Anita and Narayana Kongannapalle Qualify for Final B in Paris Paralympics Para-Rowing
Paris [France], August 31: In the ongoing Paris Paralympics, Indian para-rowers Anita and Narayana Kongannapalle have advanced to the Final B of the mixed doubles sculls event. The duo finished third in their repechage round with a time of 7:54.33 minutes.
The repechage rounds determined the final placements, with the top two athletes from each round moving to Final A, and the next two to Final B. Anita and Narayana will compete in Final B on Sunday at 2:00 PM.
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) shared the news on social media, wishing the pair good luck for their upcoming race. The finals will be broadcast live on DD Sports and Jio Cinema.
India has already secured four medals in the ongoing Paralympics, including a gold by Avani Lekhara in the women’s R2 10 m air rifle standing SH1 event, a silver by Manish Narwal in the men’s P1 10 m air pistol SH1 event, and two bronze medals by Mona Agarwal in shooting and Preethi Pal in the women’s T35 100 m race.
This year, India has sent its largest Paralympics contingent ever, with 84 athletes competing in 12 sports. The country aims to surpass its previous achievements from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, where India won 19 medals, including five golds.
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Anita and Narayana Kongannapalle -: Anita and Narayana Kongannapalle are athletes from India who compete in para-rowing, a sport for people with physical disabilities.
Final B -: Final B is a race in para-rowing where athletes who didn’t make it to the top final (Final A) compete. It’s still an important race to determine their overall ranking.
Paris Paralympics -: The Paris Paralympics is a big sports event for athletes with disabilities, held in Paris, France. It’s like the Olympics but for differently-abled athletes.
Para-Rowing -: Para-rowing is a type of rowing sport for people with physical disabilities. They use special boats and equipment to compete.
Mixed doubles sculls -: Mixed doubles sculls is a rowing event where one man and one woman row together in a boat with two oars each.
Repechage round -: A repechage round is a second chance race for athletes who didn’t qualify directly for the finals. It gives them another opportunity to make it to the final rounds.
7:54.33 minutes -: 7:54.33 minutes is the time it took for Anita and Narayana to finish their race. It means they rowed for 7 minutes and 54.33 seconds.
Medals -: Medals are awards given to athletes who perform very well in their events. Gold is for first place, silver for second, and bronze for third.
Contingent -: A contingent is a group of people representing a country in an event. Here, it means the group of Indian athletes competing in the Paralympics.
