India At Paris Paralympics 2024 Day 3 Highlights: Shooter Rubina Francis Clinches Historic Bronze, Archer Sheetal Devi Crashes Out

India At Paris Paralympics 2024 Day 3 Highlights: Shooter Rubina Francis Clinches Historic Bronze, Archer Sheetal Devi Crashes Out

Aakash SinghUpdated: Saturday, August 31, 2024, 09:44 PM IST
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9.35 pm: Heartbreak for 17-year-old Sheetal Devi and all of India as the armless archer crashes out in the Round of 16 in women's individual compound open after losing by just 1 point against Mariana Zuniga of Chile, who had clinched the silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.

9.32 pm: It is still even after 4 ends with both Sheetal Devi and Mariana locked on 111 points each in this Round of 16 clash.

9.25 pm: India's Sheetal Devi is giving tough competition to her competitor Mariana Zuniga from Chile in the women's individual compound open. Devi is tied on 82 points with Mariana after 3 ends out of 5.

6.40 pm: India's Rubina Francis finishes 3rd in the women's 10m air pistol SH1 final with 211.1 points to clinch the bronze medal. It's the 5th medal for India in these Games. She becomes the first Indian woman to win a Paralympic medal in pistol shooting.

6.25 pm: After 11 shots, India's Rubina Francis is currently in third position with 106.5 points.

4:43 pm: Rubina Francis qualifies for Women's 10m air pistol SH1 final after finishing 7th.

2:40 pm: Arshad Shaik finishes 17th or last in the qualifying round of Men's 1000m time trial C1-3.

2:15 pm: Kumar Nitesh secures straight games win over over Mongkhun Bunsun 21-13 and 21-14.

1:50 pm: Manu finishes 6th in Men's Shotput F37 final.

1:20 pm: Kumar Nitesh locks horns with Mongkhun Bunsun of Hong Kong in Badminton Men's singles SL3 group-stage fixture.

12:45 pm: Mandeep Kaur completes remarkable comeback to beat Celine Vinot 21-23, 21-10, 21-17.

12:00 pm: Mandeep Kaur faces Celine Vinot in Women's Badminton Singles SL3 group-stage match.

A strong Indian contingent will look to add more medals to their tally on day 3 of the Paris 2024 Paralympics as events like Shooting, Cycling, Archery will take place. The likes of Jyoti Gaderiya, Arshad Shaik, Sarita Devi Rubina Francis, and Sheetal Devi and Swaroop Mahavir will have chances to win medals on day 3 of the Paralympics.

On day 2, Preeti Pal (Bronze in Women's 100m T35 Final), Manish Narwal (Silver in P1 Men's 10m Air Pistol SH1), Avani Lekhara (Gold in women's 10m Air Rifle shooting event), and Mona Agarwal (Bronze in women's 10m Air Rifle shooting event) bagged medals as India broke into top 10 for most medals in the Paralympics.

The shuttlers will equally be on focus after a strong showing on Friday as Kumar Nitesh, Thulsimathi Murugesan, and Suhas L Yathiraj won their respective matches.