Badminton
Olympics 2024 Badminton: Satwik-Chirag, Lakshya open campaign with straight-game wins, Tanisha-Crasto lose - Highlights
Catch the Highlights of Indian shuttlers' group stage matches from the Paris Olympics on July 27.
World No. 3 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will open their Paris Olympics campaign on July 27. (FILE PHOTO: Badminton Photo/BWF)
Badminton players, one of India's biggest medal hopes at the Olympics since Saina Nehwal won a bronze medal in London 2012, opened their campaign at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Saturday, July 27, evening at Paris' Porte de la Chapelle Arena.
In men's singles, Lakshya Sen, placed in Group L, ran into a tricky opponent, Kevin Cordon of Guatemala, who is the semifinalist of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
World No. 3 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty - India's biggest medal hope in badminton this time around - were up against France's last-minute entrants Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar in their opening Group C match.
Satwik-Chirag won the French Open Super 750 for the second time earlier this year at the venue of the Paris 2024.
In the day's final match, the women's doubles pairing of Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa had their task cut out against World No. 8 Kong Hee Yong and Kim So Yeong during a Group C clash.
As it happened:
Live Updates
- 27 July 2024 2:22 PM GMT
Game 2: Lakshya wins a point
Kevin's return goes into the net, and Lakshya trails 16-19.
- 27 July 2024 2:22 PM GMT
Game 2: Lakshya goes long
There is a drift, and it takes Lakshya's toss out. Lakshya trails 15-19.
- 27 July 2024 2:21 PM GMT
Game 2: Two points in a row for Lakshya
Lakshya plays a body smash and wins a point to trail 15-18.
- 27 July 2024 2:20 PM GMT
Game 2: Brilliant drop shot from Kevin
Lakshya has no chance. Kevin places it too far from Lakshya's reach. Kevin leads 17-12.
- 27 July 2024 2:19 PM GMT
Game 2: Lakshya closes the gap
Kevin's smash finds the net, and Lakshya trails 12-16.
- 27 July 2024 2:18 PM GMT
Game 2: Point for a Lakshya
Kevin's smash goes wide, Lakshya trails by five-point at 11-16.
- 27 July 2024 2:17 PM GMT
Game 2: Lakshya's smash hits the net
Lakshya commits another mistake and gives a soft point to Kevin, who leads 16-10 now.
- 27 July 2024 2:16 PM GMT
Game 2: Kevin wins the Smash Fest
Both Lakshya and Kevin go for the smash, but the Guatemalan player has the last laugh.
Kevin finishes it with a mid-court smash to claim a 15-9 lead.
