28 August,2024 05:47 PM IST | Paris | mid-day online correspondent
Indian Paralympic contingent pose for a group photo before leaving for Paris (Pic: ANI)
India's journey at the Paris Paralympics 2024 is poised to commence on August 29.
The Indian contingent will be in peak condition, featuring a record-setting 84 athletes. Among these competitors, 38 will participate in athletics events, beginning on August 30.
The nation aims to capitalize on the momentum from a stellar performance at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021, where India secured 19 medals - comprising 5 gold, 8 silver, and 6 bronze. This remarkable achievement surpassed their previous total of 12 medals accumulated across all Paralympic Games since their inaugural appearance in 1968.
Historically, athletics has been a strong suit for India at the Paralympics. Of the 31 medals India has earned, 18 have come from athletics, including four gold, nine silver, and five bronze. This impressive track record underscores the significance of athletics in India's Paralympic success and sets high expectations for the upcoming competition in Paris.
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August 28
Opening ceremony - 11:30 PM
August 29
Para badminton
Mixed doubles group stage - 12:00 PM onwards
Men's singles group stage - 12:00 PM onwards
Women's singles group stage - 12:00 PM onwards
Para swimming
Men's 50m freestyle S10 - 1:00 PM onwards
Para table tennis
Women's doubles - 1:30 PM onwards
Men's doubles - 1:30 PM onwards
Mixed doubles - 1:30 PM onwards
Para taekwondo
Women's K44-47kg - 1:30 PM onwards
Para shooting
Women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 pre-event training - 2:30 PM
Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 pre-event training - 4:00 PM
Men's 10m air pistol SH1 pre-event training - 5:45 PM
Para cycling
Women's C1-3 3000m individual pursuit qualifying - 4:25 PM
Para archery
Women's individual compound open ranking round - 4:30 PM
Men's individual recurve open ranking round - 4:30 PM
Men's individual compound open ranking round - 8:30 PM
Women's individual recurve open ranking round - 8:30 PM
August 30
Para taekwondo
Women's K44-47kg gold medal contest - 12:04 AM
Para badminton
Women's singles group stage - 12:00 PM onwards
Men's singles group stage - 12:00 PM onwards
Mixed doubles group stage - 7:30 PM onwards
Para archery
Women's individual compound open round of 32 - 12:30 PM onwards
Men's individual compound open round of 32 - 7:00 PM onwards
Para shooting
Women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 qualification - 12:30 PM
Men's 10m air pistol SH1 qualification - 2:30 PM
Women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 final - 3:15 PM
Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 qualification - 5:00 PM
Men's 10m air pistol SH1 final - 5:30 PM
Women's 10m air pistol SH2 pre-event training - 7:00 PM
Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 final - 7:45 PM
Men's 10m air rifle standing SH1 pre-event training - 8:30 PM
Para athletics
Women's discus throw F55 final - 1:30 PM
Women's 100m T35 final - 4:39 PM
Para table tennis
Men's doubles quarter-finals - 1:30 PM onwards
Women's doubles quarter-finals - 1:30 PM onwards
Mixed doubles quarter-finals - 1:30 PM onwards
Para rowing
Mixed doubles sculls PR3 heats - 3:00 PM
Para cycling
Men's C2 3000m individual pursuit qualifying - 4:24 PM
Men's C2 3000m individual pursuit final bronze - 7:11 PM
Men's C2 3000m individual pursuit final gold - 7:19 PM
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August 31
Para athletics
Men's shot put F37 final - 12:20 AM
Men's javelin throw F57 final - 10:30 PM
Para shooting
Men's 10m air rifle standing SH1 qualification - 1:00 PM
Women's 10m air pistol SH1 qualification - 3:30 PM
Men's 10m air rifle standing SH1 final - 3:45 PM
Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 pre-event training - 5:30 PM
Women's 10m air pistol SH1 final - 6:15 PM
Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 pre-event training - 7:00 PM
Para cycling
Women's C1-3 500m time trial qualifying - 1:30 PM
Men's C1-3 1000m time trial qualifying - 1:49 PM
Women's C1-3 500m time trial final - 5:05 PM
Men's C1-3 1000m time trial final - 5:32 PM
Para table tennis
Women's doubles WD10 semi-finals - 1:30 PM onwards
Women's doubles WD10 gold medal match - 10:45 PM
Para rowing
Mixed doubles sculls PR3 repechages - 2:40 PM
Para archery
Women's individual compound open round of 16 - 7:00 PM onwards
Women's individual compound open quarter-finals - 9:16 PM onwards
Women's individual compound open semi-finals - 10:14 PM onwards
Para badminton
Mixed doubles semi-finals - 7:30 PM onwards
September 1
Para badminton
Men's singles semi-finals - 12:00 PM onwards
Women's singles semi-finals - 12:00 PM onwards
Finals matches - 10:10 PM onwards
Para shooting
Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 qualification - 1:00 PM
Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 qualification - 3:00 PM
Mixed 25m pistol SH1 pre-event training - 4:00 PM
Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 final - 4:30 PM
Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 final - 6:30 PM
Para athletics
Women's 1500m T11 round 1 - 1:40 PM
Men's shot put F40 final - 3:09 PM
Men's high jump T47 final - 10:58 PM
Women's 200m T35 final - 11:08 PM
Para rowing
Mixed doubles sculls PR3 final B - 2:00 PM
Mixed doubles sculls PR3 final A - 3:40 PM
Para archery
Men's individual compound open round of 16 - 7:00 PM onwards
Men's individual compound open quarter-finals - 9:16 PM onwards
Men's individual compound open semi-finals - 10:24 PM onwards
Men's individual compound open bronze medal match - 11:13 PM
Men's individual compound open gold medal match - 11:30 PM
Para table tennis
Women's singles round of 32 - 10:30 PM onwards
Women's singles round of 16 - 10:30 PM onwards
September 2
Para shooting
Mixed 25m pistol SH1 qualification precision - 12:30 PM
Women's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 pre-event training - 12:30 PM
Men's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 pre-event training - 12:30 PM
Mixed 25m pistol SH1 qualification rapid - 4:30 PM
Mixed 25m pistol SH1 final - 8:15 PM
Para athletics
Men's discus throw F56 final - 1:35 PM
Women's 1500m T11 final - 1:40 PM
Men's javelin throw F64 final - 10:30 PM
Women's discus throw F53 final - 10:34 PM
Women's 400m T20 round 1 - 11:50 PM
Para table tennis
Women's singles round of 32 - 1:30 PM onwards
Women's singles round of 16 - 1:30 PM onwards
Para archery
Mixed team compound open round of 16 - 7:00 PM onwards
Mixed team compound open quarter-finals - 8:20 PM onwards
Mixed team compound open semi-finals - 9:40 PM onwards
Mixed team compound open bronze medal match - 10:35 PM
Mixed team compound open gold medal match - 10:55 PM
Para badminton
Finals matches - 8:00 PM onwards
September 3
Para archery
Women's individual recurve open round of 32 - 12:30 PM onwards
Women's individual recurve open round of 16 - 12:30 PM onwards
Women's individual recurve open quarter-finals - 8:30 PM onwards
Women's individual recurve open semi-finals - 9:38 PM onwards
Women's individual recurve open bronze medal match - 10:27 PM
Women's individual recurve open gold medal match - 10:44 PM
Para shooting
Women's 50m air rifle 3 positions SH1 qualification - 1:00 PM
Men's 50m air rifle 3 positions SH1 qualification - 1:00 PM
Mixed 50m rifle prone SH2 pre-event training - 4:15 PM
Mixed 50m pistol SH1 pre-event training - 6:00 PM
Women's 50m air rifle 3 positions SH1 final - 7:30 PM
Para athletics
Women's shot put F34 final - 2:26 PM
Women's 400m T20 final - 10:38 PM
Men's high jump T63 final - 11:40 PM
Para table tennis
Women's singles round of 16/quarter-finals/semi-finals - 1:30 PM onwards
Men's singles round of 16/quarter-finals/semi-finals - 1:30 PM onwards
September 4
Para athletics
Men's javelin throw F46 final - 12:10 AM
Men's shot put F46 final - 1:35 PM
Women's shot put F46 final - 3:16 PM
Men's club throw F51 final - 10:50 PM
Women's 100m T12 round 1 - 11:00 PM
Para cycling
Women's C1-3 road time trial - 11:30 AM onwards
Para archery
Men's individual recurve open round of 32 - 12:30 PM onwards
Men's individual recurve open round of 16 - 12:30 PM onwards
Men's individual recurve open quarter-finals - 9:00 PM onwards
Men's individual recurve open semi-finals - 10:08 PM onwards
Men's individual recurve open bronze medal match - 10:54 PM
Men's individual recurve open gold medal match - 11:14 PM
Para shooting
Mixed 50m pistol SH1 qualification - 1:00 PM
Mixed 50m pistol SH1 final - 3:45 PM
Mixed 50m rifle prone SH2 - 4:00 PM
Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 pre-event training - 5:30 PM
Mixed 50m rifle prone SH2 final - 6:30 PM
Para table tennis
Women's singles quarterfinals/semi-finals/finals - 1:30 PM onwards
Para powerlifting
Men's up to 49kg final - 3:30 PM
Women's up to 45kg final - 8:30 PM
September 5
Para shooting
Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 qualification - 1:00 PM
Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 final - 3:15 PM
Para athletics
Women's 100m T12 semi-finals - 3:10 PM
Women's 100m T12 final - 10:47 PM
Men's shot put F35 final - 11:49 PM
Para judo
Women's 48kg preliminary rounds - 1:30 PM onwards
Men's 60kg preliminary rounds - 1:30 PM onwards
Women's 48kg finals - 7:30 PM onwards
Men's 48kg finals - 7:30 PM onwards
Para archery
Mixed team recurve open quarter-finals - 6:30 PM onwards
Mixed team recurve open semi-finals - 7:50 PM onwards
Mixed team recurve open bronze medal match - 8:45 PM
Mixed team recurve open gold medal match - 9:05 PM
Para powerlifting
Men's up to 65kg final - 10:05 PM
September 6
Para athletics
Women's 200m T12 round 1 - 1:39 PM
Men's javelin throw F54 final - 2:08 PM
Men's 400m T47 round 1 - 2:47 PM
Men's high jump T64 final - 3:18 PM
Men's shot put F57 final - 10:30 PM
Women's javelin throw F46 final - 10:38 PM
Women's 200m T12 semi-finals - 11:10 PM
Para canoe
Men's kayak single KL1 200m heats - 1:30 PM
Women's Va'a single VL2 200m heats - 1:50 PM
Women's kayak single KL1 200m heats - 2:55 PM
Para table tennis
Women's singles WS3 semi-finals - 1:30 PM
Women's singles WS3 gold medal match - 11:45 PM
Para powerlifting
Women's up to 67kg final - 8:30 PM
September 7
Para cycling
Women's C1-3 road race - 1:00 PM
Men's C1-3 road race - 1:00 PM
Para canoe
Men's kayak single KL1 200m semi-finals - 1:30 PM
Women's Va'a single VL2 200m semi-finals - 1:58 PM
Men's kayak single KL1 200m final A - 2:50 PM
Women's Va'a single VL2 200m final B - 3:14 PM
Women's Va'a single VL2 200m final A - 3:22 PM
Para table tennis
Women's singles WS4 semi-finals - 1:30 PM onwards
Women's singles WS4 gold medal match - 9:30 PM
Para athletics
Men's javelin throw F41 final - 10:30 PM
Women's 200m T12 final - 11:03 PM
September 8
Para canoe
Women's kayak single KL1 200m semi-finals - 1:30 PM
Women's kayak single KL1 200m final A - 2:55 PM
September 9
Closing Ceremony - 12:30 AM