Paris is set to host its first-ever Paralympic Games. The Opening Ceremony will take place today in the capital city.
At 20:00 local time, Place de la Concorde and the Champs-Elysées will welcome 4,400 Paralympic athletes from 184 delegations. The 11 days of competition will commence on 29 August. The first day of competition features medal events in Para Cycling Track, Para Swimming, Para Table Tennis, and Para Taekwondo.
The Indian contingent begins its campaign at the Paris Paralympics 2024 is set to begin on August 29.
Take a look at India’s schedule
August 30
13:30 – Women’s Discus Throw F55 Final – Karam Jyoti, Sakshi Kasana
14:00 – Women’s 100m T35 Round 1 – Preethi Pal
16:39 – Women’s 100m T35 Round 1 Final – Preethi Pal*
00:20 – Men’s Shot Put F37 Final – Manu
August 31
22:30 – Men’s Javelin Throw F57 Final – Parveen Kumar
September 1
13:40 – Women’s 1500m T11 Round 1 – Rakshitha Raju
15:09 – Men’s Shot Put F40 Final – Ravi Rongali
22:58 – Men’s High Jump T47 Final – Ram Pal, Nishad Kumar
23:08 – Women’s 200m T35 Final – Preethi Pal
September 2
13:35 – Men’s Discus Throw F56 Final – Yogesh Kathuniya
13:40 – Women’s 1500m T11 Final – Rakshitha Raju*
22:30 – Men’s Javelin Throw F64 Final – Sumit Antil, Sandeep, Sandip Sanjay Sargar
22:34 – Women’s Discus Throw F53 Final – Kanchan Lakhani
23:50 – Women’s 400m T20 Round 1 – Deepthi Jeevanji
00:10 – Men’s Javelin Throw F46 Final – Ajeet Singh, Rinku, Sundar Singh Gurjar
September 3
14:26 – Women’s Shot Put F34 Final – Bhagyashri Madhavrao Jadhav
22:38 – Women’s 400m T20 Final – Deepthi Jeevanji*
23:40 – Men’s High Jump T63 Final – Mariyappan Thangavelu, Shailesh Kumar, Sharad Kumar
September 4
13:35 – Men’s Shot Put F46 Final – Sachin Sarjerao Khilari, Mohd. Yasser, Rohit Kumar
15:16 – Women’s Shot Put F46 Final – Amisha Rawat
22:50 – Men’s Club Throw F51 Final – Dharambir, Amit Kumar, Pranav Soorma
23:00 – Women’s 100m T12 Round 1 – Simran
September 5
15:10 – Women’s 100m T12 Semifinal – Simran*
22:47 – Women’s 100m T12 Final – Simran*
23:49 – Men’s Shot Put F35 – Arvind
September 6
13:39 – Women’s 200m T12 Round 1 – Simran
14:08 – Men’s Javelin Throw F54 – Dipesh Kumar
14:47 – Men’s 400m T47 Round 1 – Dilip Mahadu Gavit
15:18 – Men’s High Jump T64 Final – Praveen Kumar
22:30 – Men’s Shot Put F57 Final – Soman Rana, Hokato Hotozhe Sema
22:48 – Women’s Javelin Throw F46 Final – Bhavanaben Ajabaji Chaudhary
23:10 – Women’s 200m T12 Semifinal – Simran*
September 7
22:30 – Men’s Javelin Throw F41 Final- Navdeep
23:03 – Women’s 200m T12 Final – Simran*
00:29 – Men’s 400m T47 Final – Dilip Mahadu Gavit*
(With inputs from Indian Express)