India at Paris Olympics 2024
The schedule for the first day of the Paris Olympics in 2024 includes two teams competing in the mixed team qualification event for the 10m air rifle, marking the start of India’s medal campaign. Athletes in badminton and shooters will also start their careers on Saturday in Paris. The Indian athletes’ schedule for Day 1 of the Games is listed below.
The Olympic Games in Paris began on Friday with a glamorous and unprecedented opening ceremony. On Saturday, July 27, athletes must report for duty as medals will be awarded. On Saturday, there will be mixed team qualification and medal matches for the 10m air rifle event, providing India with an opportunity to start strong.
The action in India will begin on Saturday at 12:30 pm IST, with rower Balraj Panwar leading. In badminton, Lakshya Sen, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty, and the women’s doubles duo of Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto will be in action. In hockey, India will open their campaign against New Zealand in a group-stage match that evening. It will be the first group-stage fixture for the shuttlers.
Rohan Bopanna, a tennis veteran, and Sriram Balaji begin their campaigns. As early as the first round of the men’s doubles, the Indian pair will have a difficult assignment ahead of them as they take on local favourites Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Fabien Reboul of France. In the men’s singles table tennis division, Harmeet Desai will compete.
The qualification round for the 10m air pistol competitions for men and women will also take place in shooting. One of India’s greatest medal prospects, Manu Bhaker, will compete in an attempt to put the memories of the Tokyo Olympics—where she finished empty-handed in all three of her events—behind her.
INDIA AT PARIS OLYMPICS: COMPLETE SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, JULY 27
12:30 pm IST
Rowing: Men’s singles sculls heats – Panwar Balraj
Shooting: 10 m air rifle mixed team qualification – Sandeep Singh/Elavenil Valarivan and Arjun Babuta/Ramita Jindal
2 pm IST
Shooting Medal Matches: 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Bronze and Gold Medal Matches (If qualified)
Shooting: 10m air pistol men’s qualification – Arjun Singh Cheema and Sarabjot Singh
3:30 pm IST
Tennis: Men’s doubles first-round match – Rohan Bopanna and N Sriram Balaji vs Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Fabien Reboul (France)
4 pm IST
Shooting: 10m air pistol women’s qualification – Manu Bhaker and Rhythm Sangwan
From 7:15 pm IST
Table Tennis: Men’s singles preliminary round – Harmeet Desai vs Zaid Abo Yaman (Jordan)
From 7:10 pm IST
Badminton Group Stage
- Men’s singles group match: Lakshya Sen vs Kevin Cordon (Guatemala) (7:10 pm IST)
- Men’s doubles group match: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty vs Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar (France) (8 pm IST).
- Women’s doubles group match: Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto vs Kim So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong (Korea) (11:50 pm IST)
9 pm IST
Hockey – India vs New Zealand Group-stage match
12:05 am IST (Sunday)
Boxing: Women’s 54kg opening round bout – Preeti Pawar vs Thi Kim anh Vo (Vietnam).
India made a stunning start to their archery campaign on July 25. The women’s team and the men’s team both advanced straight to the quarterfinals. With 117 competitors, India has travelled to Paris in an attempt to surpass their previous record of seven medals in the French metropolis.
On the first day of competition in Tokyo, India’s Mirabai Chanu earned a silver medal in weightlifting. It will be interesting to see if India can maintain the trend in Paris.
