On Thursday, Swapnil Kusale made his debut on the biggest platform as he won a historic bronze medal at the Paris Games 2024. In the summit race, shooter Kusale controlled his nerves well and pulled off an amazing comeback to place third for India.
On Day 6 of the Summer Games in Paris, Kusale increased India’s medal total in the eight-shooter final with an aggregate of 451.4. India has moved up to 42nd place in the medal standings of the Paris Olympics after winning three bronze medals in as many shooting events.
India will hope to recover from badminton heartbreak on Day 7 of the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024 as ace shuttlers PV Sindhu, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have bowed out of the Summer Games. Sindhu, India’s silver and bronze medalist in the badminton Olympics, was outclassed by China’s world number nine He Bingjiao in the women’s singles pre-quarterfinals. Satwik and Chirag’s Olympic dream also came crashing down as the former world no.1 duo suffered a three-game defeat in the men’s doubles quarterfinals.
Medal hat-trick on cards for Manu Bhaker
On Friday, golfers Shubhankar Sharma and Ganganjeet Bhullar will kickstart India’s campaign in the men’s individual stroke play round 2 at the Summer Olympics. At the same time, India’s Manu Bhaker will be continuing her medal-fest in Paris. The two-time bronze medalist at the Paris Games, Bhaker, alongside Esha Singh, will feature in the women’s 25m pistol qualification.
Here’s the schedule for India’s events on August 2, Friday:
| Time (IST) | Sport | Event | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:30 PM | Golf | Men’s Individual Round 2 | Shubhankar Sharma, Gaganjeet Bhullar |
| 12:30 PM | Shooting | Women’s 25m Pistol Precision Qualification | Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh |
| 1:00 PM | Shooting | Men’s Skeet Qualification Day 1 | Anant Jeet Singh Naruka |
| 1:00 PM | Archery | Mixed Team Round of 16 Match | Ankita Bhakat, Dhiraj Bommadevara |
| 1:00 PM | Rowing | Men’s Singles Sculls Classification | Balraj Panwar |
| 1:30 PM | Judo | Women’s +75 kg Round of 32 | Tulika Maan |
| 3:30 PM | Sailing | Women’s Dinghy Race 3 and 4 | Nethra Kumaran |
| 4:45 PM | Hockey | Men’s Pool Match | India vs Australia |
| 6:30 PM | Badminton | Men’s Singles | Lakshya Sen |
| 7:05 PM | Sailing | Men’s Dinghy Race 3 and 4 | Vishnu Saravanan |
| 9:40 PM | Athletics | Women’s 5000m Round 1 | Ankita, Parul Chaudhary |
| 11:40 PM | Athletics | Men’s Shot Put Qualification | Tajinderpal Singh Toor |
Other Important Medal Events
| Time (IST) | Sport | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3:30 PM | Tennis | Men’s Doubles Bronze Medal Match | |
| 3:30 PM | Tennis | Mixed Doubles Bronze Medal Match | |
| 10:30 PM | Tennis | Mixed Doubles Gold Medal Match | |
| 12:00 AM | Swimming | Men’s 50m Freestyle Final | Caleb Dressel (USA) |
| 12:06 AM | Swimming | Women’s 200m Backstroke Final | |
| 12:13 AM | Swimming | Men’s 200m Individual Medley Final | Leon Marchand (France) |
| 12:50 AM | Athletics | Men’s 10,000m Final |
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