The Indian men's hockey team will be in action on Friday and will take on Australia in its final Pool B match. India has already qualified for the quarterfinals so the result of this game would be inconsequential. Watch to know more!
Lakshya Sen is unseeded for the Paris Olympics. He is currently ranked 22nd in the world whereas his quarterfinal opponent Chou Tien Chen is ranked 11th in the latest BWF men's singles rankings.
India is placed in the 44th spot on the medal tally with the help of three bronze medals. On the other hand, China is leading the ladder and is being closely followed by the United States of America (USA) and France.
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.
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.
The fifth day was very good for the Indian team in Paris Olympics 2024, Lakshya Sen and Prannoy H. S. have reached the next round by winning their matches, while on the other hand Deepika Kumari has also got success in Archery, watch this video to know the complete news.
Today is the sixth day of Paris Olympics 2024 and today India's medal count can also increase, know who will be in action today, when and where and who will have the highest hopes for a medal. Watch this video to know the complete program.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Lakshya Sen started his campaign in the Olympics 2024 on a winning note on Saturday (July 27) beating the Tokyo Olympics semifinalist Kevin Cordon in his first group stage match. But Cordon has withdrawn from the Paris Olympics due to a left elbow injury.
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.
Lakshya Sen is only the second player who will be representing India in men's singles at the Paris Olympics. He will be accompanied by compatriot HS Prannoy. Prannoy is ranked 13 in the world whereas Sen is ranked 19.
The preparations for the upcoming Olympics in Paris are underway fully with the Games set to commence from July 26. The group stage draw was finalised today for the Badminton with India's PV Sindhu being one of the major players from the country.
The world no.9 Jonatan Christie of Indonesia continued his impressive record against Lakshya Sen with a dominant 12-21, 21-10, 15-21 win in the semifinal. Christie will take on compatriot Anthony Ginting in the final of the All England Open Championships.
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