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Today at Paris Olympics 2024: Key Indian athletes to watch on Day 2

Day 2 of the Paris Olympics 2024 will feature a number of India's best athletes taking center stage. On Sunday, medals will be up for grabs as PV Sindhu and Manu Bhaker try to make an impression.

Reported by:  PTC News Desk  Edited by:  Annesha Barua -- July 28th 2024 09:19 AM -- Updated: July 28th 2024 09:24 AM
Today at Paris Olympics 2024: Key Indian athletes to watch on Day 2

Today at Paris Olympics 2024: Key Indian athletes to watch on Day 2

PTC News Desk: On Sunday, the Indian delegation will go to the second day of the Paris Olympics 2024, following a mixed day at work. On the first day, Indian athletes demonstrated once more that they are not just in Paris to make up the numbers. There were also some heartbreaking moments and some momentous moments. With medals up for grabs, shooting will be the main event on Sunday, but archery has the opportunity to make history as well.

On day two, a number of well-known athletes will take center stage. Activities offered in Paris include swimming, table tennis, badminton, rowing, and much more. In light of this, let's examine the well-known figures that will steal the show on day two of the Paris Olympics.


Top Indian athletes to watch out for

Manu Bhaker

For Manu Bhaker, winning an Olympic medal is the ultimate goal. A defective gun prevented the accomplished shooter from making it to the Tokyo Games final in the same event. But on Sunday, she might become the first female shooter from India to win an Olympic medal, ending the country's 12-year streak of placing on the podium in the Games.

PV Sindhu

PV Sindhu is a name that has virtually become synonymous with badminton at the Olympics. In her opening group-stage match, the Indian star will take on Pakistan's Fatimath Abdul Razzaq in an attempt to win her third consecutive Olympic medal.

Deepika Kumari

Even though Deepika Kumari didn't have the best of days throughout the archery ranking rounds, the team managed to get to the quarterfinals. This time, Deepika is going to lead from the front to make sure that a medal is won on Saturday.

Nikhat Zareen

Two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen, one of the most talented medal contenders from India, will begin her career in the women's 50kg boxing competition. On Sunday, she will play Maxi Cloetzer in the round of 32.

Sumit Nagal

Sumit Nagal hopes to maybe emulate Leander Paes's incredible feats from the 1996 Olympics and make a historic run for the medals. In the opening round of the men's singles on Sunday, Nagal will take on Corentin Moutet of France.

INDIA AT PARIS OLYMPICS: DAY 2 FULL SCHEDULE

12:45 pm IST

Shooting: 10m Air Rifle Women's Qualification - Ramita Jindal and Elavenil Valarivan

12:50 pm IST

Badminton: Women's Singles Group Stage - PV Sindhu vs F Abdul Razzaq (Pakistan)

1:05 pm IST

Rowing: Men's Singles Sculls Repechages - Balraj Panwar

2:15 pm IST

Table Tennis: Women's Singles Round of 16 - Sreeja Akula vs Christina Kallberg (Sweden)

2:45 pm IST

Shooting; 10m Air Rifle Men's Qualification - Sandeep Singh and Arjun Babuta

3 pm IST

Table Tennis: Men's Singles Round of 64 - Achantha Sharath Kamal vs Deni Kozul (Slovenia)

3:13 pm IST

Swimming: 100m backstroke men's heats - Srihari Nataraj

3:30 pm IST

Swimming: 200m women's freestyle heats - Dhinidhi Desinghu

3:30 pm IST - Medal Round

Shooting: Women's 10m Air Pistol Final - Manu Bhaker

3:30 pm IST Onwards

Tennis: Men's Singles Round 1 - Sumit Nagal vs Corentin Moutet (France)
Tennis: Men's Doubles Round 1 - Rohan Bopanna/Sriram Balaji vs Gael Monfils/Edouard Roger-Vasselin (France)

3:50 pm IST

Boxing: Women's 50 kg Round of 32: Nikhat Zareen vs Maxi Cloetzer

4:30 pm IST

Table Tennis: Women's Singles Round of 64 - Manika Batra vs Anna Hursey (Great Britain)

5:45 pm IST
Archery: Women's Team Quarter-final - Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur

7:17 pm - Archery Women's Team Semi-final (if Qualified)

8 pm IST

Badminton: Men's Singles Group Stage - HS Prannoy vs Fabian Roth (Germany)

8:18 pm or 8:41 pm IST - Medal Round

Archery - Women's Team Bronze Medal or Gold Medal Match

11:30 pm IST

Table Tennis: Men's Singles Round of 64: Harmeet Desai vs Felix Lebrun (France)

1:02 am IST (Monday)

Swimming: 100m backstroke semi-final - Srirahi Nataraj (If Qualified)

1:20 am IST (Monday)

Swimming: 200m freestyle semi-final - Dhinidhi Desinghu (If qualified)

- With inputs from agencies

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