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Olympic Games Paris 2024 Day 5 Highlights: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, Lovlina Borgohain in action - Scores, Updates, Blog
Catch the live updates of Indian athletes' performances on July 31 at the Paris Olympics 2024.

PV Sindhu in action at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. (File Photo: Badminton Photo/BWF)
2024 Paris Olympics Day 5 LIVE: Indian shuttler PV Sindhu will look to confirm her place in the badminton women's singles topping her group, as Lakshya Sen clashes with third seed Jonatan Christie in a do-or-die group stage encounter, with the winner advancing to pre-quarterfinals.
Another Indian shuttler who will be in action is HS Prannoy. He will face Le Duc Phat in his final group clash.
In shooting, Ashwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Swapnil Kusale will compete in the 50m rifle 3 positions men's qualification round.
In the women's trap qualification round, Shreyasi Singh and Rajeshwari Kumari will be in action around noon.
In boxing, Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain will look to seal her place in the last eight of the 75kg category with a win over Sunniva Hofstad.
Nishant Dev faces Jose Gabriel Rodriguez Tenorio in the men's 71kg round of 16 clash.
In archery, Deepika Kumari and Tarundeep Rai will be looking to book their places in Round of 32 of women's and men's recurve archery events.
In table tennis, Sreeja Akula will attempt to follow Manika Batra by confirming her place in R16 with a win over Zeng Jian of Singapore.
Catch live updates:
Live Updates
- 31 July 2024 8:00 AM GMT
Rowing LIVE: Balraj in Men's Singles Sculls Semifinals C/D!
Balraj Panwar still in 6th position at 1500 meters, with 500 meters to go.
- 31 July 2024 7:58 AM GMT
Rowing LIVE: Balraj in Men's Singles Sculls Semifinals C/D!
Balraj Panwar drops to 6th position at 1000 meters.
- 31 July 2024 7:56 AM GMT
Rowing LIVE: Balraj in Men's Singles Sculls Semifinals C/D!
Balraj Panwar is in 5th position at 500 meters.
- 31 July 2024 7:52 AM GMT
Rowing LIVE: Balraj Panwar will look to finish on a high note!
Indian rower Balraj Panwar will compete in the Men's Singles Sculls C/D semifinals for positions 13th to 24th at the Paris 2024 Olympics, scheduled for 1:24 pm.
Having already been eliminated from medal contention, Balraj will aim for a better finish.

- 31 July 2024 7:38 AM GMT
Shooting LIVE: Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Qualification!
The Indians are off to a good start after the Kneeling round; next up is Prone shooting.
Catch the live shooting updates here
- 31 July 2024 7:15 AM GMT
Badminton LIVE: P V Sindhu and Lakshya Sen in Group Stage action!
P.V. Sindhu will take on Kristin Kuuba of Estonia at 12:50 PM IST.
World No. 22 Lakshya Sen will face off against World No. 4 Jonathan Christie of Indonesia at 1:40 PM IST.
Catch the live badminton blog here

- 31 July 2024 7:00 AM GMT
Shooting LIVE: Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Qualification!
Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar and Swapnil Kusale in action. Top 8 athletes from the qualification qualify for the final.
Catch all the shooting updates here

- 31 July 2024 6:08 AM GMT
Feature: Sarabjot’s Power of Mind Shines Through After Setback!
Sarabjot Singh, who was down, dejected, and disheartened after failing to qualify for the final in the 10m Air Pistol event earlier in the tournament, overcame these setbacks to win bronze for India in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event with Manu Bhaker yesterday.
Read his story here


