Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Highlights: Sheetal Devi breaks world record but finishes 2nd in archery individual ranking

Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Highlights: Sheetal Devi surpassed the world record in what was the marquee development for India on Day 1 of the Paralympics.

Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates

Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Highlights: Paris once again plays host to a mega-sporting event as the Paralympics 2024 begins, on Thursday. Day 1 began with plenty of action from India's para-shuttlers. T Murugesan K Nitesh began their campaign with a 21-14 21-17 win againt S Yathiraj-P Kohli in mixed doubles SL/GU Group A match, in what was India vs India. Meanwhile, Mandeep Kaur crashed to a defeat....Read More

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• 29 Aug 2024, 09:12:42 PM IST

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Para badminton - Singles SH 6 - Nithya Sre Sivan wins, Sivarajan Solaimalai loses

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: India's Nithya Sre Sivan beat Jayci Simon of the USA 21-7, 21-8 in women's singles. Sivarajan Solaimalai has lost 15-21, 17-21 in men's singles to Subhan of Indonesia.

• 29 Aug 2024, 07:40:26 PM IST

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Para archery - World record broken and 2nd place finish for Sheetal Devi

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Well how about it. Sheetal Devi's final score of 703 is more than the ranking round world record but so is the 704 of the top-ranked Oznur Cure of Turkey. The scores were equal before the last shot. Sheetal came up with a 9 while Cure hit a 10. Sarita finished 9th among 28 archers with a score of 682. Harvinder is also done with his recurve ranking round, finishing 9th with a score of 637.

• 29 Aug 2024, 07:21:12 PM IST

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Para badminton - Women's SU5 - Thulasimathi Murugesan wins her first-round match

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Thulasimathi Murugesan beats Rosa de Marco 21-9, 21-11 in 24 minutes. The Indian top seed was cruising for much of the match, save for the first half of that second game. De Marco gave her a proper fight going into the mid-game interval in Game 2 but then Thulasimathi blasted through the rest.

• 29 Aug 2024, 06:07:27 PM IST

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Para badminton - Men's SL3 - Nitesh Kumar beats Manoj Sarkar

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: No.1 seed Nitesh Kumar has survived quite a thrilling encounter against his compatriot. He wins the match 21-13, 18-21, 21-18.

• 29 Aug 2024, 05:24:59 PM IST

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Para cycling - Jyoti Gaderiya out

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Jyothi Gaderia has a timing of 4:53.929. She has finished 10th, bottom of her heat and with only four making it to the medal rounds, that is the end of the road for the Indian.

• 29 Aug 2024, 04:25:01 PM IST

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Para badminton - Men's singles SL4 - Easy win for Suhas Yathiraj

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Suhas Yathiraj has made light work of his first round match against Indonesia's Hikmat Ramdani in men's singles. The Indian No.1 seed won 21-7, 21-5, closing out the match in just 22 minutes. He will next face South Korea's Kyung Hwan Shin tomorrow.

• 29 Aug 2024, 03:34:15 PM IST

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Jurgen Klopp in the house!

  

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  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: The former Liverpool boss is in the stands for Para badminton today supporting New Zealand's Wojtek Czyz.

• 29 Aug 2024, 02:56:23 PM IST

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Men's singles SL4 - UPDATE

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Malaysia's Burhanuddin is leading against India's Kadam 10-7 in Game 1, in their ongoing Group B fixture.

• 29 Aug 2024, 02:43:28 PM IST

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Womens singles SL3 - UPDATE

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Mandeep loses 21-14 21-8 against Nigeria's Bolaji! Poor showing by the para-shuttler from India in her Group B match!

• 29 Aug 2024, 02:15:07 PM IST

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Womens singles SL3 - UPDATE

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Manasi is also in action right now and is up against Indonesia's Syakuroh in Game 1 of their Group A encounter!

• 29 Aug 2024, 02:11:54 PM IST

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Womens singles SL3 - UPDATE

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Mandeep is in action now! She is up against Nigeria's Bolaji in women's singles SL3 Group B.

• 29 Aug 2024, 01:36:30 PM IST

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Mixed doubles SH6 Group B - UPDATE

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Solaimalai-Sivan lose 11-21 in Game 2, and the match goes to USA's Simon-Krajewski! They win 23-21 21-11.

• 29 Aug 2024, 01:34:29 PM IST

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Mixed doubles SH6 Group B - UPDATE

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Solaimalai-Sivan are trailing 11-21 in Game 2 against Simon-Krajewski. Game over for the Indian mixed doubles pair?

• 29 Aug 2024, 01:09:20 PM IST

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Mixed doubles SH6 Group B - UPDATE

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Solaimalai-Sivan lost 23-21 in Game 1 against USA's Simon-Krajewski. Game 2 is upcoming and the Indian team will look to stage a fightback!

• 29 Aug 2024, 12:56:28 PM IST

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Mixed doubles SH6 Group B - UPDATE

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Game 1 is ongoing in this Group B fixture as Solaimalai-Sivan trail 5-11 against USA's Simon-Krajewski.

• 29 Aug 2024, 12:47:10 PM IST

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: What's coming up?

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Next up, we will have Solaimalai-Sivan taking on Simon-Krajewski in their Group B fixture! The match is scheduled for 12:40 PM IST.

• 29 Aug 2024, 12:40:01 PM IST

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Mixed doubles badminton SL/SU - UPDATE

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Murugesan-Nitesh have sealed a 21-14 21-17 against Yathiraj-Kohli in their Group A clash! Good game! Yathiraj-Kohli will be disappointed!

• 29 Aug 2024, 12:35:34 PM IST

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Mixed doubles badminton SL/SU - UPDATE

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Game 2 is ongoing! Murugesan-Nitesh are leading 17-16, but Yathiraj-Kohli are still in this game and will be aiming to level proceedings!

• 29 Aug 2024, 12:26:57 PM IST

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Mixed doubles badminton SL/SU - UPDATE

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Murugesan-Nitesh win Game 1, 21-14! Yathiraj-Kohli will look to stage a fightback in Game 2, and lead 7-6! TIGHT CONTEST!

• 29 Aug 2024, 12:21:09 PM IST

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Mixed doubles badminton SL/SU - UPDATE

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Murugesan-Nitesh are leading 18-13 in Game 1 vs Yathiraj-Kohli! They showing good form, but Yathiraj-Kohli are fighting back, and will be hoping to peg some points on the table!

• 29 Aug 2024, 12:09:44 PM IST

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Action begins!

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: The action begins and we have mixed doubles SL/SU group stage match going on and it is India vs India! Murugesan-Nitesh face their countrymen Yathiraj-Kohli.

• 29 Aug 2024, 11:57:26 AM IST

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Hello and good morning everyone!

  Paralympics 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Hello and good morning everyone! Welcome to our live coverage of Day 1 of the Paralympics 2024 Games. We will have plenty of action from the contingent.