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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Highlights: Prannoy to face Lakshya in round of 16; Lovlina, Nishant one win away from medal
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Highlights: HS Prannoy staved off a surprise challenge from Le Duc Phat and set up an all-Indian round of 16 clash with Lakshya Sen.
- 1:15 AM IST, July 31Table tennis - Sreeja Akula loses to Sun Yingsha 4-0
- 12:52 AM IST, July 31Boxing - Nishant Dev through to the quarterfinals!
- 12:47 AM IST, July 31Table tennis - Sreeja Akula vs Sun Yingsha win women's singles round of 16
- 12:41 AM IST, July 31Nishant Dev making his way out to the ring
- 12:27 AM IST, July 31End of the road for Nadcaraz!
- 12:07 AM IST, July 31Badminton - HS Prannoy beats Le Duc Phat 16-21, 21-11, 21-12
- 11:02 PM IST, July 31Badminton - HS Prannoy vs Du Phat Le
- 9:44 PM IST, July 31Archery - Tarundeep Rai loses 6-4 to Tom Hall in men's individual round of 64
- 9:32 PM IST, July 31Archery - Tarundeep Rai in action
- 9:30 PM IST, July 31Table tennis - Manika Batra loses 1-4 to Miu Hirano in women's singles round of 16
- 8:46 PM IST, July 31Equestrian - Anush Agarwalla out in men's dressage
- 8:35 PM IST, July 31Manika Batra vs Miu Hirano
- 8:01 PM IST, July 31What's next for India today?
- 7:17 PM IST, July 31Satwik-Chirag's quarterfinal opponents confirmed
- 4:54 PM IST, July 31Archery - Deepika is through to the round of 16!
- 4:43 PM IST, July 31Archery - Deepika is back!
- 4:19 PM IST, July 31Archery - Deepika Kumari is through to the Round of 32!
- 4:15 PM IST, July 31Boxing - Lovlina Borgohain through to women's 75kg quarterfinals
- 4:01 PM IST, July 31Boxing - Lovlina is in the ring!
- 3:58 PM IST, July 31Archery - Deepika Kumari in action
- 3:26 PM IST, July 31Table Tennis - SREEJA AKULA IS THROUGH TO THE ROUND OF 16!
- 3:08 PM IST, July 31Sreeja extends domination, 3-1 ahead in match
- 2:59 PM IST, July 31Sreeja claims third game, 2-1 ahead in match
- 2:52 PM IST, July 31Sreeja claims second game
- 2:49 PM IST, July 31Lakshya Sen wins 21-18, 21-12
- 2:31 PM IST, July 31Lakshya Sen leads in second ga,e
- 2:25 PM IST, July 31Lakshya Sen win first game 21-18
- 2:16 PM IST, July 31Swapnil Kusale qualifies for final; Tomar crashes out
- 2:08 PM IST, July 31Lakshya Sen bounces back to take lead
- 2:04 PM IST, July 31Lakshya Sen looking to bounce back
- 1:58 PM IST, July 31Lakshya Sen in action
- 1:50 PM IST, July 31Sindhu wins 21-5, 21-10
- 1:30 PM IST, July 31Sindhu wins first game
- 1:20 PM IST, July 31Sindhu extends domination
- 1:17 PM IST, July 31Sindhu 4-0 up first game
- 12:53 PM IST, July 31Kusale, Aishwary perform decently in kneeling round
- 12:30 PM IST, July 31Indian shooters in action
- 12:24 PM IST, July 31Trap Qualification Scenario
- 12:00 PM IST, July 31Indian shooters in action soon
- 10:59 AM IST, July 31Lovlina Borgohain to start her campaign
- 10:35 AM IST, July 31Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot script history on Tuesday
- 10:22 AM IST, July 31Spotlight on PV Sindhu
- 10:12 AM IST, July 31Shooters to kickstart action
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Highlights: Lovlina Borgohain won her round of 16 bout in women's 75kg and is thus just one win away from becoming the first Indian boxer to win two Olympic medals. Sreeja Akula registered a hard-fought 4-2 win over Singapore's Jian Zeng and joined Manika Batra in being the only Indians to have reached the round of 16 in singles table tennis at the Olympics. Manika's historic road in women's singles came to an end, though, as she lost 4-1 to Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Miu Hirano of Japan. Later, Sreeja also bowed out in the round of 16, losing 4-0 to world no.1 Sun Yingsha.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Highlights: HS Prannoy staved off a scare from Vietnam's Le Duc Phat and won his final group game 16-21, 21-11, 21-12. With Lakshya Sen earlier beating the formidable Jonatan Christie in his last group stage match, it means that it will be an all-Indian round of 16 between Prannoy and Sen in badminton men's singles. Lovlina Borgohain earlier brought herself within one win of securing a historic second Olympic medal as she comprehensively won her round of 32 clash against Estonia's Sunniva Hofstad. However, she will now have to beat Chinese top seed Li Qian next to do so. Nishant Dev secured victory against Jose Gabriel Rodriguez Tenorio in the men's 71kg round of 16. He, like Lovlona, is this one win away from securing a medal as well....Read More
Deepika Kumari is through to the round of 16 in women's individual archery, having beaten won her first two rounds in what has been a largely good day for Indian athletes at the Paris Olympics. It wasn't to be for Tarundeep Rai though, who lost to Great Britain's Tom Hall and failed to make it past the first round in men's individual archery.
Sreeja Akula joined Manika Batra in being the only Indian to reach the round of 16 in singles table tennis at the Olympics. Akula fought back from losing the first game against Singapore's Jian Zeng and won the match 4-2. Manika's historic journey in singles, however, came to an end as she lost 4-1 to Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Miu Hirano of Japan. Later, Akula's dream run ended as well in the round of 16 as she lost 0-4 to World No.1 Sun Yingsha and that thus brought to an end the Indian challenge in singles table tennis.
PV Sindhu registered another dominant win as she beat Kirstin Kuuba in the 21-5, 21-10 win in her final group stage match. The Estonia shuttler was no match to Sindhu, as the match lasted for just 32 minutes.
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, among the medal hopes for India in rifle shooting, failed to make it past qualification in men's 50m rifle 3 position. However Swapnil Kusale finished seventh in the event and will now shoot for a medal in the final. Anush Agarwalla, India's sole representative in equestrian, is in action in Dressage Individual Grand Prix event.
Results on Day 5:
Archery:
- Deepika Kumari through to round of 16 in women's individual archery after beating Reena Parnat (EST) in round of 64 and Quinty Roeffen in round of 32.
- Tarundeep Rai lost 6-4 to Great Britain's Tom Hall in men's individual archery round of 64
Boxing
- Lovlina Borgohain beat Estonia's Sunniva Hofstad in women's 75kg round of 16, through to quarterfinals
- Nishant Dev beat Jose Gabriel Rodriguez Tenorio in the men's 71kg round of 16, through to quarterfinals
Shooting:
- Swapnil Kusale finished seventh in men's 50m rifle 3 position, through to final
- Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar finished 11th in in men's 50m rifle 3 position, knocked out
- Shreyasi Singh and Rajeshwari Kumari finished 23rd and 22nd respectively in Day 2 of women's trap qualification.
Badminton:
- PV Sindhu beat Kristin Kuuba 21-5, 21-10 win women's singles group stage match, qualified for round of 16
- Lakshya Sen beat Jonatan Christie 21-18, 21-12 in men's singles group stage, qualified for round of 16
- HS Prannoy beat Le Duc Phat 16-21, 21-11, 21-12 in men's singles group stage, through to round of 16
Table tennis:
- Sreeja Akula beat Jian Zeng 4-2, through to women's singles round of 16
- Manika Batra lost 4-1 to Miu Hirano in women's singles round of 16
- Sreeja Akula lost 0-4 to China's Sun Yingsha in women's singles round of 16
Equestrian:
- Anush Agarwalla out in men's dressage with score of 66.444 with his partner Sir Caramello Old.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton: Lakshya Sen win first game 21-18
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton Update: Incredible display from Lakshya Sen to win the first game after being 2-8 down in the initial minutes. The Indian shuttler produced a sensational comeback to claim it 21-18 which will also give him a psychological advantage going into the second game.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton: Lakshya Sen two-point ahead in first game
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton: We are witnessing a thrilling contest here as Lakshhya Sen is leading the first game with a two point lead at the moment 16-14. The two shuttles are now engaging in long rallies to test each other.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Shooting : Swapnil Kusale qualifies for final; Tomar crashes out
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Shooting Update: India's Swapnil Kusale finishes 7th in the qualifiers of the men's 50m Rifle 3P final after amassing 590 points and hence moves to the final, which will be tomorrow. Meanwhile, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar gets eliminated after finishing 11th with a score of 589
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton: Lakshya Sen bounces back to take lead
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton Update: What a turnaround from Lakshya Sen as he wins 7 straight points to take the lead (9-8) for the first time in this game. Sensational from the Indian star here. A spirited performance from Lakshya thus far.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton Update: Lakshya Sen looking to bounce back
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton Update: Lakshya Sen smashes it hard to get his third point in the first game. It was a big confidence booster as he broke a good rally to test the Indonesia's shuttler defence. But he is still 3-8 behind in the game.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton Update: Lakshya Sen trailing in first game
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton Update: Jonatan Christie takes an early edge over Lakshya Sen here with a 5-1 lead as the Indian shuttler is under pressure now. Lakshya needs to up his game now to bounce back in the match.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton Update: Lakshya Sen in action
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton Update: Lakshya Sen is in action now as he takes on Indonesia's Jonatan Christie here in the group stage.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton Update: Sindhu's next opponent
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton Update: PV Sindhu will face He Bing Jiao in pre-quarters. The Chinese shuttler leads 11-9 in H2H over Sindhu.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton Update: Sindhu wins 21-5, 21-10
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Shooting Update: Easy win for PV Sindhu as she completely dominates the Estonia's opponent here. She wins 21-5, 21-10 and doesn't take much time to prove her superiority herein the match. The match lasted only 32 minutes as Sindhu made it two-in-two to qualify for the pre-quarterfinals.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton Update: Sindhu 11-6 ahead in second game
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Shooting Update: PV Sindhu continues to showcase their superiority in the game but Kristin Kuuba is also displaying an improved show but it has been a one way traffic thus far.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton Update:Sindhu ahead in 2nd game
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Shooting Update: Kristin Kuuba is looking to bounce back here as she gets the first two points in the second game but Sindhu reacted well and makes it 4-2.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton Update: Sindhu wins first game
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Shooting Update: PV Sindhu wins the first game in no time. Absolute thrashing as Sindhu outclasses Kristin Kuuba 21-5. The Indian star looks calm and composed here despite her emphatic performance in the first game.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Shooting Update: Tomar stands eighth, Kusale 10th
Shooting update: After prone, Tomar stands eighth with 396 points, while Kusale is 10th with 395. Up next, two series of 10 shots each in the standing position. Can the two Indians make the top 8 to qualify for the next round?
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton: Sindhu 15-2 ahead in first game
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton: PV Sindhu continues to dominate the first game and has taken a 15-2 lead here. It seems like Sindhu won't take much time to finish this off as Kristin Kuuba continues to struggle here.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton: Sindhu extends domination
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton: Absolute domination here! PV Sindhu is not stopping for anyone as she is 8-0 in no time. She looks in a hurry here to finish this game early. Kristin Kuuba clearly looks no match for Sindhu at the moment.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton: Sindhu 4-0 up first game
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton: First point to PV Sindhu and quickly extends his lead to dominate the Estonia's shuttler early in the game. She is 4-0 up already and showing some aggressive intent here.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton: Sindhu in action
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates Badminton: PV Sindhu takes centerstage against Estonia's Kristin Kuuba.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Aishwary presents a solid case
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: In the prone position, Aishwary Pratap Singh hit 100 and 99 in the second round to make it 199. He didn't drop a single point in the first prone series while only one in the second series.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Kusale, Aishwary perform decently in kneeling round
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Kusale hits two 99s to make his kneeling total 198. Aishwary, who hit 98 in the first kneeling round, bounced back in second to make it 99 and his total is 197 at the moment.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Kusale starts strong
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: In the 50m rifle 3 positions men's qualification, Kusale started off with seven 10s off the first eight shots. Meanwhile, in the first two kneeling series, Aishwary drops two.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Indian shooters in action
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Four Indian shooters in action in two different events.
50m rifle 3 Positions Men's Qualification: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Swapnil Kusale
Women's Trap Qualification: Shreyasi Singh and Rajeshwari Kumari
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Trap Qualification Scenario
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: In the shooting trap qualification stage, five rounds of 25 targets each are set to fire. The top six athletes will make the final. In case scores are tied among multiple shooters, the countback rule is applied to determine the rankings.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Big day for India across multiple sports
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Indian athletes will be in action across multiple sports starting with shooting, badminton, table tennis, archery, boxing and equestrian. However, there is no medal event scheduled for India today.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Indian shooters in action soon
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: The day will start with Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Swapnil Kusale featuring in the 50m rifle 3 Positions Men's Qualification.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Sindhu started her campaign on a high
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: PV Sindhu, who is vying for a third Olympic medal, took just 29 minutes to dispatch her lower-ranked opponent 21-9 21-6 in the Group M fixture.
The 10th seeded Indian, who won the silver medal in the Rio Games in 2016 and a bronze in the last edition in Tokyo, will take on World No 75 Kristin Kuuba of Estonia in her second group match on Wednesday.