Paris Paralympics 2024: Who are India's medal contenders today September 4 (Day 7)?

Published at :September 4, 2024 at 11:44 AM

Modified at :September 4, 2024 at 11:44 AM

India could add at least five more medals to its tally on Day 7 of Paris Paralympics 2024.

On Monday, India created history by recording its best ever day in any edition of the Paralympics or Olympics. A day later, the nation achieved its best-ever medal tally at the Paralympics or Olympics after bagging five medals on Day 6 to take its tally to 20 medals, one better than the previous best tally achieved in Tokyo in three years ago.

Wednesday (Day 7) could be equally big for India as they aim to add more medals to its tally and climb up the medal standings. Having already made the Paris Paralympics 2024 the successful Paralympic campaign for the nation in the event’s history, India will have an opportunity to add as many as 11 more medals on September 4 (Wednesday). Many athletes will be in action for a place on the podium on day 7 of the quadrennial event.

The previous day saw India add five more medals to its tally to take it to 20 and climb up to 19th position in the medal table. The day started with Avani Lekhara reaching the women’s 50m Rifle 3P SH1 finals, but she finished fifth failing to defend her bronze from Tokyo. Debutant Deepthi Jeevanji won India’s first medal of the day by clinching bronze in women’s 400m T20 event. India then bagged double podium finishes in both men’s high jump T63 and men’s javelin throw F46 events.

Sharad Kumar converted his Tokyo bronze to silver in men’s high jump T63 while Mariyappan Thangavelu took bronze, having won silver in the event three years ago. This was Mariyappan’s third medal at the Paralympics, making him only second Indian para athlete after Devendra Jhajharia to win medals in three consecutive editions.

Let’s look at the athletes who will look to create history for India on Wednesday (Day 7).

India’s medal contenders on Day 7 (September 4) of Paris Paralympics 2024

Arshad Shaik – Para-Cycling – Men’s C2 Individual – 11:57 AM

Arshad Shaik will be competing in his third event of the Paris Paralympics. It will be his first Para-cycling Road event with the Men’s C2 Individual event. Early Taekwondo training helped him develop a fighting mentality that helped him recover from a terrible auto-rickshaw accident when he was 12 years old. He would be depending on it to recover from the two last place finishes in two events in Paris so far.

Jyoti Gaderiya – Para-cycling – Women’s C1-3 Individual – 12:32 PM

After failing to make it to the finals of the previous two sports, Jyoti Gaderiya will have another chance to compete in Paracycling in hopes of winning a medal at the Paralympics. Much like her male counterpart, Jyoti competed very well but ended in last place in both races. But she will jump on to her cycle and compete against her opponents to make it to the top six, probably to make it on the podium.

Nihal Singh & Rudransh Khandelwal – P4 Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 – 1:00 PM

The Indian shooting contingent will have another opportunity to have a shot at the medals in the Mixed 50m Pistol event. Nihal Singh and Rudransh Khandelwal will be representing the tricolor in the team event having missed out on a medal in their previous event.

The former will be one to keep an eye on to finish on the podium, having won a Bronze and a silver in the last two World Cups. On the other hand, Rudransh fell tantalizingly close to qualifying for the finals in the 10m Pistol event. The Rajasthani shooter had broken the World record last year in the event and a performance close to it will make him stand on the podium.

Sachin Sarjerao Khilari, Rohit Kumar, Mohammad Yasser – Men’s Shot Put F46 – 1:35 PM

India will have three athletes in the Men’s Shot-Put event on Wednesday. The primary contender for the gold medal will be Sachin Sarjerao Khilari who broke the Asian record on his way to winning the World Championships in the last two years.

He will be accompanied by Rohit Kumar who won bronze in the 2022 Para-Asian Games. Among the 11 athletes, the duo will be joined by 2018 Asian Games gold medalist Mohammad Yassar. All three have been successful in the past and they would want to do it Paralympics.

Amisha Rawat – Women’s Shot Put F46 – 3:17 PM

Amisha Rawat is an example of trying her best to achieve greatness. Having lost her arm during her birth, she found peace in sports. She won gold in the 100m and 200m events and the 2022 World Grand Prix saw her winning bronze in the javelin throw. Having found her mojo in the shot put event in the Khelo India Para Games last year, she will try to get a medal at the grandest stage of them all.

Paramjeet Kumar – Men’s 49kg Powerlifting – 3:30 PM

Paramjeet Kumar will be representing India in the men’s 49kg Para Powerlifting in the Paralympics. At the World Para Powerlifting Championships, he became the first powerlifter from India to earn a medal when he was placed third in at the World Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia. In the 2018 Asian Para Games, he also took home a bronze medal. He would like to be on the podium in Paris.

Harvinder Singh – Para Archery – Men’s Individual Recurve – 5:49 PM

The Tokyo Bronze medalist is back in Paris to change the color of the medal in the men’s Individual recurve open event in Para Archery. The Haryana Archer has seen a bronze medal around his neck in the 2024 World Ranking event Czech Republic and in Australia. But the 33-year-old will be eager to repeat the heroics of the 2018 Asian Para Games when he Gold in Jakarta.

Sakina Khatun – Women’s 45kg Powerlifting – 8:30 PM

Sakina Khatun qualified for the Paris Paralympics via World Rankings after missing out through direct qualification. It will be her second Paralympics after finishing fifth in Tokyo. Having missed out on being on the podium, the polio-attacked girl would like to repeat her success in international events in the last few years. The 2023 Asian Para Games saw her bring home the silver medal and India would be hoping to bring a medal from Paris.

Dharambir, Pranav Soorma, Amit Kumar – Men’s Club Throw F51 – 10:50 PM

One of the most expected events in the Paris Paralympics will be the Men’s Club Throw F51 event. The hype is due to the results from the 2023 Asian Para Games when Indians won all three medals in the event. Pranav Soorma won the Gold, Dharambir settled for the Silver, and Amit Kumar completed it with the Bronze. It will be a dream come true if India can repeat the feat but they will have to compete with seven others for a place on the podium.

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