Young table tennis star Sreeja Akula will face Singapore’s Jian Zeng in the round of 32 match. Top Indian badminton players PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, and HS Prannoy will compete in the singles events on Day 5 of the Paris Olympics.
PV Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medalist, started strong with a straight games win over Maldives’ Fathimath Abdul Razzaq and will now play against Estonia’s Kristin Kuuba. In the men’s singles, Lakshya Sen will compete against Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie, and HS Prannoy will face Vietnam’s Duc Phat Le.
On Tuesday, India won their second medal of the Olympics. Bhanu Bhaker, along with her partner Sarabjot Singh, won a bronze medal in the mixed 10m air pistol event. India hopes to win more medals in shooting, with four shooters competing in qualification rounds on Wednesday. Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Swapnil Kusale will compete in the Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions Qualification round, while Shreyasi Singh and Rajeshwari Kumari will participate in the Women’s Trap Qualification.
Boxer Lovlina Borgohain, who won a bronze medal at Tokyo 2020, will begin her campaign in Paris with a match against Norway’s Sunniva Hofstad.
Here is the detailed schedule for the Indian athletes on Day 4 of the Paris Olympics 2024:
| Time (IST) | Sport | Event | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:30 PM | Shooting | 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men’s Qualification | Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Swapnil Kusale |
| 12:30 PM | Shooting | Women’s Trap Qualification | Shreyasi Singh and Rajeshwari Kumari |
| 12:50 PM | Badminton | Women’s Singles (Group Stage) | PV Sindhu vs Kristin Kuuba (Estonia) |
| 1:40 PM | Badminton | Men’s Singles (Group Stage) | Lakshya Sen vs Jonatan Christie (Indonesia) |
| 2:20 PM | Table Tennis | Women’s Singles Round of 32 | Sreeja Akula vs Jian Zeng (Singapore) |
| 3:50 PM | Boxing | Women’s 75kg Round of 16 | Lovlina Borgohain vs Sunniva Hofstad (Norway) |
| 3:56 PM | Archery | Women’s Individual 1/32 Elimination Round | Deepika Kumari vs Reena Parnat (Estonia) |
| 1:30 PM | Equestrian | Dressage Individual Grand Prix Day 2 | Anush Agarwalla |
| 9:15 PM | Archery | Men’s Individual 1/32 Elimination Round | Tarundeep Rai vs Tom Hall (Great Britain) |
| 11:00 PM | Badminton | Men’s Singles (Group Stage) | HS Prannoy vs Duc Phat Le (Vietnam) |
| 12:18 AM (Aug 1) | Boxing | Men’s 71kg Round of 16 | Nishant Dev vs Jose Gabriel Rodriguez Tenorio (Ecuador) |
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Source: HT
