NEW DELHI: Kapil Parmar made history by securing India's maiden Paralympic medal in judo, clinching a bronze in the men's 60kg (J1) category. He achieved this feat after decisively overcoming Elielton de Oliveira from Brazil in the play-off on Thursday. Throughout the match, Parmar showcased his superiority, maintaining control over his opponent from the beginning to the end, ultimately triumphing with a resounding 10-0 scoreline.
Following is the India schedule and results on Day 8 of the competition in the Paris Paralympics on Thursday:Para Shooting1 PM: Sidhartha Basu and Mona Agarwal fail to qualify for Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 FinalPara Archery1:50 PM: Pooja/Harvinder Singh beat Amanda Jennings and Taymon Kenton-Smith (Australia) in Mixed Team Recurve Open 1/8 Elimination MatchPara Judo2 PM Approx: Kokila loses to Akmaral Nauatbek (Kazakhstan) in Women -48kg J2 Quarterfinals2:15 PM: Kapil Parmar loses in Men -60 kg J1 SemifinalsPara Athletics3:10 PM: Simran in Women's 100m - T12 FinalPara Archery6:30 PM: Pooja/Harvinder Singh advance to semis after registering a 6-0 win over Milena Olszewska/Lukasz Ciszek of Poland in the Mixed Team Recurve Open quarter-finalPara Archery7:50 PM: Pooja/Harvinder Singh lose 2-6 to Elisabetta Mijno/Stefano Travisani of Italy in the Mixed Team Recurve Open semi-final. The Indian pair will now fight for bronze medal.Para Judo8 PM: Kapil Parmar claims bronze medal after beating Elielton De Oliveira of Brazil in the Men -60 kg J1 third-place playoff matchPara Archery8:45 PM: Pooja/Harvinder Singh lose to Ziva Lavrinc/Dejan Fabcic of Slovenia in a shoot-off in the Mixed Team Recurve Open bronze medal matchPara Powerlifting10:05 PM: Ashok finishes 6th with his best effort of 199kg which comes in his second attempt in the Men's up to 65kg FinalPara Athletics10:47 PM: Simran finishes fourth with a timing of 12.31s in the Women's 100m - T12 Final12:12 AM: Arvind finishes 6th with season best throw of 13.01m which comes in his third attempt in the Men's Shot Put - F35 FinalThe TOI Sports Desk excels in a myriad of roles that capture the ...
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