India's Full Schedule At Para Paralympics 2024: Dates, Timing, Medal Events And Prospects
India's Full Schedule at Para Paralympics 2024: An 84-strong contingent of Indian para-athletes, the largest ever in the country's history and a heady mix of youth and experience, would be eyeing an unparalleled gold rush when the Paralympic Games begin here on Wednesday. India won a record 19 medals, including five gold, in the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021 for a 24th-place finish in the overall rankings. Three years on, the country's target is more than 25 medals with a double-digit haul in gold.
What has fuelled this ambition is the size of the contingent and the exceptional performances in the past one year. India won a record 111 medals, including 29 gold, at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games last year.
29 Aug, Thursday
Taekwondo: Aruna in K44 - 47kg (W). Rounds start at 1:30 PM, final at 12:04 AM.
Cycling: Jyoti Gaderia in C-1 3000m pursuit (W). Qualis at 4:25 PM, medal matches 7:54 PM and 8:11 PM.
Badminton: group stages at 12:00 PM and 7:30 PM.
Archery: Ranking rounds -- Sarita and Sheetal Devi in compound open (W) at 4:30 PM, Harvinder Singh in recurve open (M) at 4:30 PM, Rakesh Kumar and Shyam Swami in compound open (M) at 8:30 PM and Pooja in recurve open (M) at 8:30 PM.
30 Aug, Friday
Shooting: Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal in R2 10m rifle standing (W). Qualis at 12:30 PM, final at 3:15 PM.
Shooting: Manish Narwal and Rudransh Khandelwal in P1 - 10m pistol SH1 (M). Qualis at 2:45 PM, final at 5:30 PM.
Shooting: Sriharsha Ramakrishna in R4 - Mixed 10m air rifle standing. Qualis at 5:00 PM, final at 7:45 PM.
Athletics: Sakshi Kasana and Karam Jyoti in discus F55 final (W) at 1:30 PM.
Athletics: Manu in shot put F37 final (M) at 12:20 AM.
Cycling: Arshad Shaikh in C-2 3000m pursuit (M). Qualifiers at 4:24 PM, medal