India’s Schedule at the Paris Paralympics

 

India’s Schedule at the Paris Paralympics, September 1 2024

v  1:00 PM – Para Shooting R3 – Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification – Avani Lekhara and Sidhartha Babu

v  1:39 PM – Para Athletics – Women’s 1500m – T11 Round 1 – Rakshitha Raju

v  2:00 PM – Para Rowing – Mixed Doubles Sculls Final B PR3 – Narayana Konganapalle and Anita

v  3:00 PM – Para Shooting – Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 Qualification – Sriharsha Devaraddi Ramakrishna

v  3:12 PM – Para Athletics – Men’s Shot Put Final F40 Final – Ravi Rongali (Medal Event)

v  4:30 PM – Para Shooting R3 – Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 Final – Avani Lekhara and Sidhartha Babu (if Qualified & Medal Event)

v  6:30 PM – Para Shooting – Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 Final – Sriharsha Devaraddi Ramakrishna (if Qualified & Medal Event)

v  7:00 PM – Para Archery – Men’s Individual Compound Open 1/8 Elimination – Rakesh Kumar

v  8:10 PM – Para Badminton – Men’s Singles SL3 Semifinal – Nitesh Kumar

v  8:10 PM – Para Badminton – Men’s Singles SL4 Semifinal – Suhas L.Y vs Sukant Kadam

v  8:30 PM – Para Table Tennis – Women’s Singles WS4 Round of 16 – Bhavinaben Patel

v  From 9:16 PM – Para Archery – Men’s Individual Compound Open Quarterfinal– Rakesh Kumar (if Qualified)

v  10:40 PM – Para Athletics – Men’s High Jump T47 Final – Nishad Kumar, Ram Pal (Medal Event)

v  From 10:41 PM – Para Archery – Men’s Individual Compound Open Semifinal – Rakesh Kumar

v  From 11:13 PM – Para Archery – Men’s Individual Compound Open Final – Rakesh Kumar (if Qualified & Medal Event)

v  11:27 PM – Women’s 200m T35 Final – Preeti Pal (Medal Event)

 

Paris Paralympics Updates 2024 - Avani Lekhara (A Shooting Star)

The star shooter Avani Lekhara became the first Indian woman to win two Paralympic gold medals with her victory in the women's 10m air rifle (SH1) event here on Friday as compatriot Mona Agarwal claimed a bronze.

 

The Pride of BHARAT

A car accident in 2012, at the age of 11, left her with complete paraplegia. Her father encouraged her to join sports, training in archery but moving to shooting, where she found her true passion. She is currently studying law at Rajasthan University, India. She was a student of Kendriya Vidyalaya 3 (Jaipur), where she received her first gold medal in a regional shooting match.

She won a gold medal in the 10m air rifle standing and a bronze medal in the 50m rifle 3 positions at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Lekhara is ranked the World No. 1 in Women's 10m Air Rifle SH1 as per World Shooting Para Sport Rankings. She has been given an appointment as Assistant Conservator of Forest by the Government of Rajasthan.

 

Usha Chilukuri, the Indian-origin wife of Republican JD Vance who could be US Vice President, Donald Trump's Vice President pick

 

On Monday, former President Donald Trump named Senator JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate for the upcoming US presidential elections, marking a significant shift in their political relationship. Vance grew up in humble surroundings in Middletown, Ohio. After completing high school, he enlisted with the US marines where he served in the Iraq War as a combat journalist and a public relations officer.

Significantly, JD Vance's wife, Usha Chilukuri Vance, has also gained quite some attention being of Indian origin and how she brings with her wealth of experience and a strong connection to Indian values and culture. After graduating from Yale in 2013, he practiced law for a brief while before moving to San Francisco to work in the tech industry as a venture capitalist. Notably, he worked at PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel’s Mithril Capital.

At the time, Vance was staunchly anti-Trump. “I’m a Never Trump guy,” he told talk show host Charlie Rose in October 2016. In an op-ed for The Atlantic in July 2016, Vance wrote: “Trump is cultural heroin… Trump’s promises are the needle in America’s collective vein… He makes some feel better for a bit. But he cannot fix what ails them, and one day they’ll realise it”.