Paris Olympics Day 5 Highlights: Nishant Dev enters quarter-finals; Sreeja Akula knocked out
After an impressive start to Day 5 with badminton stars Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu claiming dominating wins in their respective matches, the Indian contingent suffered some upsets in the closing stages on July 31.
Paris Olympics Day 5 Highlights: Nishant Dev enters quarter-finals; Sreeja Akula knocked out
Manu Bhaker has emerged as the most successful Indian athlete at the Paris Olympics thus far. The 22-year-old shooter has already helped India bag two bronze medals in the women's 10m air pistol and the 10m air pistol mixed event. She is still in contention for a medal in the women's 25m pistol event on Friday, August 2.
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Live updates : Paris Olympics Day 5 Live Updates: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy aim to secure berth in round of 16
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August 01, 2024 1:28 AM (IST)
India's Day 6 (August 1) schedule
Athletics
11 AM IST - Men's Racewalking Final - Paramjeet Singh Bisht, Akash Singh, Vikash Singh (Medal event)
12:50 PM IST - Women's Racewalking Final - Priyanka Goswami (Medal event)
Badminton
1:10 PM IST - Lakshya Sen to take on HS Prannoy in Round of 16 match
4:30 PM IST onwards - Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty against Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in men's doubles quarter-finals
10 PM onwards - PV Sindhu in women's singles round of 16 matchGolf
12:30 PM IST - Gaganjeet Bhullar and Shubhankar Sharma in men's individual round 1
Shooting
1 PM IST - Swapnil Kusale in men's 50m rifle in 3 positions final (Medal event)
3:30 PM IST - Sift Kaur Samra and Anjum Moudgil in women's 50m 3 positions qualificationsHockey
1:30 PM IST - India vs Belgium in men's Pool B match
Boxing
2:30 PM IST - Nikhat Zareen vs China's Wu Yu in women's 50kg round of 16 match
Archery
2:31 PM IST - Pravin Jadhav vs China's Kai Wenchao in men's round of 16 match
Sailing
3:45 PM IST - Vishnu Saravanan in men's dinghy race 1 and 2
7:05 PM IST - Nethra Kumanan in women's dinghy race 3 and 4 -
August 01, 2024 1:27 AM (IST)
Day 5 ends with Sreeja Akula's elimination
Indian table tennis player Sreeja Akula suffers a big 4-0 loss to world no.1 Sun Yingsha of China in the women's singles round of 16 match.
India's Day 5 campaign ends after mixed results.
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August 01, 2024 1:25 AM (IST)
Boxing - Nishant Dev advances into quarter-finals
Nishant Dev beats Jose Gabriel Rodriguez 3-2 in the men's 71kg category round of 16 and reached the quarter-finals. The Indian boxer is now only one win away from an Olympic medal.
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August 01, 2024 12:31 AM (IST)
Two big events coming up next for India
In table tennis, Sreeja Akula takes on the world no.1 Sun Yingsha of China in the women's singles round of 16 match.
In boxing, Nishant Dev faces an easy bout against Jose Gabriel Rodriguez in the men's 75kg category round of 16.
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August 01, 2024 12:23 AM (IST)
Rafael Nadal played his last match at Olympics
With gold medals in both singles and doubles, the legendary Rafael Nadal bids adieu to Olympics.
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August 01, 2024 12:20 AM (IST)
Tennis - Nadal-Alcaraz eliminated
A shocking end for a dream Spanish pair.
Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz lose the second set 4-6 and the match to suffer an elimination in the men's doubles quarter-final round against the USA's Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram.
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July 31, 2024 11:56 PM (IST)
HS Prannoy wins second set against Duc Phat Le
India's HS Prannoy won the second set in his Group K Men's Singles match against Duc Phat Le 21-11 and would hope to seal the match in the third set.
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July 31, 2024 11:37 PM (IST)
Badminton - HS Prannoy dominates 2nd set
It looks like the Indian shuttler has gained some rhythm in the second set and keeps maintaining the lead to avoid an upset. Its 13-9 in second set for HS Prannoy.
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July 31, 2024 11:31 PM (IST)
Tennis - Nadal-Alcaraz lose opening set
A disappointing start for the Spanish duo Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz as they lose the first set 2-6 to the USA's Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram.
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July 31, 2024 11:29 PM (IST)
Badminton - HS Prannoy starts stong in 2nd set
HS Prannoy is off to a stong start with better serves and takes a 5-2 lead.
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July 31, 2024 11:25 PM (IST)
Badminton - HS Prannoy loses first set
Despite an impressive start, HS Prannoy fails to maintain a score and loses the first set 16-21 to Duc Le Phat.
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July 31, 2024 11:15 PM (IST)
Badminton - HS Prannoy trails
Duc Le Phat is not making it easy for a superior-ranked Indian shuttler and makes a strong comeback to take a 12-10 lead.
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July 31, 2024 11:06 PM (IST)
Badminton - HS Prannoy looks strong
Phat takes an early 2-0 lead but Prannoy stages an immediate comeback to take a 4-3 lead.
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July 31, 2024 11:03 PM (IST)
Badminton - HS Prannoy looks for strong start
HS Prannoy is set to face Vietnam's Duc Phat Le in his last group stage match. Prannoy is ranked 13th in the world rankings and Duc Phat Le is unseeded.
The game is on...
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July 31, 2024 10:54 PM (IST)
Tennis - Nadal-Alcaraz fight back
After losing the first two games, the Spanish pair breaks their opponent to take the third game. It's 2-1 for USA's Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram in the first set.
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July 31, 2024 10:47 PM (IST)
Tennis - Nadal-Alcaraz in action
The star Spanish duo of Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcara takes on USA's Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram in the men's doubles quarter-final.
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July 31, 2024 10:37 PM (IST)
Table Tennis
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July 31, 2024 9:52 PM (IST)
What's next for India?
Ace badminton player HS Prannoy next takes on Vietnam's Duc Phat Le in the individual men's singles group stage match. Prannoy will face his compatriot Lakshya Sen in the quarter-finals if he wins the upcoming clash.
The match will begin at 11:00 PM IST.
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July 31, 2024 9:46 PM (IST)
Archery - Tarundeep Rai suffers defeat
Tom Hall, ranked 51st, stuns Indian veteran Tarundeep Rai with an easy 6-4 win in the men's individual round of 64 event.
A shocking defeat for a three-time Indian Olympian.
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July 31, 2024 9:42 PM (IST)
Archery - Tarundeep Rai trails 3-5
Tom Hall takes the fourth set 29-28 with two perfect 10s.
It's 5-3 for Tom Hall ahead of fifth and decider set.
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July 31, 2024 9:37 PM (IST)
Archery - Tarundeep Rai trails
Tarundeep Rai and Tom Hall record 27 points to share points in the first set but the latter shot a perfect 10 and takes the second set by 28-27.
It's 3-1 for Tom Hall after the second set.
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July 31, 2024 9:34 PM (IST)
Archery - Tarundeep Rai in action
The veteran Tarundeep Rai is in action against Great Britain's Tom Hall in the men's individual round of 64 archery event.
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July 31, 2024 9:25 PM (IST)
Table Tennis - Manika Batra knocked out
Miu Hirano takes the fifth and decider set 11-6 and the match by 4-1 to defeat Manika Batra.
The Indian paddler was impressive but the former no.1 Hirano was always a favourite in the round of 16.
A disappointing but memorable campaign comes to an end for Manika Batra.
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July 31, 2024 9:20 PM (IST)
Table Tennis - Manika Batra trails in decider
Miu Hirano is closing in on a win as Manika Batra trails the fifth and decider set 1-5.
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July 31, 2024 9:16 PM (IST)
Table Tennis - Manika Batra goes 1-3 down
After leveling 6-6 in the third set, Manika Batra fails to break Miu Hirano and loses the fourth set to 11-9.
It's 3-1 for Miu Hirano.
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July 31, 2024 9:13 PM (IST)
Table Tennis - Manika Batra makes comeback
Manika Batra stages a strong comeback after trailing 2-6 to make 6-6 in the fourth set. It looks like another thriller.
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July 31, 2024 9:10 PM (IST)
Table Tennis - Manika Batra leads 4th set
A good start for Indian paddler in the fourth and crucial set as she takes an early 4-2 lead against Hirano.
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July 31, 2024 9:07 PM (IST)
Table Tennis - Manika Batra trails 3-0
Manika Batra avoids a late drama to take a thrilling third set on 13-12. She was leading 8-3 at one moment but the Japanese opponent took the set to a tiebreaker.
It's 1-2 for Manika Batra.
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July 31, 2024 8:55 PM (IST)
Table Tennis - Manika Batra trails 2-0
Miu Hirano takes the second set by 11-9 and extends her lead to 2-0 to Manika Batra.
Batra had a 5-1 lead but the Japanese paddler made a stunning comeback to take a second.
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July 31, 2024 8:43 PM (IST)
Table Tennis - Manika Batra loses opening set
Despite taking an early 1-3 lead, Manika Batra loses the first set to Hirano Miu 6-11.
It's 1-0 for the Japanese star.
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July 31, 2024 8:25 PM (IST)
Table Tennis - Manika Batra faces a tough challenge
Manika Batra vs Miu Hirano is coming up next
The Indian paddler faces a tough job to overcome her Japanese opponenet in the women's singles round of 16 match. Miu Hirano is former world champion and has beaten Batra in all of four past meetings.
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July 31, 2024 8:22 PM (IST)
Shooting - A historic moment for Guatemala
Adriana Ruano Oliva claims a first-ever Olympic gold for Guatemala today. She clinches a medal in the women's shotting trap event to become her nation's first-ever woman to win an Olympic medal.
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July 31, 2024 7:43 PM (IST)
Table Tennis - Manika Batra in action next
India's ace paddle Manika Batra to face Miu Hirano of Japan in the women's round of 16 fixture at 8:30 pm IST next. Earlier today, she defeated France's Prithika Pavade 4-2 in the third round to become the first Indian table tennis player to reach the pre-quarters at Olympics.
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July 31, 2024 7:19 PM (IST)
Badminton - Men's doubles knockout draws revealed
India's ace pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty to face Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the quarter-final fixture and can potentially face the world no.1 pair Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang in the semi-final.
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July 31, 2024 7:16 PM (IST)
Cycling - Argentina open its medal account
Argentina's Jose Torres Gil claims a gold in the men's freestyle cycling event to open the nation's medal account at Paris's Olympics 2024 and a first-ever gold in the men's freestyle cycling event.
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July 31, 2024 6:58 PM (IST)
India's all remaining events today
8:30 PM: Table Tennis - Manika Batra vs Miu Hirano in individual women's round of 16
9:15 PM: Archery - Tarundeep Rai vs Tom Hall in the individual men's round of 64.
11 PM: Badminton - HS Prannoy vs Duc Phat Le in the individual men's singles group stage.
12:18 AM: Boxing - Nishant Dev vs Jose Gabriel Rodriguez Tenorio in the men's 71kg round of 16.
12:30 AM: Table Tennis - Sreeja Akula vs Sun Yingsha in individual women's round of 16
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July 31, 2024 6:43 PM (IST)
Football - Men's quarter-final fixtures announced
Men's football quarter-final fixtures at Paris Olympics 2024
- Morocco vs United States of America
- Japan vs Spain
- Egypt vs Paraguay
- Argentina vs France
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July 31, 2024 6:34 PM (IST)
Equestrian - India's challenge ends
Anush Agarwalla finishes 9th in Group E of the Dressage Grand Prix Team and Individual Qualifier with a 66.444 total score.
India's challenge in equestrian ends with Anush's elimination as he was the sole representative.
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July 31, 2024 6:26 PM (IST)
Football - Argentina to face France
In an epic showdown, the 2022 FIFA World Cup finalists France and Argentina will clash against each other in the men's football quarter-final clash on August 2.
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July 31, 2024 6:15 PM (IST)
Rowing - Great Britain scripts history
Great Britain claims their first-ever Gold in rowing with the team winning the women’s quadruple sculls event.
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July 31, 2024 5:06 PM (IST)
When is India's next event today?
There is a small break now for Indian fans as Manika Batra will next be in action in round of 16 in table tennis at 8:30 PM IST.
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July 31, 2024 4:51 PM (IST)
Women's Archery Round of 32
Deepika Kumari wins the fourth set too and she has made it to the round of 16.
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July 31, 2024 4:48 PM (IST)
Archery - Women's Round of 32
Deepika Kumari has won the third set easily and is now leading 4-2.
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July 31, 2024 4:46 PM (IST)
Women's Archery in Round of 32
Deepika Kumari has gone down in the second set and it is 2-2 now after two sets.
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July 31, 2024 4:43 PM (IST)
Women's Archery Round of 32
Deepika Kumari has started off brilliantly winning the first set. Can she continue her good run?
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July 31, 2024 4:40 PM (IST)
Deepika Kumar to be in action next
India's Deepika Kumari will fight against Netherlands' Quinty Roeffen in the round of 32.
India's Bhajan Kaur is already in round of 16 and it will be huge if Deepika also makes it to pre-quarter-finals.
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July 31, 2024 4:22 PM (IST)
Deepika Kumari to be in action again!!
India's archery veteran Deepika Kumari will be in action again in round of 32 within next few minutes
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July 31, 2024 4:21 PM (IST)
When is Lovlina Borgohain's next match?
Lovlina Borgohain will be next in action on August 4 from 3 PM. She will face LI Qian of China who won the silver medal at Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
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July 31, 2024 4:15 PM (IST)
Deepika Kumari qualifies for round of 32
Meanwhile, in yet another good news, Deepika Kumari of India has advanced to round of 32 in Women's Archery individual event.
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July 31, 2024 4:14 PM (IST)
Lovlina Borgohain is into quarterfinal
India's Lovlina Borgohain is into the quarterfinal of the Women's 75kg category in Boxing. She defeated Norway's Sunniva Hofstad.
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July 31, 2024 4:07 PM (IST)
Deepika Kumari in action
Deepika Kumari is also in action in round of 64 in Women's Archery
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July 31, 2024 4:06 PM (IST)
Lovlina is on fire!!
Lovlina Boroghain is landing her punches well and looks set to make it to the quarterfinal.
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July 31, 2024 3:58 PM (IST)
Lovlina in action!!
Lovlina Borgohain is facing Norway's Sunniva Hostad in round of 16 clash
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July 31, 2024 3:35 PM (IST)
Lovlina Borgohain to be in action at 3:50 PM IST
Lovlina Borgohain will be in action next for India in Boxing Women's 75kg category in the round of 16 from 3:50 PM IST
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July 31, 2024 3:24 PM (IST)
Sreeja Akula advances to round of 16
India's table tennis star Sreeja Akula has qualified for round of 16.
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July 31, 2024 3:13 PM (IST)
Table Tennis Update
Sreeja Akula goes down in 5th set. But she still has the advantage having won three sets so far. She needs to win only one more set to advance to the round of 16.
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July 31, 2024 3:03 PM (IST)
Sreeja Akula is on fire!!!
After losing the first set, Sreeja Akula turned the tables on her Singapore opponent Jian Zing winning the next three sets.
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July 31, 2024 2:50 PM (IST)
Sreeja Akula is in action next!!
A massive moment for Indian Badminton as Lakshya Sen has qualified for round of 16 from toughest route and now India's Table Tennis star Sreeja Akula is in action in round of 32
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July 31, 2024 2:45 PM (IST)
Lakshya Sen advances to round of 16
Lakshya Sen creates massive upset as he knocks out World number three Jonathan Christie
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July 31, 2024 2:41 PM (IST)
Sen on the cusp of history
17-9 in the second set and Sen is on the cusp of knocking world number three out of the Paris Olympics
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July 31, 2024 2:39 PM (IST)
Lakshya Sen is playing brilliantly
Can Sen down the world number three Jonathan Christie? He is currently leading 14-9 in the second set after winning the first one.
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July 31, 2024 2:35 PM (IST)
Badminton
Lakshya Sen goes into the second mid-game interval with a five-point lead (11-6)
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July 31, 2024 2:24 PM (IST)
Badminton
Lakshya Sen comes back from behind to stun Jonatan Christie in the first game
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July 31, 2024 2:23 PM (IST)
Badminton
Lakshya Sen takes the first game 21-18
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July 31, 2024 2:22 PM (IST)
Badminton
Neck-to-neck battle
Lakshya Sen 18-18 Jonatan Christie
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July 31, 2024 2:09 PM (IST)
Badminton
Lakshya Sen goes into the mid-game interval with a one-point lead 11-10
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July 31, 2024 2:05 PM (IST)
Badminton
Lakshya Sen claws his way back to make the scoreline 8-7
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July 31, 2024 2:02 PM (IST)
Update - 50m Air Rifle 3 Positions event
India's Swapnil Kusale has qualified for the final round of the event ending at 7th position in the qualification round with a total score of 590. His colleague Aishwary Tomar finished at 11th position and has been knocked out.
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July 31, 2024 2:00 PM (IST)
Badminton
Lakshya Sen is trailing behind by 5-1
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July 31, 2024 1:55 PM (IST)
Badminton
Lakshya Sen is in action against world No. 3 Jonatan Christie now
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July 31, 2024 1:48 PM (IST)
Badminton
PV Sindhu has entered the round of 16
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July 31, 2024 1:47 PM (IST)
Badminton
PV Sindhu beats Kristin Kuuba 21-5, 21-10
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July 31, 2024 1:40 PM (IST)
Badminton
PV Sindhu goes into the second mid-game interval with a five-point lead (11-6)
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July 31, 2024 1:28 PM (IST)
Badminton
PV Sindhu takes the first game 21-5
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July 31, 2024 1:22 PM (IST)
Badminton
PV Sindhu goes into the first mid-game interval with a nine-point lead (11-2)
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July 31, 2024 1:15 PM (IST)
Men's 50m air rifle 3 positions event
After the second position, Prone, India's Aishway Singh Tomar has jumped to 6th place with an average of 9.9.
Swapnil Kusale is dropped to 10th place with an average score of 9.875.
Third and final position - Standing - is left now and then the top 8 athletes will be decided who will compete in the final.
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July 31, 2024 1:12 PM (IST)
PV Sindhu starts her final group stage game!!
PV Sindhu set to be in action now!!!
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July 31, 2024 12:53 PM (IST)
PV Sindhu will be in action soon
India's two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will be in action within the next few minutes against Kuuba Kristin of Estonia. If she wins this game, then she will qualify for the round of 16.
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July 31, 2024 12:48 PM (IST)
50m Air Rifle 3 positions event
India's Aishwary Singh Tomar is in 9th place after two series of kneeling position in this event. He has achieved a score of 197 with an average of 9.850.
Swapnil Kusale has performed even better and is in 6th place with a score of 198 and an average of 9.9.
Next up is the prone position and the performance has to be consistent for both of them.
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July 31, 2024 12:36 PM (IST)
50m air rifle Qualification in progress
India's Swapnil Kusale and Aishwary Singh Tomar are in action in 50m air rifle 3 positions event.
Kneel, Prone and Standing are three positions in this and in each position, a total of 20 shots are available.
Top 8 athletes from this round will make it to the final round.
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July 31, 2024 12:05 PM (IST)
Boxing | Day 5
- Lovlina Borgohain vs Sunniva Hofstad of Norway in the women's 75kg round of 16
- Nishant Dev vs Jose Gabriel Rodriguez Tenorio in the men's 71kg round of 16
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July 31, 2024 11:27 AM (IST)
Shooting | Day 5
- Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Swapnil Kusale to compete in the men's 50m rifle 3 position qualification round
- Shreyasi Singh and Rajeshwari Kumari: Day 2 of the women's trap qualification
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July 31, 2024 11:24 AM (IST)
Badminton | Day 5
- PV Sindhu vs Kristin Kuuba in women's singles group stage
- Lakshya Sen vs Jonatan Christie in the men's singles group stage
- HS Prannoy vs Le Duc Phat in the men's singles group stage
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July 31, 2024 11:19 AM (IST)
Welcome!
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