Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5: Lakshya Sen, PV Sindhu, and others compete today
As badminton action continues into Day 5 of the Paris Olympics 2024, Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu will be spearheading the effort for the Indian team. On Wednesday, Deepika Kumari and Lovlina Borgohain will also have something to prove.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5: Following a significant day for India's shooting industry, all eyes will be on the badminton players, particularly PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen. On Wednesday, July 31, the Indian shooters will also try to keep up their momentum in the hopes of making it to the medal round.
Boxing athletes will be competing at the Paris Olympics today, and two of the top female players in table tennis will also be competing. In light of this, let's take a look at the elite athletes that aim to represent India with pride.
Lakshya Sen
Lakshya Sen faces a decisive match at the Paris Olympics. As the young maverick faces Jonatan Christie in what is perhaps his most difficult test of the tournament thus far, the stakes are quite high right now. Nothing less than a victory will do, and if he can cross the line on Wednesday, he might have to contend with HS Prannoy in the following round.
PV Sindhu
PV Sindhu will be looking to maintain her momentum when she takes against Kuuba Kristin on Wednesday in an attempt to win a hat-trick of Olympic medals. On Day 5, she will be the one kicking things off for the badminton contingent.
Manika Batra
When Manika Batra became the first Indian table tennis player to get to the pre-quarterfinals of the Paris Olympics in 2024, she wrote history. The Indian, who has been on a great run lately, wants to secure her spot for the quarterfinals and carry on her incredible run.
Deepika Kumari
After the poor performance of the archery team, Deepika Kumari needs to prove something. The Indian archer received a lot of backlash from followers on social media, and on Wednesday, she will be hoping to advance without any problems to the round of 16.
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
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