Kumar Rupesh

The match between Angela Carini of Italy and Algeria's Imane Khelif lasted only for 46 seconds before the Italian pugilist abandoned the bout after receiving a few heavy blows on her face.

Lakshya Sen stormed into the quarterfinals of the men's singles event at the Paris Olympics after defeating compatriot HS Prannoy 21-12 and 21-6. Lakshya's quarterfinal berth has helped him equal India's best performance in men's singles at the Olympics.

PV Sindhu lost her round of 16 clash against He Bing Jiao in straight games 21-19 21-14 to bow out of the Paris Olympics. Sindhu's ouster ended India's representation in the women's singles category at the Paris Olympics.

Andy Murray's Paris Olympics campaign came to an end after he lost his men's doubles quarterfinals alongside fellow Brit Dan Evans at the hands of USA's Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul in straight sets.

PV Sindhu is ranked No. 13 in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) women's singles rankings whereas her round of 16 opponent He Bing Jiao is ninth.

Swapnil Kusale was a part of India's team that had won Gold at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China in the men's 50m rifle 3 position. Kusale is a huge fan of the former India and Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

PV Sindhu won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics by beating He Bing Jiao of China in straight games 21-13, 21-15. However, the head-to-head record is in favour of the Chinese shuttler.

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Swapnil Singh clinched a bronze medal in the men's 50m rifle 3 position event but it was a disappointing day for the Indian contingent with star contenders PV Sindhu, Nikhat Zareen, Sift Kaur Samra, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty facing shock elimination.

Lakshya Sen entered the round of 16 with a spirited performance against the world rank No. three and the third seed Jonatan Christie of Indonesia. Lakshya made a phenomenal comeback after trailing behind in the first game.

Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal crashed out of the men's doubles competition after suffering an excruciating loss at the hands of the fourth-seeded American duo of Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram.

Lakshya Sen had only beaten Jonatan Christie only once in his career. Christie came into this game on the back of a favourable 4-1 head-to-head record over the Indian emerging shuttler.

Manu Bhaker became the first Indian athlete to win two medals in a single edition of the Olympics. Manu won the bronze medal in the 10m air pistol category and followed it up with another bronze in the 10m air pistol mixed team event.

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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.

Captain Harmanpreet Singh was the star of the Indian men's hockey team on Tuesday after he scored two goals and helped the unit secure a much-needed 2-0 win over Ireland at Stade Yves-du-Manoir - Pitch 2.

PV Sindhu is the only Indian competing in the women's singles competition at the Paris Olympics. Sindhu will be in action against Kristin Kuuba of Estonia in her final group-stage fixture.

Sarabjot Singh had teamed up with Arjun Singh Cheema and Shiva Narwal to win the gold medal in the 10m air pistol team event at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. He had also won silver in the 10m air pistol mixed team event in Hangzhou alongside Divya TS.