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Paris Paralympics 2024 Day 5, Live Updates: India crossed ten medals at Paralympics 2024, as women’s singles SU5 para badminton stars Thulasimathi Murugesan and Manisha Ramadass claimed silver and bronze respectively. Earlier, Nitesh Kumar brought home India’s second gold medal, winning the Men’s Singles SL3 para badminton final. Yogesh Kathuniya brought India the first medal of Day 5 in Paris Paralympics, clinching a silver medal in the men’s discus throw F56 Final. India can fight for 10 more medals today, as the likes of badminton star Suhas Yathiraj, javelin thrower Sumit Antil and archer Sheetal Devi compete. (Medals Tally)
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22:24 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Sheetal-Rakesh in action shortly
A barrage of events are set to get underway in next 10-15 minutes. Alongside Sukant Kadam, Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar will also fight for bronze in mixed team archery. They will take on Italy.
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22:23 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Sukant Kadam eyes bronze
The bronze medal match between Sukant Kadam and Indonesia’s Fredy Setiawan is underway. Not the ideal start for the Indian, who trails 4-1 early on.
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22:20 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: SUHAS YATHIRAJ SILVER
It may not have been the best performance in the final, but Suhas Yathiraj brings home silver for India in the men’s singles SL4 para badminton event.
Suhas loses 21-9, 21-13 to France’s Lucas Mazur, but takes India’s medal tally at Paralympics 2024 to 12.
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22:15 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Unforced errors
Suhas Yathiraj has also made some unforced errors in the final. He trails 17-10 now, in what has been a dominant display from Mazur.
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22:11 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Sizeable height advantage
Mazur is also significantly taller than Suhas. The Frenchman is 6’3″ (191 cm) compared to Suhas’ 5’9″ (175 cm).
This is reminiscent of the gap between Lakshya Sen and Viktor Axelsen.
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22:10 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: 11-6 down
Suhas Yathiraj is down 11-6 in the second game, and Mazur is riding the momentum. As things stand, India will have to settle for silver in SL4.
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22:07 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Suhas down again
Suhas Yathiraj trails by 6 points in the second game. Lucas Mazur is on a rampage in the final, and he has the home support behind him.
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22:03 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Suhas Yathiraj down one game
Suhas Yathiraj lost the first game 21-9 to France’s Lucas Mazur. He has started better in the second game, but trails 3-2 at the moment.
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22:02 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Bronze archery in play
Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar still have a chance to bring home a medal, as they will contend in the bronze medal match in the mixed team compound open archery event.
They will face either Italy or Great Britain.
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22:01 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Heartbreak for Sheetal-Rakesh
India and Iran go dead even in the shoot-off but India lose, because Iran’s best shot was closer to the centre.
Iran’s Fatemeh Hemmati fired her shot just 1.1 millimetre away from the centre, whilst India’s was 19.3 mm away. A really heartbreaking way to not enter the gold match.
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21:57 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Suhas trailing 16-7
As we prepare for the shoot-off to get underway, Suhas Yathiraj is trailing 16-7 in the men’s singles SL4 para badminton final.
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21:55 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: 152-152!
It is going to go to a shoot-off. Seemed like India were in the final, but Iran have a 9 overturned to a 10, and we are level! Pressure on Sheetal and Rakesh now.
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21:51 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Bad to worse for Suhas
Suhas is trailing 11-2 at the halfway stage of the first game. Not a start anyone would’ve been imagining in the men’s singles SL4 final.
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21:50 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: 113-113 heading into final round
The archery semis is all square heading into the final round between India and Iran. This is going down to the wire!
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21:48 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Terrible start for Suhas
Suhas is down 0-6 in the early stages of the first game in the final. A mountain to climb already, but he is the first seed after all.
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21:48 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Archers maintain small lead
India were set for a big gap after round 2, but a 7 from Sheetal Devi keeps the lead to 1 point. 76-75, and could go either way.
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21:46 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Suhas Yathiraj starts
Suhas Yathiraj is now in action against France’s Lucas Mazur in the men’s singles SL4 para badminton final! Can India bring home the third gold medal of Paralympics 2024?
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21:42 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: India lead 39-38!
Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar get India off to a flying start after round 1. Iran were excellent, India were better there.
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21:38 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Archery underway!
India vs IR Iran is underway in the mixed team compound open archery event. Over to you, Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar.
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21:35 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Suhas on Court 1
Suhas Yathiraj will play in Court 1 of the La Chapelle Arena. The previous match there has just finished, which means Suhas’ match should start on time.
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21:23 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Suhas Yathiraj and Sukant Kadam
Suhas Yathiraj, seeded first in the men’s singles SL4 category, will take on France’s Lucas Mazur, after beating Sukant Kadam in the semi.
Sukant will face Fredy Setiawan of Indonesia in his bronze match.
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20:55 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Next timings
Archery and badminton are both set to resume at round about the same time: 9:40 PM.
Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar will be in action in the semis vs Iran, while Suhas Yathiraj and Sukant Kadam will play for men’s singles SL4 gold and bronze respectively.
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20:48 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: India enter archery semis!
Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar hit a perfect 40 to win the mixed team compound open quarter-final against Indonesia. 154-143 the final scoreline.
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20:43 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: India extend lead
Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar hit 38 again compared to Indonesia’s 37, to extend it to a 114-105 lead. Surely the semi-final is all but a guarantee now.
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20:40 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: India lead in archery QF
Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar have taken India to a lead after the first two rounds. India lead 76-68 at the moment, and are eyeing the semi.
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20:38 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Get ready for Sheetal Devi!
India’s armless archery sensation Sheetal Devi will be in action in a few minutes! She teams up with Rakesh Kumar for the mixed team compound open event.
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20:35 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: 3 badminton medals in, 3 to go?
India have clinched three badminton medals so far today. Three more in store? Stay tuned as Suhas Yathiraj, Sukant Kadam and Nithya Sre Sivan fight tonight.
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20:33 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: SILVER FOR THULASIMATHI!
It’s a loss in the gold medal match, but still a medal to be proud of for India! Thulasimathi Murugesan has to settle for silver, but she has been a star in this event.
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20:30 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Thulasimathi trailing
The gold medal is slipping away from Thulasimathi. She trails 15-9 now in the must-win second game.
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20:29 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: BRONZE FOR MANISHA!
Manisha Ramadass clinches bronze in the women’s singles SU5 event at Paralympics 2024! A fabulous display in the crunch game against Cathrine Rosengren. Manisha wins 21-12, 21-8!
Medal no. 10 for India at Paris Paralympics 2024!
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20:27 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: 3 more points for Manisha!
Manisha Ramadass is 3 points away from a first Paralympics medal! The 2022 World Championships gold medalist is on the verge of taking India’s tally to double digits.
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20:26 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Ramadass 14-7 up
Ramadass has a big lead over Rosengren in the second game. However, Thulasimathi is down 11-5 in the halfway point of the second game of her final.
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20:24 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Thulasimathi 4-8 down
Qiu Xia Yang is looking to assert her authority in this women’s singles SU5 final. She has taken a sizeable 4-point advantage now.
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20:23 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Manisha leads at halfway
Manisha Ramadass is inching closer and closer to sealing India’s 10th medal of Paralympics 2024. 11-5 is her lead at the halfway stage of the second game over Cathrine Rosengren.
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20:22 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Second game on for Thulasimathi
Thulasimathi Murugesan is guaranteed a silver, but she needs to win this second game to stay alive in the hunt for gold. It’s currently 3-3.
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20:21 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Manisha roars back
4 points in a row for Manisha Ramadass! She turns the two-point deficit to a two-point lead. Fantastic from the 19-year-old.
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20:19 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Second game underway for Manisha
Meanwhile, the second game is underway in the bronze medal match between Manisha Ramadass and Denmark’s Cathrine Rosengren. The latter has the early lead, at 3-1.
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20:19 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Thulasimathi loses first game
Qiu Xia Yang shows exactly why she’s the defending gold medalist. Thulasimathi led for much of that first game, but ultimately Yang went 10-2 in the end to take the game.
Must-win game for Thulasimathi now, if she wants gold!
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20:17 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Thulasimathi trails
Thulasimathi Murugesan is down 18-17 in the first game of the gold medal match against Qiu Xia Yang. Still a chance for her to win this game.
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20:16 (IST)
Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Manisha wraps up first game
A dominant first game win for Manisha Ramadass. She takes it 21-12. One hand at bronze medal now for her.
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