Paralympics 2024 LIVE Day 9: Dipesh Kumar's Javelin F54 Final Starts; Simran Into 200m SF

06.09.2024 - 10:52 sports.ndtv.com

Paralympics 2024 LIVE Updates: Indian athlete and reigning world champion Simran advanced to the semi-final of the Women's 200m T12 event at Paris Paralympics.

Simran, accompanied by his guide Abhay Singh, topped her heat with a timing of 25.41s. In athletics, Dipesh Kumar is competing in the Men's Javelin Throw F54 Final.

Later in the day, Tokyo Paralympics silver medallist Praveen Kumar will take the field in Men's High Jump F64 Final. Earlier today, Canoeist Yash Kumar and Prachi Yadav failed to make it to the final after finishing 6th and 4th in their respective heats. (Medals Tally).

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Braving all odds with a steely resolve, India's Simran won the bronze medal in the women's 200m T12 final at the Paralympic Games in Paris on Saturday. Reigning world champion Simran finished third on the podium with a personal best time of 24.75 seconds in what was a culmination of a journey that was fraught with obstacles right from the day she was born. The T12 classification in the Paralympics is for athletes with visual impairments.

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India's Simran Sharma, the reigning world champion, breezed her way into the final of the women's 200m T12 race with a time of 25.03 seconds at the Paralympic Games in Paris on Friday. Simran had earlier topped her heat and entered the semifinals with a timing of 25.41s. Simran was in the same heat as Germany's Katrin Mueller-Rottgardt, who had pipped her to bronze on Thursday night in the 100m final. The Indian, who became world champion this year in Kobe, was born prematurely with visual impairment and faced numerous challenges throughout her life, including her father's chronic illness and eventual passing.

Paris Paralympics 2024: Simran Enters Final Of Women's 200m T12 Race

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India's Simran Sharma qualified for the women's 100m -T12 final after finishing second in the semifinal 2, clocking 12.33 sconds at the Paris Paralympics, here at the Stade de France on Thursday. Accompanied by her guide Abhay Singh, the 24-year-old reigning world champion Simran finished second behind Katrin Mueller-Rottgardt of Germany in the semifinal 2. Simran sealed her place in the final as the third fastest runner. As per the rule, the first-placed runner in each semifinal and the next 2 fastest advanced to the final. Omara Durand of Cuba topped the first semifinal.

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