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.
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