India at Paralympics 2024, Day 1 Live: Shuttlers in action; archery, taekwondo and cycling up next

Para badminton, mixed doubles SH6: Second seeded Indian pair of Sivarajan Solaimalai and Nithya Sre Sivan taken on the American team of Miles Krajewski and Jayci Simon.

Para badminton, mixed doubles SL3-SU5: Nitesh Kumar and Thulasimathi Murugesan get a straight-games 21-14, 21-17 win over compatriots Suhas Yathiraj and Palak Kohli, in a match that lasted 31 minutes.

Para badminton, mixed doubles SL3-SU5: The first Indians in action in Paris are in badminton. And it's an all-Indian affair as Nitesh Kumar and Thulasimathi Murugesan take on the team of Palak Kohli and Suhas Yathiraj.

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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...

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