India at Paralympics 2024, Day 1 Live: Sheetal Devi, Krishna Nagar take centre stage as Games begin

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Hello and welcome to Scroll’s coverage of Day 1 of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games

The excitement after the 2024 Olympic Games continues as the best para-athletes descend upon Paris for the Paralympic Games.

India has sent a contingent of 84 athletes across 12 sports, and there are strong expectations that the team will return with a bigger medal haul than what was achieved at the last edition in Tokyo.

The country had managed to win 12 Paralympic medals in total before 2020. In Tokyo, the contingent won 19 medals – five gold, eight silver and six bronze.

The likes of Krishna Nagar, one of the gold medallists from Tokyo, will take to the badminton court on Day 1. In archery, the talented and exciting world No 1 Sheetal Devi will undoubtedly be in the limelight as she leads the charge in the compound events.

Additionally, there will also be Indians featuring in cycling and taekwondo.

Stay tuned for all the action from Day 1.

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