Nineteen Indians have qualified for the Paralympics that start in Rio de Janeiro on September 7. ESPN gives you the lowdown on these Indians, who will be taking part in archery, athletics, powerlifting, shooting and swimming.ARCHERY:Pooja (womens individual recurve): Pooja, Indias sole representative in archery, will compete in the womens recurve individual event. The 25-year-old from Rohtak has polio. She is one of only three female Indian athletes who have qualified for the Paralympics this year. She made it by finishing fifth at the World Ranking Archery tournament in Czech Republic this year.Date: September 10, 5.30pm*ATHLETICS:Ankur Dhama (1500m T-11): Dhama, who trains at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delhi, is visually impaired. He won two silver medals and a bronze at the 2014 Para Asian Games. Dhama represented India at the Thailand football championship in Bangkok and scored the first goal for India in an international tournament for the blind. He is studying for a honours degree in history at Delhis St. Stephens College.Date: September 11, 8.53pmMariyappan Thangavelu, Varun Singh Bhati and Sharad Kumar (high jump T-42): Thangavelu qualified for the Paralympics after attaining the A qualification mark at the IPC Grand Prix in Tunisia this year. His right leg had had to amputated after a bus ran over it at when he was five.The 20-year-old Bhati, who is from Greater Noida and trains at the Sports Authority of India centre in Bangalore, has polio in one leg. He finished fifth at the 2014 Para Asian Games and 2015 Para World Championships in Doha, Qatar. He had also attained the A qualification mark for the London Paralympics in 2012.Sharad, who won gold at the 2014 Para Asian Games, was inspired to become a high jumper by his brother. A positive doping test in 2012 - for stanozolol - had led to him being banned and prevented him from competing in London. The 24-year-old also participated at the 2010 Asian Para Games.Date: September 10, 2.51amRampal Chahar (high jump T-47): Chahar had to undergo partial amputation in his right arm after it got caught in a chopping machine. He was four at the time. Chahar, who is the current national record holder, won gold at the IPC Grand Prix in Tunisia this year.?He took up sports after getting inspired by para-athlete Amit Kumar Saroha.Date: September 17, 2.58amDevendra Jhajharia, Sundar Singh Gurjar and Rinku (javelin throw F-46): Jhajharia is one of only three Indians to win gold in an individual event at the Olympics or Paralympics. He won gold at the Athens Paralympics in 2004. His category was not a part of the Paralympics in 2008 and 2012. His left arm had to be amputated after he accidentally touched a 11,000 volt live cable at the age of eight. He is coached by Satyapal Singh and is a Padma Shri awardee. A former world record holder in the event, he won silver at the 2015 World Championships.Gurjar is the current world record holder in the mens javelin throw. He broke Jhajharias record earlier this year. The 20-year-old lost an arm in an accident in 2015. He won the best sportsman award at the National Championships this year.The 17-year-old Rinku is the youngest member of the Indian contingent. He lost his left arm in an accident involving a fan blade. He attained the A qualification mark at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Switzerland this year.Date: September 14, 2.33amRanbir Narender and Sandeep (javelin throw F-42/44): Narender represented India as a runner at the 2010 Asian Games but a chronic back injury forced him to take up the javelin throw. He had finished sixth in the previous Paralympics and won silver at the 2014 Para Asian Games. He suffers from a deformity in his left leg.The 20-year-old Sandeep will be competing in his maiden Olympics. His career best throw of 68.52m came at Patiala last year.Date: September 10, 2.15amVirender Dhankar (javelin throw F-57 and shot put F-57): Dhankar is the only athlete wholl be representing India in two events at the Olympics. The 32-year-old is a four-time national champion. His right leg was amputated after an accident in 2004.Dates: September 13, 2.04 am (javelin throw) and 17 September, 6.33pm (shot put)Amit Kumar Saroha, Dharambir (club throw F-51): The club throw is one of four throwing events at the Summer Paralympics. The club is made of wood and has a metal base. It was introduced at the 1960 Paralympics.Saroha, who is an Arjuna awardee, was a hockey player before an accident at the age of 22 left him a quadriplegic. He won silver in club throw at the World Championships last year. The 30-year-old will be appearing in his second Olympics. He won gold in club throw at the 2014 Para Asian Games.Dharambir, who is paralysed below the waist, took up club throw in 2014 under the guidance of Saroha. He secured the A qualification mark at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai this year.Date: September 16, 6.33pmDeepa Malik (shot put F-53): The 45-year-old Deepa was paralysed from chest down after an accident 12 years ago. She had had to get 183 stitches between her shoulder blades after the accident. An Asian record holder in the javelin throw, she was given the Arjuna award in 2012. She won silver in the shot put and discus throw at the 2011 World Championship in Christchurch.Date: September 12, 6.33pmKaramjyoti Dalal (discus throw F-55): Dalal was an aspiring kabaddi player before she had an accident. She has paralysis and finished fourth at the World Championships in 2015.Date: September 17, 6.4pmPOWERLIFTINGFarman Basha (mens 49kg): Basha, who hails from Bangalore, represented India at the London Paralympics and won a silver medal at the Para Asian Games in 2010. He has polio. Basha was awarded the Arjuna award in 2008.Date: September 8, 9.30pmSHOOTINGNaresh Sharma (mens R7-50m rifle 3 positions - SH1): The veteran shooter will be participating in his fifth Paralympics. He won a quota by finishing 12th at the shooting World Cup in the US last year. Sharma had narrowly missed out on a medal at the Beijing Games, where he finished fifth.Date: September 12, 6pmSWIMMINGSuyash Jadhav (mens 50m butterfly - S7): Jadhav, who hails from Solapur in Maharashtra, trains in Bangalore and is a double amputee. He had got an electric shock at a construction site while he was in Class 6. He won a gold and bronze at the 2015 IWAS World Games in Sochi. 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Neither one got it, setting up another bad moment for a Reds team that cant seem to do anything right lately.Anthony Rizzo legged out his first inside-the-park homer on Wednesday -- a fitting final touch to a series full of unusual moments -- and the Chicago Cubs beat Cincinnati 9-2 for a three-game sweep that put them back on solid footing after a rough stretch.The Cubs went 1-6 last week, hurt by an injury-depleted lineup and a balky bullpen. With thousands of Cubs fans in the stands at Great American Ball Park for each game, they pulled off an invigorating sweep.The NL Central leaders won the opener 11-8 as Kris Bryant became the first major leaguer with three homers and two doubles in a game. They won 7-2 in 15 innings Tuesday night in a game that featured Javier Baezs grand slam and three relievers playing left field alternately.There was more wackiness in the finale.Rizzo drove in three runs in the first inning off left-hander Cody Reed (0-2) with the Cubs first inside-the-park homer since 2011, when Tony Campana circled the bases against Cincinnati. Duvall cut in front of Hamilton but couldnt get to the ball, which deflected off Hamiltons cheek.Rizzo couldnt remember the last time he circled the bases that way.Maybe Little League? he said. Nothing like that. Ill take it.Hamilton left the game to get tested for a concussion. He missed a week earlier this month after suffering a concussion when he slid into third base and got hit in the head.We both called for it at the same time, Duvall said. I thought we were going to collide. I didnt take my eye off the ball, but I mightve flinched a little bit. It hit him pretty good. It ended up rolling pretty far.Reed gave up nine hits and seven runs in four innings of his third major league start. Hed expected some rough times as he got accustomed to the majors.I didnt think about it, but I knew it would happen, Reed said. Its a learning curve, nothing I cant handle.Kyle Hendricks (6-6) gave up Duvalls 22nd homer and went 6 2/3 innings, thrrowing 117 pitches to rest a bullpen worn out from pitching and playing the outfield.ddddddddddddHe also drove in a run with a squeeze bunt.Addison Russell and Albert Almora Jr. had solo shots for the Cubs, who hit 10 homers during the series. Baez had three more hits on Wednesday. Rizzos homer gave him a 10-game hitting streak during which hes gone 17 for 36.The Cubs have the major leagues best record at 51-26. Theyre 9-1 against the Reds this season and have won 12 of their last 13 against their NL Central rival.The Cubs 27 runs in the series matched their second-highest total of the season for a three-game stretch.They also turned in more good defensive plays. Right fielder Ben Zobrist threw out Joey Votto at the plate as he tried to score from second on Jay Bruces single in the third.SLAMMEDResearch into Baezs 15th-inning slam found that it was the latest by inning in Cubs history. Also, it was only the third in baseball history to happen in the 15th inning or later. New Yorks Tino Martinez hit one in the 15th in 1996, and Bostons Clyde Vollmer hit one in the 16th inning in 1951, according to STATS information provided by the team. The Cubs hadnt scored five runs so late in a game since 1927.TRAINERS ROOMCubs: Cubs manager Joe Maddon gave LHP Travis Wood the day off after he played left field and pitched in relief Tuesday night.Reds: 2B Brandon Phillips was in the lineup despite getting hit in the ribs and taking a foul off his left ankle Tuesday night. He had a single in four at-bats.UP NEXTCubs: RHP John Lackey (7-4, 3.29 ERA) opens a four-game series at New York against the Mets. Hes coming off his worst outing of the season, when he allowed seven runs in 4 1/3 innings of a loss at Miami last Saturday.Reds: LHP Brandon Finnegan (3-6, 3.83) opens a four-game series at Washington. He has lost his last two starts, giving up seven earned runs in 11 2/3 innings. The Reds dont play at home again until July 15.---Follow Joe Kay on Twitter: http://twitter.com/apjoekay ' ' '