India's badminton contingent at the Paris Olympics returned without a medal for the first time since 2012. Lakshya Sen was the closest as he lost the bronze medal clash after going down to the eventual gold medallist Viktor Axelsen in the semifinal.
The 21-year-old Aman Sehrawat dominated Darian Toi Cruz of Puerto Rico in the men's 57 kg bronze medal match at the Paris Olympics and continued India's medal tradition in wrestling at the Summer Games on Friday.
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!
"I will continue, albeit after a small break. My body, and more importantly, my mind need it. However, I plan to carefully evaluate the journey ahead," PV Sindhu said after her heartbreaking defeat in the women's singles round of 16 at the Paris Olympics 2024.
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.
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.
India's top-ranked shuttlers will be in action on Thursday in their respective categories at the Paris Olympics. Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy will be up against each other in the men's singles round of 16 match whereas PV Sindhu will take on He Bing Jiao of China in her round of 16 contest.
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.
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.
PV Sindhu was slotted in group M and needed to win her final group stage game to qualify for the next round. It didn't take much time for India's superstar to defeat Estonia's Kristin Kuuba as she rolled her over in two sets.
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.
PV Sindhu came into the contest on the back of a 1-0 head-to-head record against Maldivian Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq. Sindhu had defeated Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq at the Commonwealth Games in 2022 in Birmingham.
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After an opening day of disappointment, all eyeballs will be on the trio of Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur and Deepika Kumari. Ankita, Bhajan and Deepika will be seen competing in the quarterfinal of the women's archery event.
PV Sindhu is the only shuttler from India to qualify for the women's singles event at the Paris Olympics. Sindhu is ranked 13 in the women's singles category whereas Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq is ranked 111 in the world.
Manu Bhaker will feature in the women's 10m air pistol finals event at 3:30 pm as the Indian contingent targets its first medal at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Saturday. The ace shuttler PV Sindhu and top-ranked tennis player Sumit Nagal will kick off their campaigns as well.
India's ace shuttler and two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and veteran table tennis player Achanta Sharath Kamal led India's star-studded Paris Olympics contingent during the opening ceremony 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.
The Olympic Games are all set to get underway in Paris today with a glittering opening ceremony. Tokyo Paralympic medallist and IAS Officer Suhas Lalinakere has wished the best for the Indian contingent competing at the Games while exclusively speaking to India TV.
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