In the Paris Paralympics 2024, Indian para-shooter Manish Narwal is on the path to winning his second consecutive gold medal. He has secured a spot in the final of the men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 event at the Châteauroux International Shooting Range. Narwal, who won a gold medal in the mixed 50m Pistol SH1 event at the Tokyo Paralympics, overcame a rough start and kept himself in the race for a medal. The final will be held today at 5:30 PM IST. Earlier, Avani Lekhara won a gold medal, while Mona Agarwal opened India’s medal tally by winning a bronze in the women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 event.
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Here is India’s schedule for the third day of the Paris Paralympics (in Indian Standard Time):
Shooting:
- Men’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 (Qualification): Swarup Mahavir Unhalkar – 1:00 PM
- Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 (Qualification): Rubina Francis – 3:30 PM
Track Cycling:
- Women’s 500m Time Trial C1-3 (Qualification): Jyoti Gaderia – 1:30 PM
- Men’s 1,000m Time Trial C1-3 (Qualification): Arshad Sheikh – 1:49 PM
Rowing:
- Mixed PR3 Double Sculls (Repechage): India (Anita and Narayan Konganapalle) – 3:00 PM
Archery:
- Women’s Compound (1/8 Elimination 2): Sarita Devi vs. Eleonora Sarati (Italy) – 7:00 PM
- Women’s Compound (1/8 Elimination 8): Sarita Devi vs. Mariana Zuniga (Chile) – 8:59 PM
Athletics:
- Men’s Javelin Throw F57 (Medal Round): Praveen Kumar – 10:30 PM
These events are crucial, and all eyes will be on the Indian athletes as they aim for more medals at the Paris Paralympics 2024.