Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE Updates: Karamjyoti Dalal In Silver Medal Spot, Shooters Progress To Final

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Sakshi takes centre stage

Sakshi Kasana’s turn now in the women’s discus throw final. If she enters the medal spots, she will have to push out her own compatriot Karamjyoti.

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Sakshi takes centre stage

Sakshi Kasana’s turn now in the women’s discus throw final. If she enters the medal spots, she will have to push out her own compatriot Karamjyoti.

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Karamjyoti down to third

Morocco’s Norelhouda El Kaoui has toppled Karamjyoti’s score, pushing the Indian down to third. She has thrown 23.42m.

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: 2 Indians in men’s 10m air pistol

India’s Manish Narwal and Rudransh Khandelwal are participting in the Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 qualifying round. Once again, the top 8 athletes will make the final.

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Karamjyoti throws 20.22!

Karamjyoti throws 20.22m with a brilliant final throw! It’s not gold, but she is sitting in the silver medal position as it stands!

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Karamjyoti throws 17.87

Karamjyoti misses her best throw by less than a metre. Three throws in now for India’s first finalist.

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Karamjyoti throws 18.78

After fouling on her first throw, Karamjyoti Dalal rises to second spot with her second throw. 18.78m, still a fair margin away from the top.

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Nitesh Kumar wins!

Nitesh has beaten China’s Jianyuan Yang 21-5, 21-11 in the men’s singles SL3 category. The first seed Indian will almost certainly reach the semis now.

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Karamjyoti in action!

Karamjyoti Dalal is going to throw now! The person before her, Rosa Maria Guerrero Cazares threw a brilliant 25.81m, which is the current highest.

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Nitesh ahead in second game

Nitesh Kumar’s second game hasn’t been as dominant as his first, but he leads 11-8 at the halfway point.

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Nitesh seals first game

Nitesh wins the first game 21-5 over China’s Jianyuan Yang. Almost effortless.

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Nitesh Kumar cruising to victory

Nitesh Kumar is up 16-4 against his Chinese rival. Having beaten Manoj Sarkar yesterday, a win here would almost certainly ensure he qualifies.

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Para badminton underway again

After a short break, the next Indian para badminton player is Nitesh Kumar. First seed Nitesh has begun his men’s singles SL3 match against China’s Jianyuan Yang.

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Kurbanova sets the new benchmark

Uzbekistan’s Nurkhon Kurbanova has taken provisional first spot in the women’s discus throw final. She throws a season best 17.26m with her final throw.

None of her throws were below 15m.

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: F55 category explained

Karamjyoti Dalal and Sakshi Kasana are participating in the F55 division of the discus throw final. Athletes in this category compete in a seated position, and have full arm functionality.

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Avani through in 2nd, Mona 5th

Here are the final standings for the Women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 final:

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Surely curtains for Manoj Sarkar

Manoj Sarkar has heavily lost against Thailand’s Mongkhon Bunsun in the second match. He loses the tie 19-21, 8-21.

Sarkar has one match left, but his chances of qualifying are very slim.

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Karamjyoti 5th to throw

Karamjyoti Dalal will be the fifth person to throw in the final. Sakshi Kasana will go seventh. Each athlete completes all six discus throws in one go.

Uzbekistan’s Natalya Semyonova went first, and threw a best of 13.48m. Now, it’s her compatriot Nurkhon Kurbanova in action.

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Manoj Sarkar 1-0 down

Meanwhile, para badminton athlete Manoj Sarkar has lost his first game against Thailand’s Mongkhon Bunsun. A narrow 21-19 loss.

Crucial game coming up for Manoj.

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Avani and Mona are through!

Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal still don’t know their final qualifying positions, but they’re guaranteed to play in the Women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 final!

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Discus throw starts

The Women’s Discus Throw Final – F55 category is underway! Over to you, Karamjyoti Dalal and Sakshi Kasana.

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Get ready for India’s first medal event today!

Right then, we are just 5 minutes away from Karamjyoti Dalal and Sakshi Kasana’s Women’s discus throw final. Stay tuned to NDTV Sports for the live coverage.

India could be celebrating a medal soon!

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Avani and Mona finish their shots

After 60 shots, Avani Lekhara is currently in second and Mona Agarwal is in fourth. Two players behind them are in the fifth series, but both Avani and Mona should comfortably make the Women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 final regardless.

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Badminton resumes

Para badminton resumes, as the action continues in full swing. After a loss to compatriot Nitesh Kumar on Day 1, Manoj Sarkar will be aiming to bounce back in his second game in the men’s singles SL3 category.

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Avani stretching her lead

Avani Lekhara has extended her lead at the top. Mona Agarwal has been in 5th spot for quite some time, and it will be a shock if both Indians don’t make it to the final.

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Avani in the lead!

Avani Lekhara has stormed into the lead of the qualifying round! She is once again igniting hopes of yet another Paralympics gold medal.

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Avani Lekhara nearing top spot

Avani Lekhara has gone from strength to strength in this qualifying round. Her average is currently 10.428, in second place, while the average of first spot is 10.430.

Mona Agarwal is also in the mix, at 6th. Her average is presently 10.338.

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Avani, Mona rising

We are well into the third series of shots for most shooters in the Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 category, and both Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal are currently inside the top 5.

Remember, top 8 qualifies for the final.

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Manasi finishes last

Narrow defeats to both Indonesia’s Qonit Syakuroh and Ukraine’s Oksana Kozyna means that Manasi will finish bottom of the SL3 women singles’ group. 

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Heartbreak for Manasi

Oh no! She had it in the bag, she was leading 20-17, but Oksana Kozyna comes roaring back to take the deciding game 23-21. Heartbreaking for Manasi, and she is knocked out of the women’s singles SL3 category.

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Mona, Avani in top 8

Both Mona Agarwal and Avani Lekhara have shot their way up into the top 8. However, not all the shooters are on the same shot, so the standings could yet change quite dramatically.

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Manasi leads decider

Manasi Joshi is leading 13-8 in the deciding game in para badminton, against Oksana Kozyna. A big win could see her take spot in her group for the time being.

Top spot in the group directly puts her in the semis, while coming second would mean she advances to the quarters.

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Mona in top 8

After the first series of shots, Mona Agarwal is on the fringes of qualification. She is exactly in 8th, the last spot that qualifies for the final. Avani Lekhara is in 11th.

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: SH1 category explained

SH1 category in shooting involves shooters who have movement affected in their arms, lower trunk, legs or have an absence of limbs. This is the standing event, so none of the shooters are required to sit.

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Shooting starts!

Meanwhile, the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 shooting qualifying rounds have begun in Chatearoux. Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal in action!

Can India script yet more history at the same venue where Manu Bhaker won two medals?

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Kozyna draws level

Oksana Kozyna storms to 21-15 second game victory. This game is going down to the wire.

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Great comeback by Kozyna

Manasi had threaten to cut the deficit after the restart, but Kozyna holds firm and races into a big lead. She leads 19-13, and is about to make it 1-1.

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: The scales have turned

Ukraine’s Oksana Kozyna has come out very strongly in the second game. For the most part, it has been even between her and Manasi, but Kozyna now leads 11-8.

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Second game begins

Joshi and Kozyna exchanging early blows in the second game. 2-2 as it stands.

Paris 2024 Paralympics LIVE: Manasi takes first game

Manasi Pathak clinches the first game in superb fashion. She takes a thumping 21-10 win there. Leading 11-8 at halfway, she gave Ukraine’s Oksana Kozyna no breathing room.