NEW DELHI: India’s Sachin Sarjerao Khilari on Wednesday added a Paralympic silver to his world title in men’s shot put F46 event with an Asian record distance of 16.32m at the ongoing Games. The 34-year-old Khilari achieved his best throw of the day in his second attempt to better his own earlier Asian record of 16.30m which he set while winning gold in the World Para-Athletics Championships in Japan in May.Greg Stewart of Canada defended his Tokyo Paralympic gold with a throw of 16.38m. Luka Bakovic of Croatia took the bronze with 16.27m.
Khilari’s silver is the 11th medal from para-athletics in the ongoing Games. He had also won a gold in last year’s Asian Para Games in China.
Following is the India schedule on Day 7 of the competitions in the Paris Paralympics on Wednesday:
Para Cycling Road
11:57 AM: Shaik Arshad finishes 11th in Men’s C2 Individual Time Trial
12:32 PM: Jyoti Gaderiya finishes 16th in Women’s C1-3 Individual Time Trial
Para Shooting
1 PM: Nihal Singh finishes 19th, Rudransh Khandelwal 22nd in Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 Qualification
Para Athletics
1:35 PM: Sachin Sarjerao Khilari wins silver with an Asian record throw of 16.32m in Men’s Shot Put – F46 Final. Mohd Yasser finishes 8th, followed by Rohit Kumar at 9th.
Para Table Tennis
2:15 PM: Bhavinaben Patel loses 1-3 against Ying Zhou in Women’s Singles – WS4 – Quarterfinal 2
Para Athletics
3:17 PM: Amisha Rawat finishes 14th in Women’s Shot Put – F46 Final
Para Powerlifting
3:30 PM: Parmjeet Kumar finishes 8th in Men’s up to 49kg Final
Para Archery
5:49 PM:Harvinder Singh advances to pre-quarters with a 7-3 win over Tseng Lung-hui of Chinese Taipei in the Men’s Individual Recurve Open 1/16 Elimination Match
Para Archery
6:40 PM: Harvinder Singh in Men’s Individual Recurve Open 1/8 Elimination Match
Para Powerlifting
8:30 PM: Sakina Khatun in Women’s up to 45kg Final
Para Athletics
10:50 PM: Dharambir, Pranav Soorma, Amit Kumar in Men’s Club Throw – F51 Final
11:03 PM: Simran Sharma in Women’s 100m – T12 Round 1 – Heat 1
Khilari’s silver is the 11th medal from para-athletics in the ongoing Games. He had also won a gold in last year’s Asian Para Games in China.
Following is the India schedule on Day 7 of the competitions in the Paris Paralympics on Wednesday:
Para Cycling Road
11:57 AM: Shaik Arshad finishes 11th in Men’s C2 Individual Time Trial
12:32 PM: Jyoti Gaderiya finishes 16th in Women’s C1-3 Individual Time Trial
Para Shooting
1 PM: Nihal Singh finishes 19th, Rudransh Khandelwal 22nd in Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 Qualification
Para Athletics
1:35 PM: Sachin Sarjerao Khilari wins silver with an Asian record throw of 16.32m in Men’s Shot Put – F46 Final. Mohd Yasser finishes 8th, followed by Rohit Kumar at 9th.
Para Table Tennis
2:15 PM: Bhavinaben Patel loses 1-3 against Ying Zhou in Women’s Singles – WS4 – Quarterfinal 2
Para Athletics
3:17 PM: Amisha Rawat finishes 14th in Women’s Shot Put – F46 Final
Para Powerlifting
3:30 PM: Parmjeet Kumar finishes 8th in Men’s up to 49kg Final
Para Archery
5:49 PM:Harvinder Singh advances to pre-quarters with a 7-3 win over Tseng Lung-hui of Chinese Taipei in the Men’s Individual Recurve Open 1/16 Elimination Match
Para Archery
6:40 PM: Harvinder Singh in Men’s Individual Recurve Open 1/8 Elimination Match
Para Powerlifting
8:30 PM: Sakina Khatun in Women’s up to 45kg Final
Para Athletics
10:50 PM: Dharambir, Pranav Soorma, Amit Kumar in Men’s Club Throw – F51 Final
11:03 PM: Simran Sharma in Women’s 100m – T12 Round 1 – Heat 1
