Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: PV Sindhu registered another dominant win in the Paris Olympics as she dominated Kirstin Kuuba in the 21-5, 21-10 win in the group stage. The Estonia shuttler was no match to Sindhu, as the match lasted for 32 minutes only. Lakshya Sen will take the centerstage next….Read MoreIt is going to be a crucial day for India in Paris as several medal prospects will be in action. Star Indian shuttles PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy will feature in their group stage matches in the women’s and men’s singles events, respectively. Sindhu will be high on confidence when she returns to the court on Wednesday as the 29-year-old had a resounding straight games win over Maldives’ Fathimath Abdul Razzaq in the women’s singles group stage match here on Sunday. The 10th-seeded Indian, who won the silver medal in the Rio Games in 2016 and a bronze in the last edition in Tokyo, will take on World No 75 Kristin Kuuba of Estonia in her second group match on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Lakshya defeated Julien Carraggi of Belgium in the Group L men’s singles badminton match at the ongoing Paris Olympics on Monday.
The Indian star defeated his Belgian opponent in straight sets, 21-19, 21-14 win.
Meanwhile, the day will start with Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Swapnil Kusale featuring in the 50m rifle 3 Positions Men’s Qualification.
Ace India boxer Lovlina Borgohain, who won a bronze medal in Tokyo, will also start her campaign today with a round-of-16 bout against Sunniva Hofstad of Norway. Borgohain is expected to add another feather to her cap as she is one of India’s medal prospects in Paris once again in the boxing event.
In the afternoon, young India table tennis sensation Sreeja Akula will battle it out with Singapore’s Jian Zeng in the round of 32 clash in the women’s singles event.
Here is India’s schedule for Day 5 at the Paris Olympics
Shooting
*50m rifle 3 Positions Men’s Qualification: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Swapnil Kusale– 12:30pm
*Women’s Trap Qualification: Shreyasi Singh and Rajeshwari Kumari — 12:30 PM
Badminton
*Women’s singles (Group stage): PV Sindhu vs Kristin Kuuba (Estonia) — 12:50pm
*Men’s singles (Group stage): Lakshya Sen vs Jonatan Christie (Indonesia) — 1:40pm
*Men’s singles (Group stage): HS Prannoy vs Duc Phat Le (Vietnam) — 11pm
Table Tennis
*Women’s singles Round of 32: Sreeja Akula vs Jian Zeng (Singapore) — 2:20pm
Boxing
*Women’s 75kg round of 16: Lovlina Borgohain vs Sunniva Hofstad (Norway)– 3:50pm
*Men’s 71kg round of 16: Nishant Dev vs Jose Gabriel Rodriguez Tenorio (Ecuador) — 12:18 am (Aug 1).
Archery:
*Women’s Individual 1/32 Elimination round: Deepika Kumari vs Reena Parnat (Estonia) — 3:56pm
*Men’s Individual 1/32 Elimination round: Tarundeep Rai vs Tom Hall (Great Britain)– 9:15pm
Equestrian:
*Dressage Individual Grand Prix Day 2: Anush Agarwalla — 1:30pm.
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July 31, 2024 2:18 PM IST
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton Update: Lakshya Sen two-point ahead in first game
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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton Update: We are witnessing a thrilling contest here as Lakshhya Sen is leading the first game with a two point lead at the moment 16-14. The two shuttles are now engaging in long rallies to test each other.
July 31, 2024 2:16 PM IST
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Shooting Update: Swapnil Kusale qualifies for final; Tomar crashes out
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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Shooting Update: India’s Swapnil Kusale finishes 7th in the qualifiers of the men’s 50m Rifle 3P final after amassing 590 points and hence moves to the final, which will be tomorrow. Meanwhile, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar gets eliminated after finishing 11th with a score of 589
July 31, 2024 2:08 PM IST
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton Update: Lakshya Sen bounces back to take lead
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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton Update: What a turnaround from Lakshya Sen as he wins 7 straight points to take the lead (9-8) for the first time in this game. Sensational from the Indian star here. A spirited performance from Lakshya thus far.
July 31, 2024 2:04 PM IST
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton Update: Lakshya Sen looking to bounce back
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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton Update: Lakshya Sen smashes it hard to get his third point in the first game. It was a big confidence booster as he broke a good rally to test the Indonesia’s shuttler defence. But he is still 3-8 behind in the game.
July 31, 2024 2:01 PM IST
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton Update: Lakshya Sen trailing in first game
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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton Update: Jonatan Christie takes an early edge over Lakshya Sen here with a 5-1 lead as the Indian shuttler is under pressure now. Lakshya needs to up his game now to bounce back in the match.
July 31, 2024 1:58 PM IST
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton Update: Lakshya Sen in action
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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton Update: Lakshya Sen is in action now as he takes on Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie here in the group stage.
July 31, 2024 1:56 PM IST
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton Update: Sindhu’s next opponent
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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton Update: PV Sindhu will face He Bing Jiao in pre-quarters. The Chinese shuttler leads 11-9 in H2H over Sindhu.
July 31, 2024 1:50 PM IST
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton Update: Sindhu wins 21-5, 21-10
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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Shooting Update: Easy win for PV Sindhu as she completely dominates the Estonia’s opponent here. She wins 21-5, 21-10 and doesn’t take much time to prove her superiority herein the match. The match lasted only 32 minutes as Sindhu made it two-in-two to qualify for the round of 16.
July 31, 2024 1:41 PM IST
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton Update: Sindhu 11-6 ahead in second game
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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Shooting Update: PV Sindhu continues to showcase their superiority in the game but Kristin Kuuba is also displaying an improved show but it has been a one way traffic thus far.
July 31, 2024 1:34 PM IST
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton Update:Sindhu ahead in 2nd game
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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Shooting Update: Kristin Kuuba is looking to bounce back here as she gets the first two points in the second game but Sindhu reacted well and makes it 4-2.
July 31, 2024 1:30 PM IST
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton Update: Sindhu wins first game
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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Shooting Update: PV Sindhu wins the first game in no time. Absolute thrashing as Sindhu outclasses Kristin Kuuba 21-5. The Indian star looks calm and composed here despite her emphatic performance in the first game.
July 31, 2024 1:26 PM IST
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Shooting Update: Tomar stands eighth, Kusale 10th
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Shooting update: After prone, Tomar stands eighth with 396 points, while Kusale is 10th with 395. Up next, two series of 10 shots each in the standing position. Can the two Indians make the top 8 to qualify for the next round?
July 31, 2024 1:25 PM IST
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton: Sindhu 15-2 ahead in first game
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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton: PV Sindhu continues to dominate the first game and has taken a 15-2 lead here. It seems like Sindhu won’t take much time to finish this off as Kristin Kuuba continues to struggle here.
July 31, 2024 1:20 PM IST
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton: Sindhu extends domination
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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton: Absolute domination here! PV Sindhu is not stopping for anyone as she is 8-0 in no time. She looks in a hurry here to finish this game early. Kristin Kuuba clearly looks no match for Sindhu at the moment.
July 31, 2024 1:17 PM IST
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton: Sindhu 4-0 up first game
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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton: First point to PV Sindhu and quickly extends his lead to dominate the Estonia’s shuttler early in the game. She is 4-0 up already and showing some aggressive intent here.
July 31, 2024 1:15 PM IST
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton: Sindhu in action
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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton: PV Sindhu takes centerstage against Estonia’s Kristin Kuuba.
July 31, 2024 1:07 PM IST
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Aishwary presents a solid case
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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: In the prone position, Aishwary Pratap Singh hit 100 and 99 in the second round to make it 199. He didn’t drop a single point in the first prone series while only one in the second series.
July 31, 2024 12:53 PM IST
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Kusale, Aishwary perform decently in kneeling round
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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Kusale hits two 99s to make his kneeling total 198. Aishwary, who hit 98 in the first kneeling round, bounced back in second to make it 99 and his total is 197 at the moment.
July 31, 2024 12:42 PM IST
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Kusale starts strong
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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: In the 50m rifle 3 positions men’s qualification, Kusale started off with seven 10s off the first eight shots. Meanwhile, in the first two kneeling series, Aishwary drops two.
July 31, 2024 12:30 PM IST
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Indian shooters in action
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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Four Indian shooters in action in two different events.
50m rifle 3 Positions Men’s Qualification: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Swapnil Kusale
Women’s Trap Qualification: Shreyasi Singh and Rajeshwari Kumari
July 31, 2024 12:24 PM IST
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Trap Qualification Scenario
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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: In the shooting trap qualification stage, five rounds of 25 targets each are set to fire. The top six athletes will make the final. In case scores are tied among multiple shooters, the countback rule is applied to determine the rankings.
July 31, 2024 12:05 PM IST
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Big day for India across multiple sports
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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Indian athletes will be in action across multiple sports starting with shooting, badminton, table tennis, archery, boxing and equestrian. However, there is no medal event scheduled for India today.
July 31, 2024 12:00 PM IST
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Indian shooters in action soon
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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: The day will start with Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Swapnil Kusale featuring in the 50m rifle 3 Positions Men’s Qualification.
July 31, 2024 11:39 AM IST
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Sindhu started her campaign on a high
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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: PV Sindhu, who is vying for a third Olympic medal, took just 29 minutes to dispatch her lower-ranked opponent 21-9 21-6 in the Group M fixture.
The 10th seeded Indian, who won the silver medal in the Rio Games in 2016 and a bronze in the last edition in Tokyo, will take on World No 75 Kristin Kuuba of Estonia in her second group match on Wednesday.
July 31, 2024 11:26 AM IST
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Lovlina Borgohain and Nishant Dev look to start campaign with wins
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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: The Indian boxers also had a forgettable day in Paris as Amit Panghal, Jaismine Lamboria, and Preeti Pawar suffered defeats in their respective bouts. Lovlina Borgohain and Nishant Dev will look to end the jinx and start their campaign with a win on Wednesday.
July 31, 2024 11:12 AM IST
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Sreeja Akula to face Jian Zeng
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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: India’s top-ranked table tennis player, Sreeja Akula, will be seen in action in the round of 32 match She secured a decisive 4-0 victory over Sweden’s Christina Kallberg in her earlier match.
July 31, 2024 10:59 AM IST
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Lovlina Borgohain to start her campaign
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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Lovlina Borgohain will start her Paris 2024 campaign today. Borgohain will be chasing history, to add to her 69kg bronze. The Assamese boxer, who has bulked up to 75kg, will clash with Norway’s Sunniva Hofstad in the first round.
July 31, 2024 10:45 AM IST
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Lakshya to take centerstage
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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Lakshya Sen will also be seen in action tonight when he clashes against Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie in the group stage match. Lakshya defeated Julien Carraggi of Belgium in the Group L men’s singles badminton match at the ongoing Paris Olympics on Monday.
July 31, 2024 10:35 AM IST
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot script history on Tuesday
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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Manu Bhaker scripted history to become the first Indian athlete in post-independence era to win two Olympic medals in a single edition of the Games as she combined with an equally unruffled Sarabjot Singh to clinch the 10m air pistol mixed team bronze on Tuesday.
July 31, 2024 10:22 AM IST
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Spotlight on PV Sindhu
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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Star India shuttler PV Sinhdu will resume her campaign today in the group stage clash against Estonia’s Kristin Kuuba. The 29-year-old had a resounding straight games win over Maldives’ Fathimath Abdul Razzaq in the women’s singles group stage match on Sunday.
July 31, 2024 10:12 AM IST
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Shooters to kickstart action
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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: The shooters will kickstart the action for India on Day 5 as two of them will take part in the men’s 50m rifle 3 Positions qualifications, while the other two in the Women’s Trap Qualification.
*50m rifle 3 Positions Men’s Qualification: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Swapnil Kusale– 12:30pm
*Women’s Trap Qualification: Shreyasi Singh and Rajeshwari Kumari — 12:30 PM
July 31, 2024 9:38 AM IST
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Hello and welcome
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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Paris Olympics, Indian contingent eventsts on Wednesday.