Today at Paris Olympics: Lakshya Sen, PV Sindhu and others in action on Day 5
After what was a big day for India in shooting, the attention will be firmly on the badminton players, especially Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu.
The Indian shooters will also look to continue their charge as they have a chance of qualifying for the medal round on July 31, Wednesday.
Boxing stars will also be in action today at the Paris Olympics, with the table tennis contingent having two of their top female stars also step up. With that in mind, let’s have a look at the top athletes who will be looking to make India proud.
Lakshya Sen
It’s a do-or-die clash for Lakshya Sen at the Paris Olympics. The stakes are very high at the moment as the young maverick takes on Jonatan Christie, in arguably, his toughest test of the competition so far. Nothing less than a win will do and he could face HS Prannoy in the next round if he is able to get over the line on Wednesday.
PV Sindhu
PV Sindhu is aiming for a hat-trick of Olympic medals and she will be aiming to keep the momentum going as she faces Kuuba Kristin on Wednesday. She will be the one starting off things for the badminton contingent on Day 5.
Manika Batra
Manika Batra scripted history when she became the first Indian table tennis to reach the pre-quarters at the Paris Olympics 2024. The Indian has been enjoying a fine run in recent times and her aim will be to book her place for the quarters and continue her historic run.
Deepika Kumari
Deepika Kumari has a point to prove after the archery team’s lacklustre performance, The Indian archer was slammed a lot by fans on social media and she will be looking to make it to the round of 16 without any issues on Wednesday.
Lovlina Borgohain
The Tokyo Olympics bronze medal winner may have been given a tough draw, but she will be aiming to surely punch her ticket to the next round as she takes on Sunniva Hofstad on Wednesday.
Here’s India’s schedule for Day 5 of the Paris Olympics 2024:
12:30 PM
Shooting: Men’s qualification, 50m rifle 3P – Aishwary Prataf and Swapnil Kusale
Shooting: Women’s trap qualification – Rajeshwari Kumari & Shreyasi Singh
12:50 PM
Badminton: Women’s singles group stage – PV Sindhu vs Kuuba Kristin
01:24 PM
Rowing: Men’s singles sculls semi-finals – Balraj Panwar
01:40 PM
Badminton: Men’s singles group stage – Lakshya Sen vs Jonatan Christie
01:58 PM
Equestrian: Dressage individual group stage – Anush Agarwalla
02:30 PM
Table tennis: Women’s singles R32 – Sreeja Akula
03:50 PM
Boxing: Women’s 75kg R16 – Lovlina Borgohain
03:56 PM
Archery: Women’s Recurve individual event R64 – Deepika Kumari
04:35 PM
Archery: Women’s Recurve individual event R32 – Deepika Kumari (if qualified)
07:00 PM – MEDAL EVENT
Shooting: Women’s trap final – Rajeshwari Kumari and Shreyasi Singh (if qualified)
08:30 PM
Table Tennis Women’s singles R16 – Manika Batra
09:28 PM
Archery: Men’s Recurve individual event R64 – Tarundeep Rai
10:07 PM
Archery: Men’s Recurve individual event R32 – Tarundeep Rai (if qualified)
11:00 PM
Badminton: Men’s singles group stage – HS Prannoy vs Le Phat Duc
12:43 AM (August 1)
Boxing: Men’s 71kg R16 – Nishant Dev