India at Paralympics 2024 Day 2 live updates: Avani wins gold; Manish, Mona, Preethi also medal

GOLD AGAIN! ????

Three years ago, Avani made history in Tokyo, and today, she’s done it again!

Watching you grow and achieve greatness has been the most rewarding experience. The gold around your neck isn’t just a medal; pic.twitter.com/kHaRBeI5Gi— Suma Shirur OLY (@SumaShirur) August 30, 2024

Badminton, women’s singles SU5: India’s Thulasimathi Murugesan qualifies for the quarter-final by winning her second group A match in the women’s singles SU5 event. The top seeded Indian beat Portugal’s Beatriz Monteiro 21-12, 21-8 in just 26 minutes to top group A.

Archery, men’s individual compound round of 32: World No 1 Rakesh Kumar is through to the round of 16. In the pouring rain, Kumar beats Senegal’s Aliou Drame 136-131. Shyam Sundar Swami will be in action in a couple of hours time.

Shooting, R4 - Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 qualification: Sriharsha Devaraddi falls agonisingly short of reaching the final! The Indian finished ninth in the qualification round with a score of 630.7, just 0.1 point behind the eighth-placed shooter.

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A proud moment for Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal as the Indian national anthem plays at the victory ceremony for the women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 event

???? DD Sportspic.twitter.com/YXKzbqBZeV— The Field (@thefield_in) August 30, 2024

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SILVER for Manish Narwal! ????

Thanks to him India...

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