It was a great day for India at the Paris Olympics on Day 5 i.e on July 31, 2024. It can also be argued that this was the most satisfactory day for the Indian contingent at the blockbuster quadrennial event in Paris this year. The shooters continued to impress at the Olympics, the Indian boxing contingent finally managed to break through. Even the badminton stars shined.
The men’s 50m three-position rifle event was a mixed bag for India. Two medal hopefuls were action at the qualification round. While Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar finished 11th in the contest, and was knocked out, Swapnil Kusale created history by becoming the first Indian to qualify for the final in the event’s history at the Olympics.
PV Sindhu trounced her way into the quarter-final of the women’s singles category of the Paris Olympics by defeating Kristin Kuuba, while Lakshya Sen defeated world no.3 Jonatan Cristie to qualify for the quarter-final of the competition.
Lovlina Borgohain finally became the first boxer to win a match at the Paris Olympics 2024, as she entered the quarter-final of the event, thus being just a win away from confirming a medal. Nishant Dev followed Borgohain into the quarter-final and is too just one win away from confirming a medal. Hence, India can hope of getting as many as two medals from boxing this time around.
Deepika Kumari also entered the quarter-final of the women’s singles archery event.
Here are the full results for India at the Paris Olympics 2024 on July 31:
Shooting
Men’s 50m Rifle Three Positions:
Swapnil Kusale- Qualified For Final
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar- Knocked Out
Women’s Trap:
Shreyasi Singh and Rajeshwari Kumari Knocked Out
Badminton:
Women’s Singles Group Stage:
PV Sindhu def. Kristin Kuuba (21-5, 21-10)
Men’s Singles Group Stage:
Lakshya Sen def. Jonatan Cristie (21-18, 21-12)
HS Prannoy def. Le Duc Phat (16-21, 21-11, 21-12)
Equestrian
Anush Agarwalla and Sir Caramello – Knocked Out
Table Tennis:
Women’s Singles Round Of 32
Sreeja Akula Def. C Kallburg (4-0)
Women’s Singles Round Of 16:
Miu Hirano Def. Manika Batra (1-4)
Yin Sha Sun Deft. Sreeha Akula (0-4)
Boxing:
Women’s 75 kg Round Of 16:
Lovlina Borgohain def. Sunniva Hofstad (5-0)
Men’s 71 kg Round Of 16:
Nishant Dev def. Jose Tenorio (3-2)
Archery
Women’s Singles
Deepika Kumari def. Reena Parnat (1/32 Elimination)
Deepika Kumar def. Quinty Roeffen (1/16 Elimination)
Men’s Singles
Tom Hall def. Tarundeep Rai (1/32 Elimination)
