India at Paralympics 2024 Day 3 as it happened: Rubina wins bronze; Sheetal, Sarita, Krishna lose
A recap of the main events from Day 3 of the Paris Paralympics 2024.
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That’s it from us tonight! Do join us tomorrow for another exciting day from the Paris Paralympics!
Rubina Francis was the lone bright spot for India on a day of heartbreaks and disappointments. The 25-year-old won India’s fifth medal at the Games when she won bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol SH1 event.
There were high hopes for a medal in archery today but both Sarita and Sheetal Devi exited without securing a medal in the women’s individual compound event. While Sarita lost in the quarter-finals to the eventual champion Oznur Girdi Cure, Sheetal lost to Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Mariana Zuniga in the round of 16.
The biggest loss of the day came in badminton where defending champion Krishna Nagar was knocked out of the men’s singles SH6 event without winning a game.
The night ended with another loss as Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan and Sivarajan Solaimalai lost in the semi-finals of the mixed doubles SH6 event.
Badminton, mixed doubles SH6: Heartbreak for Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan and Sivarajan Solaimalai as they lose to the USA’s Jayci Simon and Miles Krajewski 21-17, 14-21, 13-21. The Americans crucially took the lead at the midway point and had the favourable side to play in in the second half. The Indians...
