Indian Athletes Gear Up for Medal Hopes at Paris Olympics 2024

Indian athletes, including Manu Bhaker, Sarabjot Singh, and Prithviraj Tondaiman, aim to boost India's medal tally at the Paris Olympics 2024. Key events span across shooting, rowing, hockey, archery, badminton, and boxing, with crucial matches scheduled throughout the day and evening.

The Indian shooting pair of Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh are set to take the field on Tuesday at the Paris Olympics 2024, aiming to enhance India's medal tally. The duo amassed 580-20x points, claiming third position, and will face South Korea, who scored 579-18x points, in the 10m air pistol mixed team bronze medal match at 1 PM IST.

Meanwhile, Prithviraj Tondaiman will compete in the Trap Men's Qualification event starting at 12:30 PM IST. Should he qualify, he will contest in the finals at 7 PM IST. Concurrently, Rajeshwari Kumari and Shreyasi Singh will participate in the Trap Women's qualification.

Also taking the spotlight will be Balraj Panwar, competing in the Men's Singles sculls quarterfinals in rowing at 1:40 PM IST. The Indian Men's Hockey Team will clash with Ireland in their third group stage match at 4:45 PM IST.

Archers Ankita Bhakat and Bhajan Kaur will kick-start their Recurve Individual campaigns in the Round of 32 at 5:27 PM IST, potentially moving on to the Round of 16 at 5:53 PM IST. Additionally, the former World No. 1 duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Sethi will play their final group stage match against Indonesia at 5:30 PM IST.

In badminton, Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponappa will conclude their group-stage engagements at 6:20 PM IST. Boxer Amit Panghal will face Zambia's Patrick Chinyemba in the Men's 51 kg category Round of 16 match at 7:16 PM IST.

Boxer Jasmine Lamboria is set for her Round of 32 match in the Women's 57 kg category against the Philippines' Nesthy Petecio. Preeti Pawar will challenge Colombia's Yeni Marcela Arias Castaneda in the Women's 54 kg pre-quarterfinals at 1:22 AM IST (July 31). Lastly, men's archer Dhiraj Bommadevara will compete in the Round of 32 match at 10:46 PM IST; a win would see him return for the Round of 16 at 11:25 PM IST.

(With inputs from agencies.)