Paris Paralympics 2024, September 3, Live Updates: Pooja, Avani Rekhara Disappointed as India Misses Out on Medal

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Pooja eliminated

Puja was eliminated in the quarterfinals of archery after losing to China’s Chunyan Wu. She was up 4-0 but couldn’t maintain the level and it will surely be heartbreaking.

Paris Paralympic Games 2024 Live: A huge twist!

Puja loses the second set in a row and the match heads to the final. A stunning comeback win by China’s Chunyan Wu.

Paris Paralympic Games 2024 Live: So close!

Puja was on the verge of advancing to the semi-finals, but China’s Chunyan Wu won the third round, leaving Puja ahead 4-2.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Pooja’s Big Lead

Pooja scores 10 points in her last shot to take the lead 4-0! A great performance from the Indian archer and they are within reach of the semi-finals.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Archery Quarterfinals

Puja is competing in the women’s individual recurve archery quarterfinals, taking the lead in the first series against China’s Chunyan Wu.

Paris Paralympic Games 2024 Live: Pooja is next in the action

Pooja Jatyan will be next in action. She dominated the archery in the semifinals and will face China’s Chunyan Wu, bronze and silver medallists at the Tokyo and Rio Paralympics respectively, in the last eight.

Paris Paralympic Games 2024 Live: Avani Event Recap

Avani Lekhara missed out on a second medal at the ongoing Paralympics, finishing fifth after a strong performance in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 final. The 22-year-old, who was paralyzed from the waist down in a car accident at age 11, scored a total of 420.6 points in three stages – kneeling, prone and standing – in a world-class field of eight women. She briefly led in the final but dropped to sixth place at the end of the prone stage, which is not her strong suit as the form causes problems.

Paris Paralympic Games 2024 Live: Avani takes 5th place

Avani Lakara qualified for the final by finishing fifth in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions final with a score of 420.6.

Paris Paralympic Games 2024 Live: Qualification begins

With two shooters eliminated, Avani Rekara currently sits fifth in the second round standings with 400.7 points.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: No Good News for Avani

Avani still ranks sixth in the standings category with a score of 48.8 in the first series.

Paris Paralympic Games 2024 Live: Standing Positions

In the final round of the finals, Avani Rekha will have to come up with something special to move up the rankings.

Paris Paralympic Games 2024 Live: Avani faces challenges

End of front position. At the end of the 3 series, with 301.5 points, Avani Rekhara is in 6th place. Not a good position for an Indian Paralympic athlete. Medal dreams are fading away very quickly.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: A Disappointing Series

Avani was in trouble after the second series of the prone position, dropping to 6th place. She only scored 49.9 points in that series, which is not good at all for her!

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Avani wins bronze medal

Avani scored 50.6 points in the first series in the front position, bringing her total to 201.5 points. But she won’t be too happy because she dropped to third place.

Paris Paralympic Games 2024 Live: Kneeling Round Ends

Avani has 150.9 points at the end of the kneeling round and is currently in second place. There is not much difference between Avani and the Chinese shooter who is in the gold medal position. It is a prone position!

Paris Paralympic Games 2024 Live: Avani drops in rankings

After two series, Avani will not be happy with her 100 points. She scored just 48.9 points in the second series and is currently in fifth place.

Paris Paralympic Games 2024 Live: Kneeling Round

First up is the kneeling round, and after the first series, Avani Lekhara is tied for first place with 51.1 points. There are three frontrunners so far, but Avani has started off well.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Watch Time

The shooters are here for the finals and it’s time to aim. They’re getting used to the conditions and doing some practice shots. We have a few minutes left before we start.

Paris Paralympic Games 2024 Live: Medal Event Times

The women’s 50m rifle 3 positions final is upon us and Avani Lekhara will have high hopes. She has already won gold at the Paris Paralympics and will be looking to make another historic gold.

Paris Paralympic Games 2024 live coverage: 30 minutes left!

There are 30 minutes left until the start of the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions final featuring Avani Lekhara.

She will be hoping to win a second medal at the 2024 Paralympics.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Don’t Forget Deepthi Jeevanji

Deepti Jeevanjee, who has the second fastest time in the category, is likely to bag at least a medal, if not a gold, in the women’s 400m T20 final.

Paris Paralympic Games 2024 Live: Will there be more glory for javelin throwers?

After winning the gold medal with Sumit Antill, India has the chance to make more history in the javelin throw. Tonight, three competitors will be competing for a javelin medal in the T46 final.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: A Big Challenge for Pooja

Pooja Jatyan returns to action at 9.20pm. She dominated archery before the semifinals, but faces a formidable challenge in the quarterfinals.

Puja will face China’s Chunyan Wu, bronze and silver medallists at the Tokyo and Rio Paralympics respectively, in the final eight.

Paris Paralympic Games 2024 Live: Hope for Avani

It wasn’t the most convincing qualifying performance for Avani, who finished seventh or eighth in the qualifying rounds. But she has medal pedigree in this discipline, having won bronze in the 50m rifle 3 positions at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: India’s Current Rankings

India currently sits 15th in the Paralympic 2024 medal tally with three golds, five silvers and seven bronzes. They are yet to win a medal today.

Paris Paralympic Games 2024 Live: Next Event in India

Here are the events that will happen in India today:

7:30 p.m.: Avani Rekara – Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions Final (Medal Match)

From 8:30 p.m.: Pooja Jatian – Women’s Individual Recurve Open (Quarterfinals)

10:38 p.m.: Deepthi Jeevanji – Women’s 400m T20 Final (Medal Match)

11:50 p.m.: Sharad Kumar, Mariyappan Thangavelu, Shailesh Kumar – Men’s High Jump T63 Final (Medal Match)

12:10 AM: Ajeet Singh, Sundar Singh Gurjar, Rinku – Men’s Javelin Throw T46 Final (Medal Match)

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Bhagyashri takes 5th place in short foot final

All the athletes completed the throw, with India’s Bhagyashri Jadhav taking fifth place with a best throw of 7.28. China, Poland and Morocco rounded out the top three places.

Paris Paralympic Games 2024 Live: When is Archery?

Pooja Jatyan will be competing in the quarterfinals of the Women’s Individual Recurve Open Archery event at around 8:30 PM IST. Coming off a dominant win in the pre-quarters, Pooja will be hoping to qualify for the medal match.

Paris Paralympic Games 2024 live stream: When is Avani’s final?

Avani Lekhara will be looking for another medal this evening as her women’s 50m rifle 3 positions final begins at 7:30 pm IST.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Bhagyashree drops to 5th place

Bhagyashree Jadhav has now dropped to fifth place in the women’s shot put F34 final.

Paris Paralympic Games 2024 Live: Avani Rekara is in the final!

Avani Rekara, who has one gold medal in her bag, will get a chance to fight for another gold medal. She qualified for the women’s 50m 3 positions final.After placing 7th in the preliminary round.

Paris Paralympic Games 2024 Live: Avani finishes set in 7th place

Avani Rekara completed the standing series shot. She is provisionally ranked 7th with an average of 9.658. If she maintains this, she will advance to the final in the women’s 50m 3 position.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: No Medal for Bhagyashree!

Bhagyashree Jadhav will not be able to medal in the women’s short foot F34 final, with Poland’s Lucyna Kornobys throwing 8.33m to take second place, pushing Bhagyashree into fourth place.

Paris Paralympic Games 2024 Live: Mona is here

Mona Agarwal completed all her shots in the Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions Preliminary. She finished with an average score of 9.558 and is currently in 13th place and is eliminated.

Paris Paralympic Games 2024 Live: Lijuan Zhou, further development

Back in the shot put, China’s Lijuan Zhou is looking for gold. She set a best of 9.14m, just 0.05m shy of her Paralympic record from three years ago.

Bhagyashree is in the third position.

Paris Paralympic Games 2024 Live: Avani 7th

Avani finished in the top eight in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions preliminaries. She is just over halfway through her final shooting series.

Mona Agarwal is currently ranked 14th and is unlikely to make it to the final.

Paris Paralympic Games 2024 Live: Pooja wins!

Pooja advances to the quarterfinals. She won her first three series and then won the women’s individual recurve open round of 16 with a dominant victory.

Paris Paralympic Games 2024 Live: Archery Competition!

Pooja Jatyan is active in the Women’s Individual recurve open pre-quarter. She is 6-0 ahead of Turkey’s Yagmul Sengul, securing her place in the quarterfinals.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Bhagyashree drops to 3rd

China’s Lijuan Zhou, who holds both the Paralympic and world records, took the top spot with a throw of 8.95m, pushing Bagyasuri down to bronze in the women’s shot put F34 final.

Can she hold on? There are five more players left.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Avani still in top 8

Avani Rekara currently holds the top eight qualifier spot. She started the standing series shot in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions event.