Manisha Ramadass defeated Mamiko Toyoda in the SU5 quarterfinals to make her way into the semifinals at the Paris Paralympics 2024. She will be facing compatriot Thulasimathi Murugesan in the last four clash as India have been assured of another medal at the Summer Games.
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Deepali Deshpande is an Olympian and also represented India at the Asian Games and Asian Shooting Championships among others. She was a member of the team that clinched silver at the Busan Asian Games in 2022 in the 10m air rifle team event.
Avani Lekhara will target her record-breaking 4th medal in the Paralympics as she returns to the Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification event with Sidharatha Babu on Sunday. Avani claimed India's only Gold at the Paris Paralympics 2024 on Friday.
Avani Lekhara became the first Indian to defend a gold medal at the Paralympic Games. Avani clinched gold at the Paris Paralympics 2024, winning the yellow metal in the Women's R2 10-metre air rifle standing SH1 event.
Rubina Francis registered 50.0 points in the first stage of the women's 10m air pistol final and then stayed in the top three with consistently impressive hits. Francis finished on the podium to produce India's fifth medal at the Paris Paralympics 2024.
Suhas Yathiraj and Sukant Kadam have reached the semifinals of the men's singles SL4 category in the Paralympics 2024. With their entry into the last four, India has been assured of at least one medal in this category.
Avani Lekhara had undergone a gall bladder surgery in the month of March. The surgery had put her out of action for a few months and her team worked really hard to assist during rehabilitation.
Aarti maintained her composure throughout the competition and clocked 44 minutes 39.39 seconds to claim the bronze medal. She broke her own national record in the process.
India's rising archer Sheetal Devi will begin her knockout campaign in the round of 16 after finishing second in the rankings round at the women's individual compound event at Paris Paralympics 2024 on Thursday.
Indian shooters dominated Day 2 of the sporting events at the Paris Paralympics 2024 with Avani Lekhara, Mona Agarwal and Manish Narwal finishing on the podiums. Preethi Pal also entered the history books with a bronze in the women's 100m event on Friday.
Manish Narwal recorded India's fourth medal at the Paris Paralympics 2024 with a silver in the men's 100m air pistol SH1 event and became the only sixth Indian to win multiple individual medals in tournament history.
Preethi Pal claimed a historic bronze medal in the women's 100m T35 event at the Paris Paralympics 2024 and became the first Indian to win a medal in this category in tournament history.
Avani Lekhara shattered the Paralympics record by winning the gold in the women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 event in Paris 2024 on Friday. She became the first Indian woman to win two gold medals in the Paralympics history.
Avani is the first Indian woman to clinch a Paralympics gold and the first Indian to win a medal in shooting at the Paralympics. Avani had won gold at the age of 19 in Tokyo and she is the youngest Indian to claim gold at the Paralympics.
Tennis legend Andre Agassi is set to visit India for the opening of a pickleball tournament. Agassi, who has been involved in various pickleball tournaments in New York, was excited to come to India to help popularise the sport, which is gaining momentum in the country.
Reigning Paralympic champion Avani Lekhara has qualified for the final of women's 10m air rifle event at the ongoing Paris Paralympic Games. She finished at second place with a score of 625.8 in the qualification round.
Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal of India will be in action in the women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 qualification. Avani had clinched a gold and a bronze at the Tokyo Paralympics 2021.
Joe Root smashed his 33rd Test century on Day 1 of the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord's while India's armless para-archer Sheetal Devi set a new world record while finishing second in her qualification event at the Paralympics in Paris. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on August 30.
After failing to win a medal on Day 1, the Indian contingent will take part in two medal events at the Paris Paralympics 2024 on Friday. The ace shooter Avani Lekhara will also feature in the women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 qualification event.
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