The Olympics have ended, but the excitement continues with the Paralympics right around the corner! As India heads to Paris 2024 with its largest-ever team of 84 athletes, the nation is buzzing with high hopes after a record-breaking 19 medals in Tokyo. Let’s dive into the key dates, events, and Indian athletes to watch out for in the upcoming games.
Paralympics 2024: Dates and Main Events
The Paralympics 2024 is an eagerly awaited event worldwide. It provides a platform for athletes who have excelled in sports despite facing physical challenges.
Main Events of Paralympics 2024:
The Paralympics include a variety of sports, including:
- Athletics: Track and field events like sprints, long jump, shot put, etc.
- Swimming: Competitions in various swimming styles.
- Powerlifting: A competition involving lifting heavy weights.
- Wheelchair Basketball: A team sport played on wheelchairs.
| Date | Event | Details | Time (IST) |
| Aug 28 | Opening Ceremony | – | 11:30 PM |
| Aug 29 | Taekwondo | Aruna (K44 – 47kg (W)) | 1:30 PM (Prelims), 12:04 AM (Final) |
| Cycling | Jyoti Gaderia (C-1 3000m Pursuit (W)) | 4:25 PM (Qualifiers), 7:54 PM & 8:11 PM (Final) | |
| Badminton | Group Stage | 12:00 PM & 7:30 PM | |
| Archery | Ranking Round | 4:30 PM | |
| Aug 30 | Shooting | Avani Lekhra & Mona Agarwal (R2 10m Rifle Standing (W)) | 12:30 PM (Qualifiers), 3:15 PM (Final) |
| Manish Narwal & Rudransh Kandelwal (P1 – 10m Pistol SH1 (M)) | 2:45 PM (Qualifiers), 5:30 PM (Final) | ||
| Shriharsh Ramakrishna (R4 – Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing) | 5:00 PM (Qualifiers), 7:45 PM (Final) | ||
| Athletics | Sakshi Kasana & Karam Jyoti (Discus F55 Final (W)) | 1:30 PM | |
| Cycling | Arshad Sheikh (C-2 3000m Pursuit (M)) | 4:24 PM (Qualifiers), 7:11 PM & 7:19 PM (Final) | |
| Badminton | Group Stage & Selected Quarterfinals | 12:00 PM & 7:30 PM | |
| Rowing | Anita & Narayan K (PR 3 Mixed Doubles Sculls Heats) | ||
| Aug 31 | Shooting | Mahavir Unkalkar (10m Rifle Standing SH1 (M)) | 1:00 PM (Qualifiers), 3:45 PM (Final) |
| Cycling | Jyoti Gaderia (C1-3 1000m Time Trial (W)) | 1:30 PM (Qualifiers), 5:05 PM (Final) | |
| Table Tennis | Bhavinaben Patel & Sonalaben Patel (WD10) | 1:30 PM (Semifinal), 10:45 PM (Final) | |
| Shooting | Rubina Francis (P2 10m Pistol SH1 (W)) | 3:30 PM (Qualifiers), 6:15 PM (Final) | |
| Archery | Compound Open (W) – Pre-Quarterfinals to Final | 7:00 PM & 10:24 PM (Semifinals), 11:13 PM & 11:30 PM (Final) | |
| Athletics | Parveen Kumar (Javelin Throw F57 Final (M)) | 10:30 PM | |
| Sep 1 | Shooting | Avani Lekhra & Siddharth Babu (R3 – Mixed 10m Rifle Prone SH1) | 1:00 PM (Qualifiers), 4:30 PM (Final) |
| Shriharsh Ramakrishna (R5 – Mixed 10m Rifle Prone SH2) | 3:00 PM (Qualifiers), 6:30 PM (Final) | ||
| Athletics | Ravi Rangoli (Shot Put F40 Final (M)) | 3:09 PM | |
| Archery | Recurve Open (M) – Pre-Quarterfinals to Final | 9:00 PM & 10:54 PM (Semifinals), 11:14 PM (Final) | |
| Table Tennis | Preliminary Knockouts | ||
| Sep 2 | Badminton | SL4-SU5 Mixed Doubles Final | 7:30 PM |
| Swimming | Praveen Raj (50m Butterfly – S7 (M)) | 1:00 PM (Heats), 10:00 PM (Final) | |
| Cycling | Jyoti Gaderia (C1-3 Road Race (W)) | 1:00 PM | |
| Athletics | Kiran Kumar (High Jump – F64 Final (M)) | 7:00 PM | |
| Sep 3 | Shooting | Mona Agarwal & Siddharth Babu (R6 – Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1) | 1:00 PM (Qualifiers), 3:15 PM (Final) |
| Archery | Recurve (M) – Pre-Quarterfinals to Final | 6:30 PM & 7:50 PM (Semifinals), 8:45 PM (Final) | |
| Judo | Kokila (48kg J2 (W)) & Kapil Parmar (60kg J1 (M)) | 2:30 PM | |
| Athletics | Monu Kumar (Javelin F55 Final) | 1:30 PM | |
| Sep 4 | Shooting | Nihal Singh & Rudransh Kandelwal (P4 – Mixed 50m Pistol SH1) | 1:00 PM (Qualifiers), 3:45 PM (Final) |
| Archery | Recurve Open (M) – Pre-Quarterfinals to Final | 9:00 PM & 10:24 PM (Semifinals), 11:13 PM (Final) | |
| Swimming | Suesh Jadhav (50m Freestyle – S7 (M)) | 11:30 AM (Heats), 10:00 PM (Final) | |
| Table Tennis | Sonalaben Patel (WS3 Singles (W)) | 1:30 PM (Semifinals), 11:45 PM (Final) | |
| Sep 5 | Shooting | Avani Lekhra & Mona Agarwal (R8 – Mixed 50m Rifle 3P SH1) | 1:00 PM (Qualifiers), 7:30 PM (Final) |
| Archery | Recurve Open (M) – Pre-Quarterfinals to Final | 7:00 PM & 10:24 PM (Semifinals), 11:13 PM (Final) | |
| Judo | Kokila (48kg J2 (W)) & Kapil Parmar (60kg J1 (M)) | 2:30 PM | |
| Athletics | Monu Kumar (Javelin F55 Final) | 1:30 PM | |
| Sep 6 | Badminton | SL3-MD Final | 7:30 PM |
| Swimming | Praveen Raj (50m Freestyle – S6 (M)) | 8:00 PM | |
| Cycling | Jyoti Gaderia (C1-3 Road Race (W)) | 1:00 PM | |
| Athletics | Kiran Kumar (High Jump – F64 Final (M)) | 7:00 PM | |
| Sep 7 | Taekwondo | Aruna (K44 – 47kg (W)) | 1:30 PM (Semifinal), 3:00 PM (Final) |
| Badminton | SL3-MD Final | 7:30 PM | |
| Athletics | Nishad Kumar (Javelin Throw F57 (M)) | 10:30 PM | |
| Archery | Recurve (M) – Pre-Quarterfinals to Final | 4:30 PM | |
| Sep 8 | Powerlifting | Bhupendra Singh (80kg Final (M)) | 8:30 PM |
| Swimming | Praveen Raj (100m Freestyle – S6 (M)) | 11:30 AM (Heats), 8:00 PM (Final) | |
| Cycling | Jyoti Gaderia (C1-3 Road Race (W)) | 1:00 PM | |
| Athletics | Kiran Kumar (High Jump – F64 Final (M)) | 7:00 PM | |
| Sep 9 | Badminton | SL3-MD Final | 7:30 PM |
| Swimming | Praveen Raj (100m Freestyle (S6)) | 11:00 AM (Final) | |
| Athletics | Nishad Kumar (Javelin Throw F57 (M)) | 10:30 PM | |
| Sep 10 | Shooting | Nihal Singh & Rudransh Kandelwal (P4 – Mixed 50m Pistol SH1) | 1:00 PM (Qualifiers), 3:45 PM (Final) |
| Swimming | Suesh Jadhav (50m Freestyle (S7)) | 10:00 PM | |
| Sep 11 | Athletics | Monu Kumar (Javelin F55 Final) | 1:30 PM |
| Sep 12 | Closing Ceremony | – | 11:00 PM |
Official Paralympic 2024 website: www.paralympic.org/paris-2024
