India’s Full Schedule For Paris Paralympics Day 11
India’s Pooja Ojha will compete in the Para Canoe Women’s KL1 200m Semi-finals. She will be the only Indian athlete to compete on the final day of the Paralympic Games.
The ongoing Paralympics Games will conclude on Sunday following a Closing Ceremony Parade in Paris. Before the conclusion of the event, India’s Pooja Ojha will compete in the Para Canoe Women’s KL1 200m Semi-finals. She will be the only Indian athlete to compete on the final day of the Paralympic Games.
Earlier, on Saturday, India’s para-cyclists Arshad Shaik and Jyoti Gaderiya wrapped up their Paris Paralympics journey without any medals, finishing the men’s and women’s road race C1-3 events a lap behind the leaders on Saturday.
In the women’s race, Jyoti Gaderiya finished 15th, one lap behind the leaders. Japan’s Keiko Sugiura claimed the gold, with Flurina Rigling of Switzerland taking silver, and Clara Brown of the United States securing bronze.
India’s campaign in the Paralympics swimming ended when Suyash Jadhav failed to enter the final of the men’s 50m butterfly S7 here on Saturday. Competing in Heat 1, the 30-year-old finished in the fifth spot with a timing of 33.47, a 10th-spot finish overall. The top four swimmers from the two Heats make it to the final. Jadhav is a gold medal winner in the Asian Para Games, Winter Open Polish Championships and IWAS World Games.
India’s last medal came on Friday night as Hokato Hotozhe Sema won a historic bronze in the men’s shot put.
India’s Schedule at the Paris Paralympics, September 8 (Sunday)
1:30 PM: Para Canoe – Women’s Singles Kayak 200m KL1 (Semi-finals) – Pooja Ojha
2:55 PM: Para Canoe – Women’s Singles Kayak 200m KL1 Final (If qualified) – Pooja Ojha
