India At Paris Olympics 2024 Day 10 (August 5) Highlights | Lakshya Sen loses his Bronze match; Indian Table tennis team scripts history with its first-ever entry into quarters; Nisha Dahiya loses 8-10 to Pak Sol Gum freestyle 68kg quarterfinals after suffering an injury

Hello and welcome to Sportz Point's another coverage of India at Paris Olympics 2024 as Indian athletes look to create history in Paris. 

This is Abhishek Goswami and Payal Debnath bringing you all the updates from the web desk.

Lakshya Sen will be in action in the men's singles badminton bronze medal match while Maheshwari Chauhan and Anant Jeet Singh Naruka will be participating in the Skeet Mixed Team qualification. 

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Read Also | India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 10 (5th August) Schedule 

Aug 05, 2024 20:33 IST
Wrestling: Heartbreak for Nisha Dahiya; She fought through the pain but ultimately lost 8-10
Nisha Dahiya suffered a shoulder injury during the bout and it led to her 8-10 loss to Pak Sol Gum of North Korea in the women's freestyle 68kg quarterfinals.
She fought through the pain, but her injury ultimately stopped her from competing at her best. She lost the game despite leading by 8-2 at one stage. She had to take 3 medical time-outs after the injury and it's a sad ending for her and India.



Aug 05, 2024 19:16 IST
Another heartbreak for India | Set 3 Points: Lakshya Sen 11-21 Lee Zii Jia

The wait for the fourth Olympic medal in the Paris Olympics 2024 continues for India in the men's singles event Lakshya Sen loses 1-2 (21-13, 16-21, 11-21) to Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia in the men's singles bronze medal match.



Aug 05, 2024 20:23 IST
Women's freestyle 68kg quarterfinals: Pak Sol Gum 8-8 Nisha Dahiya
Pak Sol Gum fights back to make it 8-8 against injured Nisha Dahiya in the second period. 



Aug 05, 2024 19:05 IST
Badminton Bronze Medal match Set 3: Lee Zii Jia 11-6 Lakshya Sen
Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia goes into the break with a commanding 11-6 lead against Lakshya Sen in the deciding set.



Aug 05, 2024 18:53 IST
Heartbreak for India in the Skeet Mixed team event
India scores a perfect eight but the Chinese pair reply with a perfect score of their own to seal a 44-43 win and the bronze medal match.
Maheshwari Chauhan and Anantjeet Singh Naruka finish fourth in the Skeet Mixed team event. 



Aug 05, 2024 18:52 IST
Badminton: It's 1-1 after set 2
Lee Zii Jia fights back to make it 1-1 after winning the second set (21-16) against Lakshya Sen in the men's singles bronze medal match. The third and final game will decide the winner.



Aug 05, 2024 18:43 IST
Badminton: Men's Singles Bronze Medal match - Lakshya 15-18 Lee | Set 2
Lee has taken a 3-point lead despite a poor start.



Aug 05, 2024 18:40 IST
Shooting: Mixed team bronze medal match
India are back into the contest at 13-13 against China. 



Aug 05, 2024 18:37 IST
Badminton | First game for Lakshya 21-13
Lakshya sen won the first set by 21-13



Aug 05, 2024 18:25 IST
Badminton | Lakshya Sen is in action
India's Lakshya Sen's fight for bronze medal in badminton singles has started. India's young sensation Lakshya faces the challenge of Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia. 
 
At present Lakshya has taken the lead.



Aug 05, 2024 17:54 IST
Athletics | Kiran could not qualify for the finals
India's Kiran Pahal could not qualify for the final in the women's 400-meter heat. She stood seventh in her heat. 



Aug 05, 2024 17:03 IST
Shooting | Skeet mixed team qualifies for the bronze medal match
In the skeet mixed team event, the Indian pair of Maheshwari Chauhan and Anant Jeet Singh Naruka have qualified for the bronze medal match. The Indian pair stood at third position. 
 
The pair can give India its fourth medal.
 
India will go up against the People’s Republic of China in the bronze medal match today at 6:30 PM IST at the Chateauroux.



Aug 05, 2024 16:46 IST
Indian Table tennis team in quarterfinals for the first time

 
Indian women's table tennis team of Manika Batra, Shreeja Akula and Archana Kamath has entered the quarter-finals by defeating Romania. 
 
The Indian team defeated Romania 3-2.
 
India will face the USA or Germany in the women’s team table tennis quarter-final.



Aug 05, 2024 15:59 IST
Table Tennis | Archana Kamath lost
After Sreeja Akula, Archana Kamath has also faced defeat. Archana lost 3-1 against Bernadette Szőcs.
 
Now the score of India and Romania has come to 2-2. Now the winner will be decided from the fifth and final match. 



Aug 05, 2024 15:48 IST
Shooter Manu Bhaker will be the Indian flag bearer

 
Indian shooter Manu Bhaker, who won two bronze medals in the 2024 Paris Olympics, will be India's flag bearer in the closing ceremony.
 
Manu has won bronze medals in 10m Air Pistol women's singles and team competition of the same event.



Aug 05, 2024 15:43 IST
Table Tennis | Sreeja Akula lost in a thrilling match
Shreeja Akula has lost in the singles match against Elizabeta Samara 3-2. However, a close contest was seen between Sreeja and Samara. Even though Sreeja lost, India's lead against Romania remains.
 
Score: India - 2 Romania - 1



Aug 05, 2024 14:45 IST
Table Tennis | Manika won the R16 match

Manika Batra won 11-5, 11-7, 11-7 against Romania’s Bernadette Szocs in the women’s team round of 16 match.
 
India now have a 2-0 lead over Romania.



Aug 05, 2024 14:36 IST
Table Tennis | Manika won the second game
Manika has defeated Bernadette in the second game as well. 
 
Manika won this game by a margin of 11-7. 



Aug 05, 2024 14:33 IST
Table Tennis | Manika won in the first game
In the singles match, Manika has won the first game against Bernadette.
 
However, the Romanian player made a great start, at one point leading 4-1, but after that, Manika made a brilliant comeback. The Indian player won this game 11-5.



Aug 05, 2024 14:30 IST
Table Tennis | Manika Batra is in action
Indian player Manika Batra has entered the second team event against Bernadette Szőcs of Romania.



Aug 05, 2024 14:26 IST
Table Tennis | India take lead over Romania

Sreeja Akula and Archana Kamath took the lead in the first team event by defeating Romania's Adina and Samara 3-0 in the opening match. 



Aug 05, 2024 14:19 IST
Table Tennis | India 2-0 over Romania
Sreeja and Archana have also won the second game 12-10.
 
The Indian pair has gone ahead by 2-0.



Aug 05, 2024 14:13 IST
Table Tennis | Indian Women's team won the first game
Indian pair of Archana Kamath and Sreeja Akula made a good start against Romanian pair of Adina Diaconu and Elizabeta Samara.
 
India won the first game 11-9.



Aug 05, 2024 14:09 IST
Table Tennis | Women's table tennis team in action
The competition of India's women's table tennis team has started. Their match is against Romania. Archana Kamath, Shreeja Akula, and Manika Batra are present in the Indian team.



Aug 05, 2024 14:06 IST
Shooting | Maheshwari and Anant Jeet reach 13th position
The Indian pair has achieved the 13th position. However, they still have a long way to go for the medal.



Aug 05, 2024 14:02 IST
Shooting | Skeet mixed team qualification event begins
Mixed team qualification in skeet is currently underway at the Shotgun Range, Châteauroux. India's Maheshwari Chauhan and Anant Jeet Singh Naruka are participating in this event.
 
The top two placed teams will compete for the gold medal, while the third placed teams out of 4 teams will compete for the bronze medal.



Aug 05, 2024 14:00 IST
Wrestlers begin campaign
The 10th will also be special for India because on this day their wrestling team will start its campaign. From India, Nisha Dahiya will participate in women's 68 kg freestyle. She will face Ukraine's Tetiana Sova.



Aug 05, 2024 13:55 IST
Badminton | Lakshya will fight for bronze
It was a huge blow for India and shuttler Lakshya Sen as he lost a big opportunity to reach the men's singles final. Sen lost in the semi-finals to world number two Viktor Axelsen in straight games 20-22, 14-21 in the semi-finals in a match that lasted 54 minutes.
 
However, Lakshya has another chance to win a medal in his first Olympics as he will play against Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia in the bronze medal playoff at 6:00 PM today.



Aug 05, 2024 09:24 IST
India at Paris Olympics 2024: Day 10 (5th August) Schedule
Shooting
• Skeet Mixed Team (Qualification): Maheshwari Chauhan and Anant Jeet Singh Naruka - 12.30 pm
Table tennis
• Women's Team (Pre-quarterfinal): India vs Romania - 1.30 pm
Sailing
• Women's Dinghy (Opening series): Race 9 - 3.45 pm
• Women's Dinghy (Opening series): Race 10 - 4.53 pm
• Men's Dinghy (Opening series): Race 9 - 6.10 pm
• Men's Dinghy (Opening series): Race 10 - 7.15 pm
Athletics
• Women's 400m (Round 1): Kiran Pahal (Heat 5) - 3.57 pm
• Men's 3,000m Steeplechase (Round 1): Avinash Sable (Heat 2) - 10.50 pm
Badminton
• Men's Singles (Bronze medal playoff): Lakshya Sen vs Zii Jia Lee (Malaysia) - 6.00 pm