Paris Paralympics LIVE: India began Day 5 with a silver medal in discus throw. Yogesh Kathuniya bagged the silver medal in Men’s discus throw F56 category. And now its Nitesh Kumar who has won gold medal in para-badminton in men’s singles SL4. India will look to further increase its medal tally at the Paris Paralympics later in the day.
Then, it was the turn of Thulasimathi Murugesan to deliver a silver for the country in the para badminton women’s singles SU5 category. She lost to Chinese Yang in straight games, while in the same division, Manisha Ramadass secured a bronze. Suhas Yathiraj, in a repeat final of the Tokyo Paralympics, lost to Lucas of France 21-9, 21-13 to get another silver for India.
Meanwhile, the day ended with Sumit Antil bagging a gold in men’s javelin F64 category. He smashed the Paralympics record with a massive throw of 70.59m.
Stay tuned for live updates and results.
Key events for India at Paralympics on Day 5
- Para Shooting: Nihal Singh and Amir Ahmed Bhat will compete in the P3 – mixed 25m pistol SH1 qualification (precision) and final.
- Para Athletics: Yogesh Kathuniya will be in action in the men’s discus final F56.
- Para Badminton: India has three medal-contending matches:
- Nitesh Kumar vs Daniel Bethell in the men’s singles SL3 gold medal match
- Thulasimathi Murugesan vs Qiu Xia Yang in the women’s singles SU5 gold medal match
- Manisha Ramadass vs Cathrine Rosengren in the women’s singles SU5 bronze medal match
- Para Archery: Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar will compete in the mixed compound quarterfinal, with the medal matches scheduled after the quarters.
- Para Athletics: Sandip Sargar, Sumit Antil, and Sandeep will compete in the men’s javelin F64 final, while Kanchan Lakhani will participate in the women’s discus throw F53 final.
- Para Badminton: Nithya Sre Sivan will face Rina Marlina in the women’s singles SH6 bronze medal match.
- Para Athletics: Deepthi Jeevanji will compete in the women’s 400m T20 round 1.
Stay tuned for live updates and results from these exciting events throughout the day!
