Olympics
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 6:17 AM GMT
Men's 20km Race Walk Final!
At the end of 3kms
Vikash Singh - 25th place
Paramjeet Singh Bisht - 42nd place
Akshdeep Singh - 49th place
- 1 Aug 2024 5:35 AM GMT
Men's 20km Race Walk Final!
The start of the 20 km race walk final has been delayed by at least 30 minutes according to IST and will not begin until 11:30 IST.
Three Indians Akshdeep Singh, Vikash Singh, and Paramjeet Singh Bisht are competing in the final.
Meanwhile, you can read about Akshdeep's journey here
- 1 Aug 2024 5:26 AM GMT
The Bridge brings you The Playmakers!
Here’s the latest edition of The Playmakers from The Bridge, summarizing yesterday’s events!
- 1 Aug 2024 5:08 AM GMT
Women's 100m Freestyle final!
Sarah Sjostrom clinches the gold medal for Sweden.
Sjostrom initially focused on the 50m freestyle and relays for Sweden but decided to adjust her plan after noticing there was a two-day break between her individual events.
Torri Huske of the USA, who had won gold in the 100m butterfly earlier in the tournament, secured silver in this event, while Hong Kong’s Haughey earned her second bronze medal in Paris after previously winning bronze in the 200m freestyle.
- 1 Aug 2024 4:46 AM GMT
The GOAT of Women's Swimming sets new Olympic record!
Katie Ledecky has made history as the first female swimmer to win gold medals at four different Olympics, successfully defending her title in the women’s 1500m freestyle.
The 27-year-old American, celebrated as the greatest female distance swimmer ever, finished first with a time of 15 minutes and 30.02 seconds, setting a new Olympic record and surpassing her previous mark.
France’s Anastasiya Kirpichnikova secured the silver medal, while Germany’s Isabel Gose took the bronze medal.
- 1 Aug 2024 4:39 AM GMT
France's Leon Marchand sets two new Olympic records!
Leon Marchand made waves by setting two new Olympic records in different events on the same night.
He set a new time of 1:51.21 in the Men's 200m Butterfly final and 2:05.85 in the Men's 200m Breaststroke final, thrilling local fans and winning two gold medals.
- 1 Aug 2024 4:27 AM GMT
Men's 100m Freestyle Final!
China's Pan Zhanle set a new world record in the men’s 100-metre freestyle with a time of 46.40 seconds, surpassing his previous mark of 46.80 seconds.
Australia's Kyle Chalmers earned silver with a time of 47.48 seconds, while Romania's David Popovici took bronze with a time of 47.49 seconds.
- 1 Aug 2024 2:40 AM GMT
August 1 Schedule
Badminton Schedule:
Men's Doubles Quarterfinals: Chirag Shetty/ Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Vs Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia at 4:30 PM IST.
Men's Singles R16: H S Prannoy Vs Lakshya Sen at 5:40 PM IST.
Women's Singles R16: P V Sindhu Vs He Bingjiao of China at 10:00 PM IST.
