Paris Paralympics 2024: When will India's campaign begin? Know start date, timings and more

The Paris Paralympics 2024 will be the 17th edition of the Paralympics.

The Paris Paralympics 2024 is set to start in few days as the Indian contingent will be ready to win accolades for the nation. There will be a record breaking 84 athletes in the Indian contingent this time at Paris.

The Paris Paralympics 2024 is set to start in a few days as the Indian contingent will be ready to win accolades for the nation. There will be a record breaking 84 athletes in the Indian contingent this time at Paris. The opening ceremony will be held on August 28 and the events will begin from August 29.

India will be competing in 12 sporting disciplines out of 22 at Paris Paralympics 2024. There are defending champions and former Paralympic medallists in the Indian contingent who will look forward to finishing on top of the podium again.

Who are the first Indian athletes in action at Paris Paralympics 2024?

The Indian athletes who will start their events first at Paris Paralympics 2024 are the Para badminton players. There are 13 Indian parashuttlers this time who will be playing their group stage matches at La Chapelle Arena on August 29.

The first set of matches will start from 12:00 pm and the second set of matches will be played 7:30 pm onwards (IST). Nitesh Kumar, Sivarajan Solaimalai, Suhas Yathiraj, Palak Kohli, Thulasimathi Murugesan and Nithya Sre Sivan will be the Indian parashuttlers who are playing singles and mixed doubles events.

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Here are the list of Indian parashuttlers who will be in action in their respective events.

S.no	Athlete	Sport	Event	Category
1	Manoj Sarkar	Para Badminton	Men’s singles	SL3
2	Nitesh Kumar	Para Badminton	Men’s singles, Mixed doubles	SL3
3	Krishna Nagar	Para Badminton	Men’s singles	SH6
4	Sivarajan Solaimalai	Para Badminton	Men’s singles, Mixed doubles	SH6
5	Suhas Yathiraj	Para Badminton	Men’s singles, Mixed doubles	SL4
6	Sukant Kadam	Para Badminton	Men’s singles	SL4
7	Tarun	Para Badminton	Men’s singles	SL4
8	Manasi Joshi	Para Badminton	Women’s singles	SL3
9	Mandeep Kaur	Para Badminton	Women’s singles	SL3
10	Palak Kohli	Para Badminton	Women’s singles, Mixed doubles	SL4
11	Manisha Ramadass	Para Badminton	Women’s singles	SU5
12	Thulasimathi Murugesan	Para Badminton	Women’s singles, Mixed doubles	SU5
13	Nithya Sre Sivan	Para Badminton	Women’s singles, Mixed doubles	SH6

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