Paris Paralympics 2024 Live Updates September 5: Harvinder Singh, Pooja Jatyan Archery Semi-Final Up Next, Wins Secures Silver

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: India vs Italy

India will face Italy in the archery semi-final in less than half-an-hour from now. 

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Last archery event

The mixed team recurve open is the last para archery event of Paralympics 2024. India could really end the event in style.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Medal tally before 25?

A win by Harvinder Singh and Pooja Jatyan in their mixed team recurve open para archery semi would see the duo guarantee a silver medal. Meanwhile, Kapil Parmar also has the chance to win a bronze medal in judo. 

If India guarantee both medals, the nation’s tally will soar up to 26.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Gearing up for more action

The next half-an-hour to one hour could see more medals being decided for India, as crunch games happen in both archery and judo.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Judo timings

Kapil Parmar’s bronze medal match in the Men’s 60kg J1 judo event will be the fifth match on Mat 1 after the 7:30 PM session starts.

This means that both the archery and the judo will happen at similar-ish times.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Semi at 7:50

Harvinder Singh and Pooja Jatyan will play their semi-final at 7:50 PM. Their last 4 opponent is yet to be decided.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Huge medal hopes

Harvinder Singh has already won gold at Paralympics 2024, and now he will be licking his lips at another opportunity of silverware. This could turn out to be another historic day for Indian sport.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Semi-finals, here we come!

Dominant. 6-0 win for India over Poland in the quarter-final. In particular, some amazing arrows by Pooja Jatyan, who hit two 10s during that match. 

India take the third set 36-32, and seal a brilliant win.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: India take second set!

India now lead 4-0! A brilliant 10 by Pooja on her second arrow in that set, and India win this 33-32. One more set win and Harvinder-Pooja will be in the semis.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: India early lead

Despite a 10 from Harvinder, Pooja is able to manage two 8s. Poland do worse; they hit a 7 and a 6.

India win the first set 35-32, and lead 2-0 in the archery quarter-final.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Archers arrive

The archers are here! Can India reach the semis? It’s India vs Poland in the para archery mixed team recurve open quarters.

Over to you, Harvinder Singh and Pooja Jatyan.

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

We are less than 30 minutes away from the para archery mixed team quarter-final, where India’s duo of Harvinder Singh and Pooja Jatyan will play. 

India will face Poland in the quarter-final.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: India’s remaining events today

Para Archery
6:30 PM onwards: Harvinder Singh and Pooja Jatyan – Mixed Team Recurve Open quarter-final

Para Judo

From 7:30 PM: Kapil Parmar – Men’s 60kg J1 – Bronze Medal Match

Para Powerlifting
10:05 PM: Ashok – Men’s upto 65kg – Final

Para Athletics
10:47 PM: Simran – Women’s 100m T12 – Final

12:12 AM: Arvind – Men’s Shot Put F35 – Final

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Powerlifting medal?

Ashok can win in a medal tonight in Men’s 65kg powerlifting. With 24 medals already in the bag, can India reach an incredible 30?

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Judo?

Judoka Kapil Parmar is still in with a chance of bringing home a medal for India in the Men’s J1 60kg event. 

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Can Simran win a medal?

Sprinter Simran finished with the third-best time in the semi-finals. With only four competitors in the Women’s 100m T12 final, she has a good chance to clinch a medal for the nation.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: India’s big hope

The archery will be a huge hope for India. With Harvinder sealing a dominant gold in his individual event, and Pooja narrowly losing to a double medalist, India will fancy their chances to bring home another medal.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: India’s medal tally

India sit 13th on the Paralympics 2024 medal tally. They have 24 medals so far: 5 gold, 9 silver, 10 bronze.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Archery next

Archery is the next event on the roster. India’s Harvinder Singh and Pooja Jatyan will play in the mixed team recurve event, set to start at around 6:30 PM.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Kokila bows out

Kokila bows out after receiving three yellow cards (shido), compared to her opponent’s two. A disappointing end, and she will not be fighting for a repechage bronze.

Three shidos result in direct disqualification.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Kokila set to start

The match right before Kokila’s match has come to an end. In a few moments, the Indian judoka will take the court. Remember, a win will see her qualify for the repechage bronze medal match.

She takes on Ukraine’s Yuliia Havrysiuk in the Women’s 48kg J2 repechage A final.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Kokila next

That is not the end of judo action. Kokila is in the Repechage A final of the women’s 48kg J2 event, and will fight for bronze if she wins her next match.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: What is ippon?

An ippon is the highest score in judo, which is awarded when a judoka succeeds in performing a throw, pin, choke or joint lock with enough speed and power to win the match immediately.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Kapil loses

Kapil loses to Iran’s Seyed Abadi 10-0, as the latter is able to deliver an ippon.

Kapil will now play for the bronze medal in the Men’s J1 60kg event.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Kapil Parmar in action

Time to ring the bells for a judo medal? Kapil Parmar will start his semi-final now, in the Men’s 60kg J1 category. A win guarantees a silver medal for Kapil.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Simran makes the final!

Electric start! Simran is off the line faster than anyone else, but crosses the line in second, behind Germany. Her time is 12.33s, which will be good enough to be one of the two-best non-automatic qualifiers.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Restart!

There seems to have been some issue at the start of the semi-final 2, so the athletes will take their mark again and run. The reaction time for Simran wasn’t great in the previous start, so she can count this as a blessing.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Simran’s advantage

One positive for Simran ahead of the race is that her season best is better than all three of her direct competitors in semi-final 2.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Para athletics!

Time for Simran to run her magic! The semi-final 1 is over, and now Simran will run in T12 100m semi-final two.

A couple of things to note:

– Only winning the race will get her automatic promotion.

– Without finishing first, Simran will need to finish among the next best two.

– T12 is for athletes with visual impairment

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: Judo update

We are still a few games away from the para judo matches starting. Kapil Parmar will participate in the Men’s J1 60kg semi-final A, while Kokila will be in the Women’s J1 48kg repechage final.

If Kokila wins her match, she will be fighting for bronze!

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live: What next?

We await the start of the Women’s T12 100m semi-final, where Simran will take part. She will be helped on by her guide Abhay Singh. The event is set to start shortly.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live, Judo: Kapil enters last 4!

Judoka Kapil Parmar defeated Marcos Dennis Blanco 10-0 by IPPON in the quarterfinals of Men’s -60kg J1 event. He is now one away from assuring medal

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live, Judo: Kokila to rely on repechage!

Kokila goes down against Akmaral Nauatbek in the women’s 49kg quarter-final. She, however, isn’t out of the competition yet and will feature in the repechage round later today. Fingers crossed for Kokila

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live, Archery: Harvinder-Pooja into QF!

Harvinder Singh and Pooja survive a late scare to reach the quarterfinals. Australia return the favour with a bizarre 5 and a 0 in the shoot-off. 

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live, Archery: We are off to a shoot-off!

Pooja with a 4 and 5 in her attempts in this fourth set as Australia restore parity in this match. We are off to a shoot-off here in Invalides!

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live, Archery: Huge error from Harvinder!

Harvinder makes a howler as he hits one to hand Australia two crucial set points in this pre-quarterfinal. 

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live, Archery: Harvinder-Pooja in control!

Harvinder Singh and Pooja have four set points courtesy of some poor archery from the Aussies. The Indian duo has one foot in the quarterfinals.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live, Archery: Harvinder-Pooja takes first set!

Harvinder Singh and Pooja take the first set against the Australia pair with a scoreline of 31-18. Two crucial set points for the Indian duo

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live, Shooting: Mona, Sidhartha bow out!

Sidhartha Babu and Mona Agarwal fail to qualify for the Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 final. Sidhartha finishes qualification with an aggregate of 615.8 while Mona could only manage a 610.5.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Live, Archery: Focus on Harvinder, Pooja!

Harvinder Singh, gold medal winner in the men’s compound open round,  will now compete in the mixed recurve event with Pooja. The two will be in action in the 1/8 elimination round against Australia. The action starts at 1:50 PM