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India on Wednesday yielded mixed outcomes in their Olympics campaign. The contingent won some and lost at some higher levels of their respective games. On a positive note, Swapnil Kusale finished seventh in the men’s 50m air rifle 3P qualifications, landing a spot in the medal event. The shooter will now compete in the final tournament scheduled for Thursday, August 1st. Moreover, the Indian Men’s Hockey team will be in action against the formidable Belgium, who are coming to face the Indians after beating Australia 6-2 in their last clash. India, on the other hand, beat Ireland 2-0 on their way to meet Belgium at the group stage.
Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula lost their respective Round of 16 matches on Wednesday. Now, no Indian representative is left in the Table Tennis individual events. The Indian shuttlers, however, kept the excitement alive on Day 5. PV Sindhu registered a dominant win over Estonia’s Kristin Kuuba to qualify for the pre-quarterfinals of the women’s singles tournament. Lakshya Sen, meanwhile, beat the World No. 3 ranked Indonesian player, Jonatan Christie, in straight games to secure a berth in the men’s singles Round of 16. Later in the day, HS Prannoy also advanced to the pre-quarterfinals, beating Vietnam’s Duc Phat Le, 16-21, 21-11, 21-12. Now, Sen and Prannoy are set to go against each other in the elimination round to move further ahead.
Day 6 Schedule For India At 2024 Paris Olympics
Archery
- Men's Individual (1/32 eliminations): Pravin Jadhav vs Kao Wenchao (China) - 2:31 pm IST
- Men's Individual (1/16 Eliminations): 3:10 pm IST onwards
Athletics
- Men's 20km Race Walk Final: Akshdeep, Vikash, and Paramjeet Singh - 11:00 am IST
- Women's 20km Race Walk Final: Priyanka Goswami - 12:50 pm IST
Shooting
- Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions Final: Swapnil Kusale - 1:00 pm IST
- Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions Qualifications: Sift Kaur Samra and Anjum Moudgil - 3:30 pm IST
Badminton
- Men's Singles Round of 16: Lakshya Sen - 12:00 pm IST onwards
- Women's Singles Round of 16: PV Sindhu - 12:00 pm IST onwards
- Men's Doubles Quarter-finals: Chirag Shetty/Satwiksairaj Rankireddy - 4:30 pm IST
Boxing
- Women's Flyweight (Pre-quarterfinal): Nikhat Zareen vs Yu Wu (China) - 2:30 pm IST
Golf
- Men's Individual Finals: Gaganjeet Bhullar and Shubhankar Sharma - 12:30 pm IST
Hockey
- India vs Belgium (Group stage): 1:30 pm IST
Sailing
- Men's Dinghy Race 1: Vishnu Saravanan - 3:45 pm IST
- Men's Dinghy Race 2: Vishnu Saravanan - After Race 1
- Women's Dinghy Race 1: Nethra Kumanan - 7:05 pm IST
- Women's Dinghy Race 2: Nethra Kumanan - After Race 1