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Paris Olympics 2024: All you need to know about India's schedule on Day 9 as Lakshya Sen eyes historic medal

Paris Olympics 2024: All you need to know about India's schedule on Day 9 as Lakshya Sen eyes historic medal

Paris Olympics 2024: All you need to know about India's schedule on Day 9 as Lakshya Sen eyes historic medal

It will be yet another big day for the Indian contingent as they take the field at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Sunday (August 4). After missing out on medals in shooting and archery on Saturday, the eyes will be on Lakshya Sen who could reach the final of the men’s singles badminton with a semifinal win. The day will also see Lovlina Borgohain take to the ring in her 75kg quarterfinal bout. Ahead of a busy day, here is all you need to know about India’s schedule on Day 9 of the Paris Olympics 2024.

India's Schedule on Day 9 of Paris Olympics

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12:30 PM:Shooting - Vijayveer Sidhu and Anish Bhanwala in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol qualification.

1 PM:Shooting - Maheshwari Chauhan and Raiza Wilson in the women's skeet qualification

After the first day of the Skeet qualification, Chauhan is in 8th place, with a one-point deficit to make up to sixth place for qualification.

1:30 PM:Hockey - India vs Great Britain in the men's quarterfinals.

1:35 PM:Athletics - Parul Chaudhary in the women's 3000m steeplechase round 1.

2:30 PM:Athletics - Jeswin Aldrin in the men's long jump qualification.

Athletes need to meet the qualification standard of 8.15 or be among the 12 best jumpers to advance to the final.

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3:02 PM:Boxing - Lovlina Borgohain vs Li Qian of China in the women's 75kg quarterfinal.

Qian, who's the top seed, is a tough opponent for Lovlina. The Indian boxer lost to her at the Asian Games final and more recently at the Czechia Grand Prix in June. But Lovlina also beat her at the World Championship semifinal in New Delhi last year.

Not before 3:30 PM:Badminton - Lakshya Sen vs Viktor Axelsen in the men's singles semifinals.

3:35 PM:Sailing - Vishnu Sarvanan in men's dinghy race 7 and 8.

6:05 PM:Sailing - Nethra Kumanan in women's dinghy race 7 and 8.

7 PM: Shooting - Women's Skeet final (If Raiza Wilson or Maheshwari Chauhan qualify)

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Aditya Vidyadhar Pimpale

Parth Seth is a research fellow at India Foundation, a New Delhi-based think tank, where he studies the themes of development, foreign policy, and multilateralism, particularly in ...Read More