India got a bronze medal on Tuesday, the fourth day of the Paris Olympics when the pair of Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh won the bronze medal. Now on the fifth day, Wednesday, Manika Batra will enter the pre-quarterfinals of table tennis, while Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist women's boxer Lovlina Borgohain will also start her campaign.
Sindhu will also present a challenge, hope will be from archers.
Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu will also present a challenge in her second match of the group stage. Sindhu will face Kristin Kuuba, while Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy will be in their respective groups. After Bhajan Kaur's brilliant performance, better performance will also be expected from experienced archers Deepika Kumari and Tarundeep Rai. Deepika and Tarundeep will challenge in the women's and men's singles 1/32 elimination stage respectively.
India's schedule on the fifth day of the Paris Olympics is as follows...
Shooting
- 50m Rifle 3 Position Men's Qualification: Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar and Swapnil Kusale (from 12:30 pm)
- Trap Women's Qualification: Shreyasi Singh and Rajeshwari Kumari (from 12:30 pm)
Badminton
- Women's Singles (Group Stage): PV Sindhu vs Kristin Kuuba (Estonia) (from 12:50 pm)
- Men's Singles (Group Stage): Lakshya Sen vs Jonatan Christie (Indonesia) (from 1:40 pm)
- Men's Singles (Group Stage): HS Prannoy vs Duc Phat Le (Vietnam) (from 11 pm)
Table Tennis
- Women's Singles (Round of Last 32): Sreeja Akula vs Jian Zeng (Singapore) (from 2:20 pm)
- Women's Singles (Round off-16): Manika Batra (from 8:30 pm)
Boxing
- Women's 75kg (round of last 16): Lovlina Borgohain vs Sunniva Hofstad (Norway) (from 3:50 pm)
- Men's 71kg (round of last 16): Nishant Dev vs Jose Gabriel Rodriguez Tenorio (Ecuador) (from 12:18 pm)
Archery
- Women's singles: 1/32 elimination stage: Deepika Kumari (from 3:56 pm)
- Men's singles: 1/32 elimination stage: Tarundeep Rai (from 9:15 pm)
Equestrian
- Individual Dressage Grand Prix Day 2: Anush Aggarwal (from 1:30 pm)
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