A new week begins with new expectations with the Indian contingent trying to add more medals. The wrestling campaign will compete start on August 5 (Monday), with the goal of winning a medal at the Paris Olympics 2024. Maheshwari Chauhan and Anantjeet Singh Naruka will compete in the skeet mixed team event, and the Indian women's table tennis team will play Romania in the round of 16 competition. The Indian team, which aims to advance to the quarterfinals, includes Sreeja Akula, Manika Batra, and Archana Kamath.
However, all eyes will be on rising star Lakshya Sen, who will face Malaysian Zii Jia Lee in the men's singles match and will be vying for a bronze medal from his first Olympics. In Saturday's semifinal match, Lakshya lost to Viktor Axelsen, the current Olympic champion. In women's 68kg freestyle pre-quarters, Nisha Dahiya kicks off India's wrestling campaign. Two Indian athletes will compete in athletics, with Pahal Kiran competing in the first round of the women's 400-meter race. Avinash Sable, who won gold at the Asian Games, will try to get into the 3000-meter steeplechase final later in the day.
India's Paris Olympics schedule for August 5 in IST
Badminton
Men’s Singles Bronze Medal Match
Lakshya Sen vs Jia Zii Lee
6 pm
Shooting
Skeet Mixed Team Qualification
Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Maheshwari Chauhan
12:30 pm
Skeet Mixed Team Final
Subject to qualification
6:30 pm
Wrestling
Women’s 68kg Round of 16
Nisha Dahiya
6:30 pm
Women’s 68kg Quarterfinal
Subject to qualification
7:50 pm
Women’s 68kg Semifinal
Subject to qualification
1:10 am
Table Tennis
Women’s Team Round of 16
India vs Romania
1:30 pm
Athletics
Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Round 1
Avinash Sable
10:34 pm
Women’s 400m Round 1
Kiran Pahal
3:25 pm
Sailing
Women’s Dinghy Race 9-10
Nethra Kumanan
3:45 pm
Men’s Dinghy Race 9-10
Vishnu Saravanan
6:10 pm
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