New Delhi: The first day of Paris Olympics 2024 was a mixed bag for India. Indian athletes would like to come out with a brilliant performance to give India their first-ever medal on the second day of the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympics. Indian athletes will be seen performing in different disciplines of sports like shooting, badminton, boxing, table tennis, and archery. Below is India's schedule for the Day 2 of the prestigious Paris 2024 Olympics.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2: Schedule For Indian Contingent
Men's Singles Sculls
Repechage Round (Balraj Panwar - India) - 12:30 PM
Balraj Panwar, who finished fourth in the Heat 1 of the men’s singles scull, will be competing in the repechage event. Panwar will have to finish in the top two to keep his Bronze medal hopes alive. Balraj clocked timings of 7:07.11 minutes in Heat 1 and would want to improve his performance to become the first Indian to bag the medal for the country in the rowing competition.
Shooting
10m Air Rifle (Women's Qualification) - 12:45 pm
10m Air Pistol (Men's Qualification) - 1 pm
10m Air Rifle (Men's Final) - 2:45 pm
10m Air Pistol (Women's Final) - 3:30 pm
Manu Bhaker has a significant opportunity to secure India's inaugural medal in the women's 10m air pistol discipline, having advanced to the final round. This follows the rifle mixed team's inability to secure a medal. Valarivan Elavenil and Ramita Jindal will feature in the 10m air rifle shooting women's qualification event for India while Sandeep Singh and Arjun Babuta will compete in the 10m air rifle shooting men's qualification event. India would be hoping for the medals in both events. The finals of both women’s 10m Air Rifle and men’s 10m Air Pistol events will be held later in the day.
Badminton
Women's Singles - PV Sindhu: 12 noon
Men's Singles - H.S. Prannoy: 8.30 pm
The second day of the Paris Olympics is going to be action-packed in badminton for India. In women's singles, PV Sindhu will begin their campaign against Germany's Roth Fabian while HS Prannoy will be seen in men's singles. Both Indians are considered favorites to win their respective contests.
Table Tennis
Table Tennis - Women's Round of 64 - 2:15 pm
Table Tennis - Men's Round of 64 - 3 pm
Table Tennis - Women's Round of 64 - 4:30 pm
In table tennis Akula Sreeja, who is making her debut in the Olympics, will kick off her journey with the game against Sweden's Kalberg Christina. India's Manika Batra will square off against Great Britain's Hersey Annawomen in the round of 64. In men's singles, veteran paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal, who was the flag bearer of the Indian contingent in the opening ceremony, will kick start his campaign with a fixture against Kozul Deni of Slovenia.
Boxing
Women's 50kg - 3:50 pm
Indian ace boxer Nikhat Zareen will face Germany's Klotzer Maxi Carina in round 32 of the women's 50 kg category. She is also one of the contenders to clinch a medal for India in the ongoing competition.
Archery
Women's Team Quarter-final - 5.45 pm
The Indian women’s archery team including Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat, and Bhajan Kaur would want to continue their impressive performance and secure a spot in the semi-final. The seasoned campaigner Deepika Kumari will lead the women’s archery team and will share her experience of playing on the grandest stage.
Swimming
Men's 100m Backstroke (Heat 2): Srihari Nataraj -- 3.16 pm
Women's 200m Freestyle (Heat 1): Dhinidhi Desinghu - 3.30 pm
Srihari Nataraj among men and Dhanidhi Desinghu among women are going to compete in swimming for India.
