 category includes athletes who have impairments in one arm above the elbow.
16:59 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE: Men’s Badminton underway –
In an all-India clash in Group A of Men’s Singles SL3, Nitesh Kumar is playing against Sarkar Manoj. The former is leading 11-9 at the moment.
16:45 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE: Archery in progress –
India’s Sheetal Devi (ST) and Sarita (W2) are competing in the Women’s Individual Compound Open Ranking Round, which has kicked off. Stay connected for all the live updates!
16:41 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE: Para cycling track qualifying –
The women’s C1-3 3000m individual pursuit qualifying round is currently underway. India’s Jyoti Gaderiya is competing at the event. She completed with a time of 4:53.929. The final result is being awaited.
16:22 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE Updates: Tarun makes it 3/3!
Tarun Dhillon clinches the second game and wins his first match 21-17, 21-19. He makes it three wins out of three this afternoon in the men’s singles SL3 category for India.
16:09 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE Updates: Tarun Dhillon winning
Tarun Dhillon has won the first game in his men’s singles SL3 tie. He has taken the first game 21-17 against Brazil’s Rogerio Oliveira.
15:52 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE Updates: Suhas Yathiraj adds another win!
India’s results have been made a lot better in the last few minutes. First Sukant’s sensational comeback, and now Suhas LY completes a thrashing.
Suhas beats Indonesia’ Ramdani 21-7, 21-5. Dominant.
15:51 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE Updates: Unreal comeback from Sukant Kadam!
This is Viktor Axelsen-esque from Sukant Kadam! He was down 20-17 in the final game, but roars back to win it 22-20. Superb stuff!
15:41 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE Updates: Dominant first game for Suhas
Suhas LY clinches the first game 21-7 against Indonesia’ Hikmat Ramdani. Utterly dominant from the first seed Indian star.
Suhas may have lost his doubles game, but he is completely in control in the singles.
15:37 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE Updates: Close contest for Sukant
Sukant Kadam’s match against Malaysia’s Burhanuddin is going down to the wire. It is 10-10 right now in the deciding game.
15:35 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE Updates: Suhas LY on fire
Suhas Yathiraj has made a sensational start to his men’s singles SL3 category match. He has raced into an 11-3 lead in the first game against Indonesia’s Hikmat Ramdani.
It must be remembered that Suhas is the first seed in the men’s singles SL3 category.
15:28 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE Updates: Sukant Kadam draws level!
Fantastic display by Sukant Kadam in the second game. He has drawn level against Malaysia’s Burhanuddin, winning the second game 21-15. All down to the deciding game now.
15:20 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE Updates: Sukant fighting back
Sukant Kadam has taken a narrow lead in the second game. This is a must-win game for him. He leads 11-9.
15:10 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE Updates: Sukant Kadam also in action
India’s male para badminton star Sukant Kadam is down in his opening Paralympics 2024 game. Kadam lost the first game 21-17 to Malaysia’s Mohd Amin Burhanuddin.
Suhas Yathiraj and Tarun Dhillon are set to begin their games shortly.
15:01 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE Updates: Manasi Joshi loses
Heartbreak for Manasi. She put up a valiant fight in the third game, and it was tied 10-10 at a stage. But Syakuroh shows her skill, and edges out Joshi in a closely-fought contest.
It ends 21-16, 13-21, 18-21 in favour of Syakuroh.
14:46 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE Updates: Manasi Joshi match enters third game
A back-and-forth game on the other side between Manasi Joshi and Indonesia’s Qonita Syakuroh. Manasi won the first game, but Syakuroh came back to level it after the second. It’s up to the deciding game now.
14:40 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE Updates: Mandeep Kaur loses
Mandeep Kaur goes down fighting against Nigeria’s Mariam Bolaji as the match ends 8-21, 14-21.
14:15 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE Updates: Mandeep Kaur trailing
Nigeria’s Mariam Bolaji has taken the early lead in the first women’s singles SL3 game. She leads Mandeep Kaur 11-7 right now.
14:09 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE Updates: More on Mandeep Kaur
29-year-old Mandeep, hailing from Uttarakhand, has racked up three World Championship doubles medals in recent years, but she is gunning for a singles medal at Paralympics 2024.
Once a potent arm-wrestler, Mandeep took up badminton after a 2018 surgery helped her walk straight.
14:06 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE Updates: Mandeep Kaur in action
However, first in action will be India’s other SL3 women’s singles star Mandeep Kaur. She is facing Nigeria’s Mariam Bolaji. The match is underway.
14:05 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE Updates: More on Manasi Joshi
Although unseeded now, Manasi is herself a former world no. 1. Not only that, she is a three-time Asain Para Games medalist, and won bronze in the 2024 World Championships.
Manasi needed her leg to be amputated after suffering a motorbike accident in December 2011.
14:03 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE Updates: Big test up next for India
India’s Manasi Joshi is set to play now in the women’s singles SL3 category, to kickstart the first singles encounter by an Indian at Paralympics 2024.
She faces Indonesia’s Qonita Ikhtiar Syakuroh, who is the first seed in the category.
13:26 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE Updates: Big defeat for India
A comprehensive win in the end for USA’s Miles Krajewski and Jayci Simon in the SH6 mixed doubles category. They win 23-21, 21-11 over India’s Sivarajan Solaimalai and Nithya Sre Sivan.
Not the ideal start for the Indian pair, but they will have a chance to recover.
13:17 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE Updates: Looking bleak for India
A 5-point lead for the USA pair in the second set, at 11-6. This is a mountain to climb now for the second-seed Indian duo.
13:08 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE Updates: USA take game one
A nail-biting neck-and-neck first set ends in defeat for Solaimalai Sivarajan and Nithya Sre Sivan. They lose 23-21 to USA’s Miles Krajewski and Jayci Simon in the mixed doubles SH6 category.
Still time for a comeback!
13:06 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE Updates: A marathon first game
It is 20-20 in the first game between Sivarajan/Nithya and Krajewski/Simon. An absolutely epic encounter has unfolded.
12:51 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE Updates: Match begins
India vs USA for the first time in Paralympics 2024. We are underway!
12:50 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE Updates: SH6 category explained
The SH6 division in para badminton is for players of unusually short stature. For context, Nithya Sre Sivan is 3’0″ tall.
12:48 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE Updates: Badminton action continues!
Up next, it is the mixed doubles SH6 category. The duo of Solaimalai Sivarajan and Nithya Sre Sivan will take on USA’s Miles Krajewski and Jayci Simon. Sivarajan and Nithya are the second seed in this category.
12:37 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE Updates: Victory for Nitesh/Thulasimathi
Nitesh Kumar and Thulasimathi Murugesan win India’s first para badminton match. They take it 21-14, 21-17, against compatriots Suhas Yathiraj and Palak Kohli.
12:35 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE Updates: Nitesh/Thulasimathi near win
The scales have turned towards Nitesh Kumar and Thulasimathi Murugesan again. The pair are nearing a straight games win, leading 18-16 at the moment.
12:31 (IST)
Paralympics Day 1 LIVE Updates: SL3-SU5 format explained
SL3 involves players with movement moderately affected on one side of the body, both legs or absence of limbs. They have reduced movement, but a full range of shots.
SU5 players have distinct impairment of upper limbs.
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