The Indian contingent endured some disappointments on Saturday but has many reasons to be excited for Day 9's events at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Sunday, August 4. Men's hockey team, ace boxer Lovlina Borgohain and in-form badminton star Lakshya Sen will be in action in crucial knockout matches on Sunday.
India missed out on two medal events on Saturday after Manu Bhaker finished fourth in the women's 25m pistol finals event and archer Deepika Kumari suffered a heartbreaking loss in the women's individual semi-finals. Ace boxer Nishant Dev was also eliminated after his loss in the men's 71kg quarter-final.
The hockey team, chasing their 9th Olympic gold, will take on the world no.2 side Great Britain in the quarter-final match at 1:30 PM and then Lakshya Sen will face the world no.2 and the defending champions Viktor Akselsen in the mouth-watering semi-final match.
Lovlina Borgohain, bronze winner at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and India's only remaining challenge in boxing at the Paris Games, will face the former world champion and two-time Olympic medalist Li Qian of China in the quarter-final match after 3 pm on Sunday.
Paris Olympics 2024, India's Day 9 Schedule
12:30 PM: Shooting - Vijayveer Sidhu and Anish Bhanwala in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol qualification.
01:00 PM: Shooting - Maheshwari Chauhan and Raiza Wilson in the women's skeet qualification followed by finals (07:00 PM).
01:30 PM: Hockey - India vs Great Britain in the men's quarterfinals.
01:35 PM: Athletics - Parul Chaudhary in the women's 3000m steeplechase round 1.
02:30 PM: Athletics - Jeswin Aldrin in the men's long jump qualification.
03:02 PM: Boxing - Lovlina Borgohain vs Li Qian of China in the women's 75kg quarterfinal.
03:30 PM: Badminton - Lakshya Sen vs Viktor Axelsen in the men's singles semifinals.
03:35 PM: Sailing - Vishnu Saravanan in men's dinghy race 7 and 8.
06:05 PM: Sailing - Nethra Kumanan in women's dinghy race 7 and 8.
