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Harvinder Singh, Pooja Jatyan Survive Shoot-Off, Enter Archery Mixed Team Quarter-Finals In Paralympics 2024

Indian archers Harvinder Singh and Pooja Jatyan defeated Australia's Taymon Kenton-Smith and Amanda Jennings in the shoot-off to enter the quarterfinals of the recurve mixed team open in the Paralympics here on Thursday. A day after making history as India's first archer to win a gold medal at the Paralympics, Harvinder teamed up with Pooja to raise hopes of securing an unparalleled second medal. The duo, seeded fifth, quickly surged to a 4-0 lead, capitalising on some inconsistent shooting by the Australian pair.

Harvinder: Legs Impaired At 2, Completed PhD, Now Gold Medallist Archer

Harvinder Singh's calm composure and precision turned dreams into reality as he became India's first-ever Paralympic gold medalist in archery on Wednesday. Pursuing PhD in Economics, the 33-year-old Indian, who lost to Kevin Mather of the USA in the Tokyo semifinals before securing a bronze, showed neither fatigue not nerves to secure five back-to-back wins in a day to bag his second successive Paralympics medal.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live Updates September 5: Focus On Shooters, Archers As India Eye More Medals

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live Updates Day 8: The Indian contingent will look to take the medal tally past the 25-mark at the ongoing Paris Paralympics 2024 on Thursday. The action will get under with the Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 qualification where Sidhartha Babu and Mona Agarwal will be in action. In Mixed Team Recurve Open (Pre Quarterfinals), Pooja and Harvinder Singh will eye medal. Later in the day, India's Ashok will take part in Men's up to 65kg powerlifting final. In men's shot put, Arvind will also lead India's charge in the F35 final.

India's Schedule at Paris Paralympics 2024, September 5: Chance To Take Medal Tally Over 25

India's Schedule at Paris Paralympics 2024, September 5: The Indian contingent is on a roll at the Paris Paralympics 2024. Having already achieved their best-ever tally at the Paralympics, Indian athletes are aiming to go past the 25-mark. They can do so on Thursday itself. In Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1, Sidhartha Basu and Mona Agarwal will be in action. In Mixed Team Recurve Open (Pre Quarterfinals), Pooja and Harvinder Singh will eye medal.

Harvinder Singh: Legs Impaired At 2, Completed PhD, Now India's 1st Paralympic Gold Medallist Archer

Harvinder Singh's calm composure and precision turned dreams into reality as he became India's first-ever Paralympic gold medalist in archery on Wednesday. Pursuing PhD in Economics, the 33-year-old Indian, who lost to Kevin Mather of the USA in the Tokyo semifinals before securing a bronze, showed neither fatigue not nerves to secure five back-to-back wins in a day to bag his second successive Paralympics medal. Reserving his best for the final, Harvinder nailed three 10s in his last four arrows to knock out his 44-year-old opponent from Poland Lukasz Ciszek 6-0 (28-24, 28-27, 29-25) for India's second medal in archery at the ongoing Paralympics.

Harvinder's Historic Golden Touch, Sachin's Silver Take India's Medal Haul To 22 At Paralympics

Harvinder Singh scripted history by becoming the first Indian archer to clinch a gold at the Paralympics after world champion shot-putter Sachin Sarjerao Khilari's record-shattering silver-winning effort as the country's athletes continued to surpass expectations in its best ever performance at the Games. The 33-year-old Harvinder, who became the first Indian to win an archery medal at the Games with a bronze three years ago in Tokyo, bettered the colour of his medal in a superlative performance of five consecutive wins.

India's Schedule At Paralympics 2024, September 4: Bhavina Patel In Action, Medal Hopes In Athletics Too

India's Schedule At Paralympics 2024, September 4: India has a great chance to reach their best-ever medal tally at Paralympics on Wednesday. Tokyo Paralympics silver medallist Bhavina Patel will be in action in table tennis. In men's shot put, Mohd Yasser, Rohit Kumar and Sachin Sarjerao Khilari in action. In Powerlifting, all eyes will be on Parmjeet Kumar (men's 49kg) and Sakina Khatun (women's 45kg). In archery Men's recurve (pre-quarterfinal), Harvinder Singh will face Tseng Lung-hui (Taiwan).

Paris Paralympics: Indian Recurve Archer Pooja Jatyan Enters Quarterfinals

World Para Championship silver medallist Pooja Jatyan beat Yagmur Sengul of Turkey in straight sets to storm into the quarterfinals of recurve women's open archery competition at the Paris Paralympics on Tuesday. The 27-year-old, who got a bye into the pre-quarters after finishing inside top-9 in the ranking round, won 6-0 and will face Tokyo Paralympics bronze medallist Wu Chunyan of China in the quarters later in the day. The second-seeded Chunyan defeated Oyun-Erdene Buyanjargal of Mongolia in her pre-quarterfinal match.

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Harvinder Singh, Pooja Jatyan Survive Shoot-Off, Enter Archery Mixed Team Quarter-Finals In Paralympics 2024

Harvinder: Legs Impaired At 2, Completed PhD, Now Gold Medallist Archer

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live Updates September 5: Focus On Shooters, Archers As India Eye More Medals

India's Schedule at Paris Paralympics 2024, September 5: Chance To Take Medal Tally Over 25

Harvinder Singh: Legs Impaired At 2, Completed PhD, Now India's 1st Paralympic Gold Medallist Archer

Harvinder's Historic Golden Touch, Sachin's Silver Take India's Medal Haul To 22 At Paralympics

India's Schedule At Paralympics 2024, September 4: Bhavina Patel In Action, Medal Hopes In Athletics Too

Paris Paralympics: Indian Recurve Archer Pooja Jatyan Enters Quarterfinals