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Indian Sports Highlights, September 8: Indian hockey team starts ACT defence strong, Randhir first Indian to be OCA president

Sumit Antil and Bhagyashri Jadhav lead India's contingent at the 2024 Paralympics Opening Ceremony as flag-bearers. Julien De Rosa-Pool/Getty Images

Hello and welcome to ESPN India's daily blog, where we bring you all the updates from the world of Indian sports, including news, scores, schedule, results and commentary.

The Paralympic Games are on, with India winning their best-ever medal tally of 29 medals.


What's on today?

  • Paralympic Games: The Paris 2024 Paralympics will continue Pooja Ojha the sole Indian left in action (para canoe). Her semifinal takes place at 1:30 PM, with the final scheduled for 2:55 PM.

  • Hockey: India begin their Asian Champions Trophy campaign against China.

  • Football: Build-up to India's game against Syria in the Intercontinental Cup tomorrow.


What happened yesterday?

  • Paralympic Games: India's medal tally swelled to 29 on the back of Navdeep Singh's dramatic gold and Simran's bronze.

  • Table-tennis: Harmeet Desai led Goa Challengers to their second successive UTT title triumph.

  • Wrestling: Nikita won silver while Neha earned bronze in the U20 Wrestling World Championships