After disappointing and some shocking upsets on Day 6 of sporting events at the Paris Olympics, the Indian team targets some success with some key medal qualification events scheduled for Day 7. Medal hopefuls Manu Bhaker and Lakshya Sen will be in action on Friday.
It was India's third badminton defeat one after the other on Thursday, August 1 as PV Sindhu exited Paris Olympics prematurely in Round of 16. This will be the first Olympic Games campaign for Sindhu without a medal after winning a silver medal in Rio in 2016 and a bronze medal in Tokyo.
Angela Carini abandoned her Round of 16 boxing match against Algeria's Imane Khelif after a suspected broken nose in just 46 seconds at the Paris Olympics 2024. Carini broke down saying that she took the right call by calling it off after the second punch after feeling that it wasn't going well.
Swapnil Kusale finished third in the 50m rifle 3 positions men's final event to clinch a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Thursday. He became India's third medalist at the 33rd Summer Games and first in the men's individual shooting event.
Lakshya Sen breezed past his compatriot HS Prannoy in the Round of 16 clash in men's singles of Badminton at the Paris Olympics. Lakshya continued his impressive run in the ongoing Olympics that saw him winning fourth match in straight sets in a row as he sustained India's medal hopes in the sport.
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.
The world no.3 pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty suffered a shock defeat against Malaysia's unseeded pair of Soh Wooi Yik and Chia Aaron to miss out on the semi-finals of the Paris Olympics 2024 on Thursday.
Swapnil Kusale became the third shooter to win a medal for India at the Paris Olympics 2024. He secured the bronze medal in the Men's 50m air rifle 3 positions event bringing glory to the nation. He finished third among eight finalists with a total of 451.4 after 44 shots.
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.
Day 6 at the Paris Olympics 2024 has a packed schedule for Indian athletes with athletics starting today (August 1). However, all eyes will be on Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy who will face each other today in the round of 16.
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.
It was a largely positive day for India at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, July 31 with the likes of PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, and Deepika Kumari advancing to the next round of their respective events while Swapnil Kusale made it to men's 50m rifle 3 positions final. Day 6 holds more promise.
Indian ace shuttler Lakshya Sen won his third consecutive men's singles match in Group L at the Paris Olympics. During his 21-18, 21-12 win against Jonatan Christie, Sen played one of the most ridiculous shots by a shuttler recently that had everyone's jaw dropped to the floor.
The fifth day at the Paris Olympics has turned out to be a great one for India so far with the athletes winning their respective matches across different sporting disciplines. Deepika Kumari is the latest one as she qualified for the round of 16 in women's archery individual event.
The 26-year-old Indian boxer claimed a famous bronze in the Tokyo Olympics 2020 and directly qualified for a round of 16 at the Paris Games 2024 in the women's 75kg category. Lovlina Borgohain was excellent with her early punches and dominated her opponent Hofstad Sunniva.
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.
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