NEW DELHI: India are set to embark on their most ambitious Paralympic journey yet, as the nation’s largest-ever delegation prepares to commence their campaign in Paris on Thursday. The opening day of the competition will witness Indian athletes showcasing their skills in badminton, archery, and taekwondo.
Following is India’s Day 1 schedule at the Paris Paralympics on Thursday (All timings in IST):
Para Badminton
12 PM: Nitesh Kumar/Murugesan Thulasimathi beat Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj/Palak Kohli 21-14, 21-17 in Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Play Stage
12:40 PM: Sivarajan Solaimalai/SIVAN Nithya Sre Sumathy lose 0-2 against Miles Krajewski/Jayci Simon (USA) in Mixed Doubles SH6 Group Play Stage
2 PM: Mandeep Kaur vs Mariam Eniola Bolaji (Nigeria) in Women’s Singles SL3 Group Play Stage
2 PM: Manasi Joshi vs Qonitah Ikhtiar Syakuroh (Indonesia) in Women’s Singles SL3 Group Play Stage
2:40 PM: Sukant Kadam vs Mhd Amin Burhanuddin (Malaysia) in Men’s Singles SL4 Group Play Stage
Para Taekwondo
2:34 PM: Aruna Tanwar vs Nurcihan Ekinci (Turkey) in Women K44 -47kg Round of 16
Para Badminton
3:20 PM: Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj vs Hikmat Ramdani (Indonesia) in Men’s Singles SL4 Group Play Stage
3:20 PM: Tarun vs Rogerio Junior Xavier de Oliveira (Brazil) in Men’s Singles SL4 Group Play Stage
4 PM: Nitesh Kumar vs Manoj Sarkar in Men’s Singles SL3 Group Play Stage
Para Cycling Track
4:25 PM: Jyoti Gaderiya in Women’s C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit Qualifying
Para Archery
4:30 PM:Sheetal Devi, Sarita in Women’s Individual Compound Open Ranking Round
4:30 PM: Harvinder Singh in Men’s Individual Recurve Open Ranking Round
Para Badminton
4:40 PM:Palak Kohli vs Milena Surreau (France) in Women’s Singles SL4 Group Play Stage
Para Taekwondo
4:46 PM: Aruna Tanwar in Women K44 -47kg Quarterfinal (If qualified)
Para Badminton
5:20 PM: Thulasimathi Murugesan vs Rosa Efomo de Marco (Italy) in Women’s Singles SU5 Group Play Stage
7:30 PM: Manisha Ramadass vs Maud Lefort (France) in Women’s Singles SU5 Group Play Stage
7:30 PM: Sivarajan Solaimalai vs Subhan (Indonesia) in Men’s Singles SH6 Group Play Stage
7:30 PM: Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan vs Jayci Simon (USA) in Women’s Singles SH6 Group Play Stage
Para Archery
8:30 PM: Rakesh Kumar, Shyam Sundar Swami in Men’s Individual Compound Open Ranking Round
8:30 PM: Pooja in Women’s Individual Recurve Open Ranking
Para Badminton
10:10 PM: Nitesh Kumar/Thulasimathi Murugesan vs Hikmat Ramdani/Leani Ratri Oktila (Indonesia) in Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Play Stage
10:50 PM: Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj/Palak Kohli vs Lucas Mazur/Faustine Noel (France) in Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Play Stage
Following is India’s Day 1 schedule at the Paris Paralympics on Thursday (All timings in IST):
Para Badminton
12 PM: Nitesh Kumar/Murugesan Thulasimathi beat Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj/Palak Kohli 21-14, 21-17 in Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Play Stage
12:40 PM: Sivarajan Solaimalai/SIVAN Nithya Sre Sumathy lose 0-2 against Miles Krajewski/Jayci Simon (USA) in Mixed Doubles SH6 Group Play Stage
2 PM: Mandeep Kaur vs Mariam Eniola Bolaji (Nigeria) in Women’s Singles SL3 Group Play Stage
2 PM: Manasi Joshi vs Qonitah Ikhtiar Syakuroh (Indonesia) in Women’s Singles SL3 Group Play Stage
2:40 PM: Sukant Kadam vs Mhd Amin Burhanuddin (Malaysia) in Men’s Singles SL4 Group Play Stage
Para Taekwondo
2:34 PM: Aruna Tanwar vs Nurcihan Ekinci (Turkey) in Women K44 -47kg Round of 16
Para Badminton
3:20 PM: Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj vs Hikmat Ramdani (Indonesia) in Men’s Singles SL4 Group Play Stage
3:20 PM: Tarun vs Rogerio Junior Xavier de Oliveira (Brazil) in Men’s Singles SL4 Group Play Stage
4 PM: Nitesh Kumar vs Manoj Sarkar in Men’s Singles SL3 Group Play Stage
Para Cycling Track
4:25 PM: Jyoti Gaderiya in Women’s C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit Qualifying
Para Archery
4:30 PM:Sheetal Devi, Sarita in Women’s Individual Compound Open Ranking Round
4:30 PM: Harvinder Singh in Men’s Individual Recurve Open Ranking Round
Para Badminton
4:40 PM:Palak Kohli vs Milena Surreau (France) in Women’s Singles SL4 Group Play Stage
Para Taekwondo
4:46 PM: Aruna Tanwar in Women K44 -47kg Quarterfinal (If qualified)
Para Badminton
5:20 PM: Thulasimathi Murugesan vs Rosa Efomo de Marco (Italy) in Women’s Singles SU5 Group Play Stage
7:30 PM: Manisha Ramadass vs Maud Lefort (France) in Women’s Singles SU5 Group Play Stage
7:30 PM: Sivarajan Solaimalai vs Subhan (Indonesia) in Men’s Singles SH6 Group Play Stage
7:30 PM: Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan vs Jayci Simon (USA) in Women’s Singles SH6 Group Play Stage
Para Archery
8:30 PM: Rakesh Kumar, Shyam Sundar Swami in Men’s Individual Compound Open Ranking Round
8:30 PM: Pooja in Women’s Individual Recurve Open Ranking
Para Badminton
10:10 PM: Nitesh Kumar/Thulasimathi Murugesan vs Hikmat Ramdani/Leani Ratri Oktila (Indonesia) in Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Play Stage
10:50 PM: Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj/Palak Kohli vs Lucas Mazur/Faustine Noel (France) in Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Play Stage