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Olympic Games 2024 Day 6 Highlights- Kusale wins bronze; Lakshya advances. Sindhu, Nikhat, Prannoy, and Satwik-Chirag eliminated
Catch the live updates of Indian athletes' performances on August 1 at the Paris Olympics 2024.
Swapnil Kushale in action during the Olympic Shooting Trials at the MP Shooting Academy, Bhopal. (FILE PHOTO: PritishRaj/TheBridge)
2024 Paris Olympics Day 6 LIVE: Swapnil Kusale of India has won the bronze medal in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions final. He becomes the first shooter from India to win a medal in this discipline.
Badminton players are up for big clashes, with PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy going to play their pre-quarterfinal matches. On the other hand, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will face off against familiar foes Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the men's doubles quarterfinals.
In boxing, Nikhat Zareen will look to seal her place in the women's 50kg quarterfinals, as the Indian men's hockey team face Belgium in a Pool B game.
In archery, Pravin Jadhav will play in the Round of 64, while Vishnu Saravanan and Nethra Kumanan will open the campaign in sailing.
Meanwhile, Indian athletes will begin their campaign today, with prominent racewalkers Priyanka Goswami and Akshdeep Singh competing in the women's and women's 20m race walk events.
As it happened:
Live Updates
- 1 Aug 2024 2:28 PM GMT
Tennis: Carlos Alcaraz beats Tommy Paul
A straight-set win for the Spaniard to qualify for the Semi-finals
Carlos Alcaraz 6 7 Tommy Paul 3 6 - 1 Aug 2024 12:36 PM GMT
Lakshya Sen takes the first set in the all-Indian battle
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- 1 Aug 2024 12:25 PM GMT
Huge upset in Tennis:
Zheng Qinwen defeats World No.1 Iga Swiatek 6-2 7-5 to reach the Olympic women's singles final!
- 1 Aug 2024 12:09 PM GMT
Satwik and Chirag bow out of the Paris Olympics
Satwik and Chirag bow out of Paris Olympics 🥲🥲
— The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) August 1, 2024
Disappointment for India as Chia and Soh beat the duo by taking 9 of the last 11 points. This is their first win against SatChi in 4 meetings. 🏸
Score - 2️⃣1️⃣-1️⃣3️⃣, 1️⃣4️⃣-2️⃣1️⃣, 2️⃣1️⃣-1️⃣6️⃣#Badminton #Paris2024 #Olympics pic.twitter.com/dh2FrWSXHI - 1 Aug 2024 11:04 AM GMT
Shooting LIVE: Women's 50m Rifle 3P Qualification!
After Swapnil Kusale's bronze in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions, the women's event is underway, with Anjum Moudgil and Sift Kaur Samra currently outside the top 8 spots required to advance to the final.
There is only one more position round to go.
Catch the shooting update here
- 1 Aug 2024 10:56 AM GMT
Sailing: Vishnu Saravanan & Nethra Kumanan begin their campaign at Paris 2024!
Vishnu Saravan's campaign is currently underway in the Men's Dinghy at Marseille Marina. The first two races will take place today, with a total of four races scheduled.
Boats ranked 1st through 10th in the Opening Series will advance to the Medal Race.
Nethra will begin her sailing in the Women's Dinghy later tonight at 7:05 PM IST.
- 1 Aug 2024 10:39 AM GMT
Badminton LIVE: Satwik-Chirag in action at 4:30 PM IST
Satwiksairaj/Chirag will face the Malaysian pair of Aaron Chia and Wooi Yik Soh in Men's Doubles Quarterfinals of Paris 2024.
Catch the Indian duo's live exploits here
