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    Paris Paralympics 2024, September 3, Live Updates: Deepthi Jeevanji Wins 400m Bronze, 1st Medal Of The Day For India

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    Paris Paralympics 2024 Day 6, Live Updates: Deepthi Jeevanji won the bronze in 400m Women’s T20 race. In athletics, Mariyappan Thangavelu, Shailesh Kumar, Sharad Kumar will be in action in men’s high jump. Ajeet Singh, Rinku, Sundar Singh Gurjar will eye medals in F46 javelin throw Final. Earlier, shooter Avani Lekhara, who has already won a gold medal, finished fifth in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions final. In archery, Pooja Jatyan lost in the quarterfinal clash. India’s flagbearer at the opening ceremony, Bhagyashree Jadhav, missed out on a medal in her women’s shot put F34 Final. (Medals Tally)

    Here are the Live Updates of Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Day 6 (September 3):







    • 22:51 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Huge feat for Deepthi Jeevanji

      India’s world champion Deepthi Jeevanji won a bronze medal in the women’s 400m T20 category race, clocking 55.82 seconds. Deepthi, who turns 21 later this month, finished behind Yuliia Shuliar (55.16 seconds) of Ukraine and world record holder Aysel Onder (55.23) of Turkey. T20 category is meant for athletes with intellectual impairment.

    • 22:43 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Bronze for India

      Bronze medal for Deepthi Jeevanji! She performed quite well but could not clinch the gold. World record holder Aysel Onder clinched the silver medal.

    • 22:35 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Deepthi Jeevanji in action

      Next up for India is Deepthi Jeevanji who will be aiming to win the goal in Women’s 400m T20 final. Aysel Onder broke her world record yesterday and today will surely see a massive fight for the top prize.

    • 21:35 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Pooja eliminated

      Pooja crashes out of the archery quarterfinal after losing to China’s Chunyan Wu. She had a 4-0 lead but she just could not maintain the same standard and this will surely be heartbreaking.

    • 21:27 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: What a turnaround!

      Pooja loses second set in a row and this match is going to the decider. What a comeback by China’s Chunyan Wu.

    • 21:25 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: So close!

      Pooja was a perfect shot away from booking a semifinal berth but China’s Chunyan Wu wins the third round and it 4-2 in favour of Pooja right now.

    • 21:21 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Big lead for Pooja

      Pooja with a 10 in her final shot to take a 4-0 lead! This is excellent from the Indian archer and a semifinal spot is just round the corner.

    • 21:18 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Archery quarterfinal

      Pooja is in action during the women’s individual recurve archery quarterfinal and she has taken a lead in the first series against China’s Chunyan Wu.

    • 20:49 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Pooja in action next

      Pooja Jatyan will be in action next. She dominated her archery pre-quarter and will be up against China’s Chunyan Wu in the last 8 stage, who has won bronze and silver in Tokyo and Rio Paralympics respectively.

    • 20:31 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Recap of Avani’s event

      Avani Lekhara missed out on a second medal at the ongoing Paralympic Games and finished fifth after putting up a strong fight in the final of the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 competition. The 22-year-old Avani, paralysed waist-down owing to a car accident she suffered as an 11-year-old, shot a total of 420.6 across the three stages of kneeling, prone and standing in a world-class eight-woman field. She led the final briefly but slipped to sixth place at the end of the prone stage, which is not her strong area as it causes her problems owing to positioning. 

    • 20:19 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Avani finishes 5th

      That is the end of the road for Avani Lakhara as she finishes fifth in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions final with 420.6 points.

    • 20:14 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Elimination begins

      Two shooters are eliminated while Avani Lekhara is currently fifth with 400.7 points after second round of the standing position.

    • 20:10 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: No good news for Avani

      Avani continues to languish in the sixth spot as she scores 48.8 in the first series of the standing position. 

    • 20:03 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Standing position

      Final round of the final and Avani Lekhara will have to come up with something special to climb up in the standings.

    • 19:56 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Avani in a spot of bother

      End of the prone position. 301.5 at the end of the three series and Avani Lekhara is in the sixth spot. Not a great position for the Indian para-athlete. The dream of a medal is fading away quite fast.

    • 19:54 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Disappointing series

      Avani in a spot of bother as she fell to the sixth position after the second series of prone position. Just 49.9 points in that series and it is not looking good for her at all!

    • 19:49 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Avani in bronze medal spot

      50.6 for Avani in the first series of the prone position and her total points go out up to 201.5. However, she will not be very happy as he is down to the third spot.

    • 19:42 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: End of kneeling round

      Avani has 150.9 points at the end of the kneeling round and she is currently second. Not much between her and the Chinese shooter in the gold medal spot. Time for the prone position!

    • 19:37 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Avani falls in the standings

      100 points after two series and Avani will not be happy. Just 48.9 in the second series and she finds herself in the fifth position as of now.

    • 19:33 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Kneeling round

      First up is the kneeling round and at the end of the first series, Avani Lekhara is joint top with 51.1 points. Three leaders as of now but Avani has started brilliantly.

    • 19:28 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Sighting time

      The shooters are here for the final and it is sighting time. They are getting accustomed to the conditions and firing practice shots. We are minutes away from the start.

    • 19:20 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Time for the medal event

      Time for the Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions final and Avani Lekhara will be carrying a billion hopes. She has already won a gold medal in the Paris Paralympics and she will be looking for another historic gold medal.

    • 19:05 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Less than 30 minutes to go!

      We are less than half an hour away from the start of the Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions final, where Avani Lekhara will take part.

      She will hope to get a second medal at Paralympics 2024.

    • 18:35 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Don’t forget Deepthi Jeevanji

      Deepthi Jeevanji, who holds the second-fastest time in her category, has a serious chance to bring home at least a medal in the women’s 400m T20 final, if not a shiny gold itself.

    • 18:35 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: More javelin glory?

      After winning gold with Sumit Antil, India have the chance to script even more history in javelin. Three more contenders will vye for a javelin medal in the T46 final tonight.

    • 18:18 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Big challenge for Pooja

      Pooja Jatyan returns to action at 9:20 PM. She dominated her archery pre-quarter, but faces a massive challenge in the quarter-final.

      Pooja will be up against China’s Chunyan Wu in the last 8 stage, who has won bronze and silver in Tokyo and Rio Paralympics respectively.

    • 17:31 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Hopes on Avani

      It wasn’t the most convincing qualification for Avani, as she spent of the qualifying round in 7th or 8th spot. However, having won a bronze in the 50m rifle 3 positions category in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, she has medal-winning pedigree in this field too.

    • 17:22 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: India’s current standing

      India are currently 15th in the Paralympics 2024 medal tally, with 3 golds, 5 silvers and 7 bronzes. They are yet to win a medal today.

    • 17:16 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: India’s next events

      Here are the events left for India today:

      7:30 PM: Avani Lekhara – Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions Final (Medal Match)

      8:30 PM onwards: Pooja Jatyan – Women’s Individual Recurve Open (Quarter-Final)

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

      11:50 PM: 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 T46 Final (Medal Match)

    • 16:29 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Bhagyashri Finishes 5th In Shot Put Final

      All athletes complete their throws, as India’s Bhagyashri Jadhav finishes 5th with a best throw of 7.28. China, Poland and Morocco take the top three spots respectively.

    • 16:01 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: When is archery?

      Pooja Jatyan is set to compete in the archery women’s individual recurve open quarter-final at around 8:30 PM IST. After a dominant win in the pre-quarter, Pooja will be hopeful to making it into a medal match.

    • 16:00 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: When is Avani’s final?

      Avani Lekhara will gun for another medal today evening. Her women’s 50m rifle 3 positions final event begins at 7:30 PM IST. 

    • 15:59 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Bhagyashree drops to fifth

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

    • 15:45 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Avani Lekhara is in the final!

      Avani Lekhara, with one gold in her bag, will have the chance to fight for another. She qualifies to the women’s 50m 3 positions final event, after finishing 7th in the qualification round.

    • 15:31 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Avani finishes her set, 7th

      Avani Lekhara has completed her standing series of shots. She is provisionally 7th, with an average of 9.658. If it stays this way, she will make the women’s 50m 3 positions final.

    • 15:30 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: No medal for Bhagyashree!

      Bhagyashree Jadhav will not be winning a medal in the women’s shot put F34 final. Poland’s Lucyna Kornobys goes into 2nd place with a throw of 8.33m, and pushes Bhagyashree to fourth.

    • 15:28 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Mona is out

      Mona Agarwal has completed all her shots in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions qualification round. She finishes with an average of 9.558 and is currently 13th, and bows out.

      Mona will not qualify for the final, as there are already 8 shooters above her who have completed their set and scored higher.
    • 15:24 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Lijuan Zou goes even better

      Back to shot put action, China’s Lijuan Zou is looking very good for gold now. She has put up a best throw of 9.14m, only 0.05m less than her own Paralympics record from three years ago.

      Bhagyashree in third position.

    • 15:20 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Avani in 7th

      Avani continues to maintain her position in the top 8 of the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions qualifying. She is just over halfway through her final series of shots. 

      Mona Agarwal is likely to miss out on the final, currently in 14th.

    • 15:18 (IST)

      Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Pooja wins!

      Pooja arrows into the quarters. She wins the first three series, and it’s a dominant win in the Round of 16 of the women’s individual recurve open.

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