India’s Packed Olympic Schedule On August 1: Medal Contenders and Key Matches In Focus

The Indian team is poised for a thrilling day at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, August 1, with a packed schedule featuring several critical events. From early morning, Indian racewalk ers will step into the spotlight, competing in the finals of the men’s and women’s 20km racewalk events. The day will continue with high tension in badminton as HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen face off in the men’s singles Round of 16, where one player will see their Olympic journey come to an end.

In shooting , a key area of strength for India , Swapnil Kusale will compete in the men’s 50m rifle 3-position final, while Sift Kaur Samra will vie for a place in the finals of her 50m rifle event.

Boxing also promises to be a highlight, with Nikhat Zareen going up against former world champion Wu Yu from China in her Round of 16 match. Later, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will take to the court for their quarter-final match, a critical test for one of India's top medal hopes.

The day will conclude with PV Sindhu’s Round of 16 match against He Bing Jiao at 10 PM IST.

Here is the detailed schedule for India on Day 6 of the Paris Olympics 2024:

• 11:00 AM - Athletics: Men's 20km Racewalk Final

Athletes: Akashdeep, Vikash, Paramjeet Singh

• 12:30 PM - Golf: Men's Individual Strokeplay Round 1

Athletes: Shubhankar Sharma, Gaganjeet Bhullar

• 12:50 PM - Athletics: Women's 20km Racewalk Final

Athlete: Priyanka Goswami

• 1:00 PM - Shooting: Men's 50m Rifle 3-Position Final

Athlete: Swapnil Kusale

• 1:30 PM - Hockey: Men's Pool B Match

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• 1:30 PM - Table Tennis: Women's Singles Quarter-Finals

Athlete: Sreeja Akula (if qualified)

• 2:30 PM - Boxing: Women's 50kg Round of 16

Athlete: Nikhat Zareen

• 2:31 PM - Archery: Men's Recurve Individual Round of 64

Athlete: Praveen Jadhav

• 3:10 PM - Shooting: Women's 50m Rifle 3-Position Qualification

Athletes: Sift Kaur Samra, Anjum Moudgil

• 3:45 PM - Sailing: Men's Dinghy ILCA 7 - Races 1 and 2

Athlete: Vishnu Saravanan

• 4:30 PM - Badminton: Men's Doubles Quarter-Finals

Athletes: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty

• 5:40 PM - Badminton: Men's Singles Round of 16

Match: Lakshya Sen vs HS Prannoy

• 7:05 PM - Sailing: Women's Dinghy ILCA 6 - Races 1 and 2

Athlete: Nethra Kumanan

• 10:00 PM - Badminton: Women's Singles Round of 16

Match: PV Sindhu vs He Bing Jiao