Arvind has finished at the 6th position in the men's shot put f35 final with a best throw of 13.01m.

The men's shot put f35 final is currently underway. India's Arvind is competing at the event. he has got a distance of 11.79m in the first attempt.

India's final event of the day will be post midnight, as Arvind aims for a medal in the Men's Shot Put F35 Final.

India stay on 25 medals, with 5 golds, at the moment.

Despite hovering around the medal positions at one stage, Ashok ends 6th. Here's how the top 6 shapes up:

A valiant effort from the Indian, but 206kg is a step too far for him at the moment. His best stays at 199kg, and he cannot drop below 6th in this round.

Ashok is in 6th position in the powerlifting final after Round 2, but will attempt an ambitious 206kg in Round 3, 7kg more than his last successful lift. This is a very crucial lift for the Indian, if he wants to win a medal.

Simran has not won a medal in the women's 100m T12 final. Simran finishes fourth out of all four finalists, and unfortunately misses out on a medal.

Iran's Amir Jafari Arangeh, who failed to lift 203kg on his first try, succeeds this time around. The competition is getting thicker, and Ashok will need to lift a big one today if he wants a medal.

A brilliant lift by Ashok, and he goes back up to the medal spots for now. Fantastic from Ashok, who's keeping his targets realistic for now.

China's Yi Zou manages to lift 210kg with ease. After all, he holds the world record at 222kg. Ashok is in fourth after Round 1, having lifted only 1kg less than current bronze position Hocine Bettir of Algeria.

However, Ashok will attempt 199kg in Round 2, while Bettir will attempt a much more ambitious 204kg.

So far, only two other powerlifters have lifted more than Ashok. However, two more are yet to go, one of which is world record holder Yi Zou from China.

A solid start by the Indian, as he is able to lift his first target of 196kg. He will next go for 199kg in the powerlifting final.

 Ashok will look to lift 196kg with his first attempt in the Men's upto 65kg powerlifting final. It's the sixth biggest weight out of the 8 finalists.

After beating India in the semi-final with two consecutive 10s in their final two arrows, Italy went on to win 6-2 in the mixed team recurve open archery final over Turkey. It is Italy's 16th gold in Paralympics 2024.

Ashok won silver medals in the Para Powerlifting World Cup held in Egypt in March 2024, which helped him secure a Paralympics spot. Inspired by the likes of Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt due to their upper body physique, Ashok eventually became a para powerlifter.

Powerlifter Ashok will compete in the Men's upto 65kg final for India, starting from 10:05 PM.

India may have hit 25 medals, but the medal hunt is far from over. Ashok, in the Men's upto 65kg powerlifting category, will be up next in less than an hour's time. 

Following him, Simran in the women's 100m T12 final and Arvind in the men's shot put F35 final.

That ends India's archery campaign at Paris Paralympics 2024. One of a few misses, but of two really big highs to celebrate.

Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar's mixed team compound open bronze, and Harvinder Singh's historic individual recurve gold medal will remain in the minds of Indian sports fans for some time to come.

Harvinder shot an 8 and Pooja a 9 in the shoot-off, while Slovenia shot a 9 and 10. Fine margins, as always, in archery.

Yet again, heartbreak for India in archery. Slovenia pull off an incredible third consecutive shoot-off win, and Harvinder Singh and Pooja Jatyan will have to settle for 4th.

Harvinder's average score is 8.59, whilst Pooja's is 7.52. 

Meanwhile, this is Slovenia's third shoot-off in a row in the mixed team recurve open event.

Level-pegging after two shots, a 5 from Pooja results in India losing the fourth set. The bronze will be decided by a shoot-off, and the Indian duo will need to put their fluctuating form behind them.

India retake a 4-2 lead after the third set. Harvinder Singh and Pooja shoot a 10 and 9 each, and take a dominant 38-33 win.

If India draw or win the next set, they win bronze and medal no. 26!

It's all square in the bronze medal match. A poor first two shots for India makes them pay, as Harvinder shoots a 6 and Pooja a 5. 

India beat Slovenia 33-30 in the first set. One eye at the bronze medal. Good start by Harvinder and Pooja.

India get us underway in the bronze medal match against Slovenia. Harvinder hits a 9 and Pooja gets 8. Slovenia manage only 15 in response with their first two arrows.

India will face Slovenia in the mixed team recurve open bronze medal contest. The archers are here!

India's archery mixed team recurve open bronze medal match is in around 15 minutes time, where Harvinder Singh and Pooja Jatyan aim for yet another archery medal for India in Paralympics 2024.

India now take their tally to 25, a first in any Olympic or Paralympic event. 5 golds, 9 silvers and 11 bronzes.

Kapil Parmar has done it in a hurry. Absolutely incredible stuff, and he delivers the ippon in a flash. Kapil Parmar wins bronze in the para judo Men's 60kg J1 event, beating Brazil's Elielton de Oliveira.

Kapil Parmar is in action now in the Men's 60kg J1 bronze medal match in para judo. India aim for medal no. 25!

Harvinder and Pooja gave India all the hope there with two 10s in their final two arrows, but Italy go eye-for-an-eye and hit two 10s of their own to win the final set by one point.

It will be a bronze medal at best for India.

India must win the fourth set to force a shoot-off in this semi-final. It's 4-2 in favour of Italy heading into the final regular set.

India seal the third set. Fantastic comeback by Harvinder and Pooja as they rack up 37 out of 40. The Italian archers manage 16 after their first two shots.

Disastrous set for India. Italy go 10-10-10-10 and put up a perfect 40. India only manage 28 in comparison, and Italy have a 4-0 lead now.

A mountain to climb now for Harvinder and Pooja.

Not the best start for India. Comprehensive 36-31 win for Italy there, and they take the early 2-0 momentum. Pooja hit as low as a 6 there.

It's India vs Italy! Harvinder Singh and Pooja Jatyan can book their place in the final with a win.

Born in 2000, Kapil Parmar already boasts an incredible medal cabinet. He has won gold in the Commonwealth Games, silver in the Asian Para Games and bronze in the World Games.

All that is left a Paralympics medal.

India will face Italy in the archery semi-final in less than half-an-hour from now. 

The mixed team recurve open is the last para archery event of Paralympics 2024. India could really end the event in style.

A win by Harvinder Singh and Pooja Jatyan in their mixed team recurve open para archery semi would see the duo guarantee a silver medal. Meanwhile, Kapil Parmar also has the chance to win a bronze medal in judo. 

If India guarantee both medals, the nation's tally will soar up to 26.

The next half-an-hour to one hour could see more medals being decided for India, as crunch games happen in both archery and judo.

Kapil Parmar's bronze medal match in the Men's 60kg J1 judo event will be the fifth match on Mat 1 after the 7:30 PM session starts.

This means that both the archery and the judo will happen at similar-ish times.

Harvinder Singh and Pooja Jatyan will play their semi-final at 7:50 PM. Their last 4 opponent is yet to be decided.

Harvinder Singh has already won gold at Paralympics 2024, and now he will be licking his lips at another opportunity of silverware. This could turn out to be another historic day for Indian sport.

Dominant. 6-0 win for India over Poland in the quarter-final. In particular, some amazing arrows by Pooja Jatyan, who hit two 10s during that match. 

India take the third set 36-32, and seal a brilliant win.

India now lead 4-0! A brilliant 10 by Pooja on her second arrow in that set, and India win this 33-32. One more set win and Harvinder-Pooja will be in the semis.

Despite a 10 from Harvinder, Pooja is able to manage two 8s. Poland do worse; they hit a 7 and a 6.

India win the first set 35-32, and lead 2-0 in the archery quarter-final.

The archers are here! Can India reach the semis? It's India vs Poland in the para archery mixed team recurve open quarters.

Over to you, Harvinder Singh and Pooja Jatyan.

We are less than 30 minutes away from the para archery mixed team quarter-final, where India's duo of Harvinder Singh and Pooja Jatyan will play. 

India will face Poland in the quarter-final.

Para Archery
6:30 PM onwards: Harvinder Singh and Pooja Jatyan - Mixed Team Recurve Open quarter-final

Para Judo

From 7:30 PM: Kapil Parmar - Men's 60kg J1 - Bronze Medal Match

Para Powerlifting
10:05 PM: Ashok - Men's upto 65kg - Final

Para Athletics
10:47 PM: Simran - Women's 100m T12 - Final

12:12 AM: Arvind - Men's Shot Put F35 - Final

Ashok can win in a medal tonight in Men's 65kg powerlifting. With 24 medals already in the bag, can India reach an incredible 30?

Judoka Kapil Parmar is still in with a chance of bringing home a medal for India in the Men's J1 60kg event. 

Sprinter Simran finished with the third-best time in the semi-finals. With only four competitors in the Women's 100m T12 final, she has a good chance to clinch a medal for the nation.

The archery will be a huge hope for India. With Harvinder sealing a dominant gold in his individual event, and Pooja narrowly losing to a double medalist, India will fancy their chances to bring home another medal.

India sit 13th on the Paralympics 2024 medal tally. They have 24 medals so far: 5 gold, 9 silver, 10 bronze.

Archery is the next event on the roster. India's Harvinder Singh and Pooja Jatyan will play in the mixed team recurve event, set to start at around 6:30 PM.

Kokila bows out after receiving three yellow cards (shido), compared to her opponent's two. A disappointing end, and she will not be fighting for a repechage bronze.

Three shidos result in direct disqualification.

The match right before Kokila's match has come to an end. In a few moments, the Indian judoka will take the court. Remember, a win will see her qualify for the repechage bronze medal match.

She takes on Ukraine's Yuliia Havrysiuk in the Women's 48kg J2 repechage A final.

That is not the end of judo action. Kokila is in the Repechage A final of the women's 48kg J2 event, and will fight for bronze if she wins her next match.

An ippon is the highest score in judo, which is awarded when a judoka succeeds in performing a throw, pin, choke or joint lock with enough speed and power to win the match immediately.

Kapil loses to Iran's Seyed Abadi 10-0, as the latter is able to deliver an ippon.

Kapil will now play for the bronze medal in the Men's J1 60kg event.

Time to ring the bells for a judo medal? Kapil Parmar will start his semi-final now, in the Men's 60kg J1 category. A win guarantees a silver medal for Kapil.

Electric start! Simran is off the line faster than anyone else, but crosses the line in second, behind Germany. Her time is 12.33s, which will be good enough to be one of the two-best non-automatic qualifiers.

There seems to have been some issue at the start of the semi-final 2, so the athletes will take their mark again and run. The reaction time for Simran wasn't great in the previous start, so she can count this as a blessing.

One positive for Simran ahead of the race is that her season best is better than all three of her direct competitors in semi-final 2.

Time for Simran to run her magic! The semi-final 1 is over, and now Simran will run in T12 100m semi-final two.

A couple of things to note:

- Only winning the race will get her automatic promotion.

- Without finishing first, Simran will need to finish among the next best two.

- T12 is for athletes with visual impairment

We are still a few games away from the para judo matches starting. Kapil Parmar will participate in the Men's J1 60kg semi-final A, while Kokila will be in the Women's J1 48kg repechage final.

If Kokila wins her match, she will be fighting for bronze!

We await the start of the Women's T12 100m semi-final, where Simran will take part. She will be helped on by her guide Abhay Singh. The event is set to start shortly.

Judoka Kapil Parmar defeated Marcos Dennis Blanco 10-0 by IPPON in the quarterfinals of Men's -60kg J1 event. He is now one away from assuring medal

Kokila goes down against Akmaral Nauatbek in the women's 49kg quarter-final. She, however, isn't out of the competition yet and will feature in the repechage round later today. Fingers crossed for Kokila

Harvinder Singh and Pooja survive a late scare to reach the quarterfinals. Australia return the favour with a bizarre 5 and a 0 in the shoot-off. 

Pooja with a 4 and 5 in her attempts in this fourth set as Australia restore parity in this match. We are off to a shoot-off here in Invalides!

Harvinder makes a howler as he hits one to hand Australia two crucial set points in this pre-quarterfinal. 

Harvinder Singh and Pooja have four set points courtesy of some poor archery from the Aussies. The Indian duo has one foot in the quarterfinals.

Harvinder Singh and Pooja take the first set against the Australia pair with a scoreline of 31-18. Two crucial set points for the Indian duo

Sidhartha Babu and Mona Agarwal fail to qualify for the Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 final. Sidhartha finishes qualification with an aggregate of 615.8 while Mona could only manage a 610.5.

Harvinder Singh, gold medal winner in the men's compound open round,  will now compete in the mixed recurve event with Pooja. The two will be in action in the 1/8 elimination round against Australia. The action starts at 1:50 PM

Mona Agarwal and Sidhartha Babu find themselves outside the top 15 in Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 qualification. Mona was in the top five after Round 1 but she has fallen behind in the pecking order. 

Some shooting action is coming right our way as Mona Agarwal and Sidhartha Babu's Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 qualification is about to begin. This will be the first event of the day for the Indian contingent

Harvinder Singh scripted history on Wednesday, clinching India's first ever archery gold medal at Paralympics. However, he will have the chance to make win multiple medals when he takes part in the Mixed Team Recurve Open event with Pooja.

SHOOTING

Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification- Sidhartha Basu and Mona Agarwal - 1pm 

Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 Final (Subject to Qualification) - 3:15 PM 

ARCHERY 

Mixed Team Recurve Open (Pre Quarterfinals)

Pooja and Harvinder Singh vs Amanda Jennings and Taymon Kenton-Smith (Australia) - 1:50pm

Subject to qualification

Mixed Team Recurve Open (Quarter-finals) - From 6:30 PM 

Mixed Team Recurve Open (Semi-finals) - From 7:50 PM 

Mixed Team Recurve Open (Bronze medal match) - 8:45 PM 

Mixed Team Recurve Open (Gold medal match) - 9:05 PM 

ATHLETICS 

Men's Shot Put F35 

Arvind 12:12 AM (Friday) 

Women's 100m T12 semi-final

Simran 3:10 PM

Women's 100m T12 Final

10:47 PM Subject to qualification

POWER-LIFTING

Men's up to 65kg final 

Ashok - 10:05pm

JUDO 

Women's 48kg J2 (Preliminary Round)

Kokila - From 1:30 PM 

Women's 48kg J2 (medal match)

From 7:30 PM - Subject to qualification

Men's 60kg J1 (Preliminary Round)

Kapil Parmar

Men's 60kg J1 (medal match)

From 7:30 PM - Subject to qualification

Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of the Paris Paralympics Day 8 blog. New day brings fresh hopes. The Indian contingent will look to take the medal tally past the 25-mark.