<p>Paris: Indian rowers Anita and Narayana Konganapalle managed a third-place finish in the mixed PR3 double sculls event at the Paris Paralympics here on Saturday.</p>.<p>The pair finished the race with a timing of 7:54.33s, behind Ukraine (7:29.24s) and Great Britain (7:20.53s).</p>.<p>The Indian duo will now be competing in Final B, which is for 7 to 12th spot.</p>.<p>During the heat on Friday, the Indian pair had finished fifth with a timing of 8:06.84s.</p>.<p>Anita lost her leg in a road accident when she was 18-years-old. She won the gold medal in the World Rowing Asian and Oceanian Paralympic Qualifiers earlier this year.</p>.Shuttler Mandeep wins first match in Group B, enters SL3 singles quarterfinals.<p>Konganapalle, an ex-soldier with Rashtriya Rifles, lost his leg in a mine blast while on duty in Jammu and Kashmir in 2015.</p>.<p>His accolades include gold medals in World Rowing Asian and Oceanian Paralympic Qualifiers and Asian Rowing Virtual Indoor Championship.</p>.<p>The PR3 category is for para-athletes with residual leg function, allowing them to slide the seat.</p>
<p>Paris: Indian rowers Anita and Narayana Konganapalle managed a third-place finish in the mixed PR3 double sculls event at the Paris Paralympics here on Saturday.</p>.<p>The pair finished the race with a timing of 7:54.33s, behind Ukraine (7:29.24s) and Great Britain (7:20.53s).</p>.<p>The Indian duo will now be competing in Final B, which is for 7 to 12th spot.</p>.<p>During the heat on Friday, the Indian pair had finished fifth with a timing of 8:06.84s.</p>.<p>Anita lost her leg in a road accident when she was 18-years-old. She won the gold medal in the World Rowing Asian and Oceanian Paralympic Qualifiers earlier this year.</p>.Shuttler Mandeep wins first match in Group B, enters SL3 singles quarterfinals.<p>Konganapalle, an ex-soldier with Rashtriya Rifles, lost his leg in a mine blast while on duty in Jammu and Kashmir in 2015.</p>.<p>His accolades include gold medals in World Rowing Asian and Oceanian Paralympic Qualifiers and Asian Rowing Virtual Indoor Championship.</p>.<p>The PR3 category is for para-athletes with residual leg function, allowing them to slide the seat.</p>