Paris Olympics Day 1 Schedule: The Indian men's hockey team will begin their campaign against New Zealand while the star badminton player Laksha Sen will take on Kevin Cordon in his first Group stage match in the men's singles event on Friday.
The ace badminton player PV Sindhu and the veteran table tennis player Sharath Kamal led the 78-member Indian contingent on a boat at the Seine River as Paris kicked off the 33rd Olympics Games with an unprecedented event on Friday.
Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony: The Seine River is set to host the opening ceremony of the 33rd Summer Games in Paris with over 100 boats to carry more than 10,000 athletes in the Parade of Nations on Friday.
Indian men's hockey team will begin their Paris Olympics 2024 campaign against New Zealand on July 27 and are drawn against giant teams like Australia and Belgium in Group B. The veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh revealed India's plans at the Paris Games exclusively to India TV reporter Samip Rajguru.
Sift Kaur Samra, one of the several Olympics debutants for India at Paris, made her mark at the Asian Games last year with a Gold medal in 50m women's rifle 3 positions. Samra is also the world record holder in her discipline and will be aiming for some Gold rush in Paris.
The 33rd edition of the Olympics is set to get underway in Paris today with a glittering opening ceremony scheduled along the Seine River. This is the first time the ceremony will not be conducted inside a stadium and more than 10000 athletes will cruise through Seine.
A total of six boxers will represent India at the Paris Olympics 2024 starting from July 26 and the draw for them has been finalized. India's medal hopefuls Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain have been handed tough draws while Nishant and Amit directly qualify for the round of 16.
India TV Sports Wrap on July 26: From all the Olympics action to the cricketing circuit, here are all the top 10 trending sports news stories and the latest happenings from the world of sports on July 26.
Aman Sehrawat was one of the last Indian wrestlers to secure a late quota for the Paris Olympics 2024. The youngster won a bronze medal at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou and is a former U23 world Champion.
"I feel happy and proud to be one of the few Chef De Missions who is also an Olympics medallist. There are a handful of people. It's an honour for me. I was contributing to shooting athletes and now I'm able to contribute to all Indian athletes," Gagan Narang told India TV reporter Samip Rajgugu.
Indian women's archery team directly secured the quarter-final round after finishing fourth in the ranking round while the men's team secured third position to finish in the top-four and avoid South Korea in the semi-final fixture.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are two of India's best shuttlers in the men's circuit at the moment. The Indian pair is ranked No. three in the world behind China's Liang Wei Keng, Wang Chang and Kim Astrup, Anders Skaaruup Rasmussen of Denmark.
Indian archers Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Bhajan Kaur performed well and finished fourth in the women's team ranking round. They accumulated 1983 points in the qualification ranking round as with Korea, China and Mexico finishing above India.
Aditi Ashok missed out on the medal by a whisker at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago finishing fourth. It was her best finish at the Games and the Paris Olympics will be her third appearance as she chases the elusive medal this time around.
PV Sindhu is chasing her third Olympic medal. She had won a silver medal at the Rio Olympics after going down to Carolina Marin in a three-set-long thriller. At the Tokyo Olympics, she went down in the semis to Tai Tzu-Ying and then defeated He Bingjiao in the bronze medal match.
India's table tennis veteran Sharath Kamal is set to appear at the Olympics this time for the fifth time in his career. He will also be the country's flag-bearer at the opening ceremony of the Games and is hopeful of coming back home with a medal this time around.
The Indian contingent for the marquee event in Paris comprises 117 athletes across several sporting disciplines. The Tokyo Olympics had the biggest contingent where 121 athletes participated.
The Paris Olympics 2024 Group B men's football match, Argentina vs Morocco, ended with chaos as fans stormed the stadium and threw water bottles on the pitch while India's campaign kicks off with archers taking part in the rankings round. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on July 25.
Lovlina Borgohain won a Bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021 in the 69kg category. Lovlina has switched her category to 75kg and will be gunning for another medal in the Paris Games. Here is Lovlina's journey to the Summer Games.
Sharath Kamal will spearhead a six-member Indian table tennis contingent for the upcoming Paris Olympic Games 2024. He will face Deni Kozul of Slovenia in his men's singles opener, while Manika Batra will take on Great Britain's Anna Hursey in her 1st clash, as per the draws announced on Wednesday.
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