Paris 2024 Paralympics: Shooting Para sport day three preview

Day three of shooting Para sport competition at Paris 2024 will witness two Paralympic champions being crowned at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre, the premier shooting sport facility in central France, on 1 September (Sunday).

Here you can find the complete schedule and the main stars to follow on day three at Paris 2024.

Afternoon Stars

The R3 - mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 event will open the day’s action. Germany’s two-time Paralympic medallist Natascha Hiltrop is the defending champion and will be aiming to keep her title. 

However, Israel’s Yuliya Chernoy will be a strong contender for the top spot after her surprise gold medal at the Lima 2023 World Championships. Chernoy took the gold ahead of Hiltrop and Korean star Jinho Park, the Tokyo 2020 silver medallist and two-time Worlds medallist. 

The world record in the category is held by Slovakian great Veronica Vadovicova (255.7) en route winning the gold at the Rotterdam 2023 European Championships.

Exciting contest

The only other final of the day is R5 - mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 as an exciting contest await to enthral the fans. Serbia’s Dragan Ristic, the two-time world champion, is the reigning Paralympic champion. 

He will be challenged by the promising Pierre Sage, who will be eager to put up a medal winning show in front of his home fans.  He had an amazing 2023 when he clinched the world title and holds the world record (256.5) from Rotterdam 2023.

Two-time Paralympic champion Vasyl Kovalchuk should also be in the mix after his silver medal at Tokyo 2020.