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Day 3 schedule, Sheetal Devi up for medal quest

Indian athletes proceed their robust efficiency on the Paris Paralympics with six medal occasions scheduled in para archery, capturing, and biking on Day 3.

After a successful Day 2 at the Paris Paralympics, the Indian contingent will look to build on their strong start for medals on Day 3 of the Paris Paralympics. A total of 6 medals will be up for grabs at the prestigious event. The Indian players will be competing in para archery, para shooting, para-badminton, and para-cycling.

Among the players, Sheetal Devi will be a top medal contender, known as the ‘armless archer’ and a medal prospect for the day. In the qualifying event, Sheetal broke the world record mark of 698. However, a Turkish archer edged past her to create a new world record, with Sheetal finishing in the second position. Her compatriot Sarita is also a strong medal prospect, having finished in the top 8 in the ranking round.

In para shooting, Swaroop and Rubina will aim to improve their performances in their second Paralympics. Para badminton action will continue in the group stage.

India’s schedule for Day 3 (31 August) at Paris Paralympics

Time (IST) Event Athlete(s) Category Stage
12:00 Para badminton Mandeep Kaur vs. Celine Aureline Vinot Women’s Singles SL3 Group B (Group Stage)
13:00 Para shooting Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar R1 Men’s 10m Air Rifle SH1 Standing Qualification
13:20 Para badminton Nitish Kumar vs. Mongkhon Bunsun Men’s Singles SL3 Group A (Group Stage)
13:30 Para cycling Jyoti Gaderiya Women’s 500m Time Trial C1-C3 Qualification
13:49 Para cycling Arshad Shaik Men’s 1000m Time Trial C1-C3 Qualification
14:00 Para badminton Manoj Sarkar vs. Ynag Jianyuan Men’s Singles SL3 Group A (Group Stage)
14:40 Para rowing Anita/Narayana PR 3 Mixed Doubles Sculls Repechage
14:40 Para badminton Sukant Kadam vs. Siripong Teamarrom Men’s Singles SL4 Group B (Group Stage)
15:20 Para badminton Tarun Dhillon vs. Lucas Mazur Men’s Singles SL4 Group D (Group Stage)
15:30 Para shooting Rubina Francis P2 Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 Qualification
15:45 Para shooting Subject to Qualification R1 Men’s 10m Air Rifle SH1 Standing Finals
16:00 Para badminton Manisha Ramadas vs. Yang Qiu Xia Women’s Singles SU5 Group C (Group Stage)
17:05 Para cycling Subject to Qualification Women’s 500m Time Trial C1-C3 Finals
17:32 Para cycling Subject to Qualification Men’s 1000m Time Trial C1-C3 Finals
18:15 Para shooting Subject to Qualification P2 Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 Finals
19:00 Para archery Sarita vs. Eleonora Sarti Women’s Individual Compound Open Round of 16
20:59 Para archery Sheetal Devi vs. Mariana Zuniga Women’s Individual Compound Open Round of 16
21:16 Para archery Subject to Qualification Women’s Individual Compound Open Quarterfinals
22:24 Para archery Subject to Qualification Women’s Individual Compound Open Semifinals
22:30 Para athletics Parveen Kumar Men’s Javelin F57 Finals
23:13 Para archery Subject to Qualification Women’s Individual Compound Open Bronze Medal Match
23:30 Para archery Subject to Qualification Women’s Individual Compound Open Finals

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