On Monday at the Paris Olympics 2024, Indian athletes will be aiming to contribute to the country’s medal tally in various events. Indian shooters Ramita Jindal and Arjun Babuta, along with the men’s archery team, are set to compete. Ramita Jindal advanced to the finals of the women’s 10 m air rifle event after finishing fifth in the qualification round, while Arjun Babuta qualified for the finals with a seventh-place finish in the men’s event. The top eight from both qualification rounds have made it to the finals, which are scheduled for today. India’s first medal of the Games was secured by Manu Bhaker, who won a bronze in the women’s 10 m air pistol event on Sunday. Bhaker will also participate in the 10 m air pistol mixed team competition qualification rounds with Sarabjot Singh, starting at 12:45 PM.
In archery, the Indian men’s team, consisting of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai, and Pravin Jadhav, will face either Turkiye or Colombia in the quarterfinals at 6:31 PM. The medal rounds for this category are also set to take place today.
Apart from shooting and archery, several other top Indian athletes will be in action. The Indian men’s hockey team, ranked sixth in the world and bronze medalists at Tokyo 2020, will play against the seventh-ranked Argentina at 4:15 PM. India is coming off a thrilling comeback win against New Zealand in their opening match, while Argentina lost to Australia, the Tokyo 2020 silver medalists, by a narrow 1-0 margin. To advance to the quarterfinals, India needs to secure a top-four finish in the competitive six-team Pool B, which includes defending champions Belgium, Australia, and Ireland.
In badminton, the world number three men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will compete against Germany’s Mark Lamsfuss and Marvin Seidel, ranked 31st, in their second Group C match. Both Satwiksairaj and Chirag won their opening matches on Saturday. Commonwealth Games champion and World Championships medalist Lakshya Sen will also be in action, facing Belgium’s 52nd-ranked Julien Carraggi at 5:30 PM in a Group L clash.
The women’s doubles team of Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa, ranked 19th, will take on the fourth-ranked Japanese pair, Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida, in their Group C match. Tanisha and Ashwini are aiming for their first win of the tournament.
In table tennis, Manika Batra, ranked 28th in the world, will play her round of 32 match against France’s Prithika Pavade, who is ranked 18th, at 12:30 AM.
PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS INDIA SCHEDULE TODAY: 29 JULY, MONDAY
All in Indian Standard Time (IST)
- Badminton
Men’s doubles Group C – Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty vs Mark Lamsfuss/Marvin Seidel (GER) – 12:00 PM
Women’s doubles Group C – Tanisha Crasto/Ashwini Ponnappa vs Nami Matsuyama/Chiharu Shida (JPN) – 12:50 PM
Men’s singles Group L – Lakshya Sen vs Julien Carraggi (BEL) – 5:30 PM
- Archery
Men’s team quarter-finals – Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai and Pravin Jadhav – 6:31 PM
Men’s team semi-finals (subject to India’s qualification) – Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai and Pravin Jadhav – 7:17 onwards
Men’s team bronze medal match – (subject to India’s qualification) – Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai and Pravin Jadhav – 8:18 PM
Men’s team gold medal match – (subject to India’s qualification) – Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai and Pravin Jadhav – 8:41 PM
- Hockey
Men’s Pool B – India vs Argentina – 4:15 PM
- Shooting
10m air pistol mixed team – Sarabjot Singh/Manu Bhaker and Arjun Cheema/Rhythm Sangwan – 12:45 PM
Men’s trap qualification – Prithviraj Tondaiman – 1:00 PM
Women’s 10m air rifle final – Ramita Jindal – 1:00 PM
Men’s 10m air rifle final – Arjun Babuta – 3:30 PM
- Table tennis
Women’s singles round of 32 – Manika Batra vs Prithika Pavade (FRA) – 12:30 AM (Tuesday).
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