India At Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 (August 1) Highlights | Swapnil Kusale wins Bronze in Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions; Lakshya Sen through to the Quarters; PV Sindhu loses in the RO16

Hello and welcome to Sportz Point's daily coverage of India At Paris Olympics 2024. Today, we will bring you all the LIVE updates, news, scores and results of Indian athletes on Day 6 of the Paris Olympics 2024.

This is Koushik Biswas, who will bring you all the updates from the web desk.

Swapnil Kusale will look for a medal in the Men's 50m Rifle three positions while Nikhat Zareen will look to move to the next round. Indian men's hockey team will also be in action before moving to the final eight.

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Aug 02, 2024 00:15 IST
Day 6 rewind
• Swapnil Kusale won the historic bronze medal in men's 50m Rifle 3 positions in shooting 🥉
• Indian Men's hockey team lost 1-2 against Belgium
• Vikash Singh - 30th, Paramjeet Singh - 37th and Akshdeep Singh did not finish in the Men's 20km race walk
• Priyanka Goswami finished 41st with 1:39:55 in Women's 20km race walk
• Nikhat Zareen lost in the Women's 50kg round of 16 match
• Pravin Jadav lost in the Archery Men's individual event
• Anjum Moudgil and Sift Kaur Samra failed to qualify for finals in Women's 50m Rifle 3 positions
• Chirag Shetty/Satwiksairaj Rankireddy lost in Men's Doubles
• Lakshya Sen defeated HS Prannoy in the Men's singles
• Nethra Kumanan qualified for Women's Dinghy finals
• PV Sindhu lost against He Bing Jioa in Women's Singles



Aug 01, 2024 23:15 IST
Heartbreak for Sindhu
Sindhu loses in the pre-quarter-final. PV Sindhu loses 0-2 (19-21, 14-21) to He Bing Jiao of China in the women's singles Round of 16 clash.



Aug 01, 2024 23:01 IST
He Bing Jiao is dominating the game
He Bing Jiao is leading round 2 by 18-11 against PV Sindhu in the women's singles Round of 16 clash. Bing Jiao is just three points away from winning the contest.



Aug 01, 2024 22:47 IST
Sindhu into the backfoot once again
He Bing Jiao extends her lead to 10-5 against PV Sindhu in Game 2



Aug 01, 2024 22:47 IST
PV Sindhu loses the first round
PV Sindhu loses Game 1 (19-21) to He Bing Jiao of China.



Aug 01, 2024 22:37 IST
PV Sindhu makes a strong comeback
PV Sindhu is at her best. She makes it 19-all against He Bing Jiao of China.



Aug 01, 2024 22:31 IST
He Bing Jiao is still in lead
He Bing Jiao is leading by 18-16 against PV Sindhu in Game 1.



Aug 01, 2024 22:20 IST
PV Sindhu 8-11 He Bing Jiao
He Bing Jiao goes into the break with an 11-8 lead against PV Sindhu in Game 1.



Aug 01, 2024 22:19 IST
PV Sindhu is trailing by 5-8
PV Sindhu is trailing by 5-8 against the Chinese. She has made a good comeback after a poor start.



Aug 01, 2024 22:14 IST
Not a good start for PV Sindhu
PV Sindhu is trailing by 1-4 against He Bing Jiao of China in the women's singles Round of 16 clash.



Aug 01, 2024 22:08 IST
Badminton: PV Sindhu vs He Bing Jiao
The women's singles Round of 16 clash between PV Sindhu and He Bing Jiao of China begins.



Aug 01, 2024 20:45 IST
Golf: Storm interrupts play
Play was suspended at the men’s Olympic golf tournament due to a storm in the local area.



Aug 01, 2024 18:22 IST
Badminton: Lakshya Sen through to the Quarter-Final of the men's singles
Lakshya Sen registers a comfortable 2-0 (21-12, 21-6) victory against HS Prannoy in the men's singles Round of 16.



Aug 01, 2024 18:17 IST
Lakshya Sen on fire

Lakshya Sen extends his lead to 14-3.



Aug 01, 2024 18:16 IST
Men's Singles Round of 16 | Lakshya Sen leading by 11-3
Lakshya Sen goes into the break with a 11-3 lead against HS Prannoy in Game 2 



Aug 01, 2024 18:12 IST
Badminton: Lakshya Sen dominating the Game 2
Lakshya Sen extends his lead by 8-3 against HS Prannoy



Aug 01, 2024 18:09 IST
Badminton: Lakshya Sen takes a 4-1 lead
Lakshya Sen takes an early 4-1 lead against HS Prannoy in the men's singles Round of 16.



Aug 01, 2024 17:37 IST
Badminton | SAT-CHI exit from Quarter-finals
Very poor service, and receiving from both Sawtik and Chirag helped the Malyasian pair come back from behind to win the match by 13-21, 21-14, and 21-16!
 
Disappointing end for the Indian pair!



Aug 01, 2024 17:24 IST
Badminton | 11-9 to Sat-Chi
Despite a few errors from Chirag Shetty, the Indian pair have been able to comeback from behind and take the lead in the third game.
 
11-9 in the third game!



Aug 01, 2024 17:10 IST
Badminton | 1-1
The Malaysian pair win the second game by 21-14 and level the game at 1-1!



Aug 01, 2024 17:03 IST
Badminton | Sat-Chi trail by 10-11 in second game
This time the Malaysian pair took the lead by 11-10 in the second game!
 
1-0!



Aug 01, 2024 16:51 IST
Badminton | Satwik/Chirag win the first game
Though the first half was a bit tight, Satwiksairaj and Chirag brought their dominating game and despite a few errors, they won the first game by 21-13.
 
1-0!



Aug 01, 2024 16:43 IST
Badminton | SAT-CHI lead by 11-10 at halfway
At the halfway mark Satwiksairaj Renkireddy and Chirag Shetty are leading by 11-1- in the first game.



Aug 01, 2024 16:32 IST
Badminton | Satwiksairaj and Chirag Shetty in action
Satwiksairaj and Chirag Shetty in action in their men's doubles quarter-finals against the Malyasian pair.



Aug 01, 2024 15:03 IST
Hockey | India 1-2 Belgium
Indian Men's Hockey team get defeated by 1-2 against Belgium. Both teams have qualified for the quarter-finals of the event. 



Aug 01, 2024 14:52 IST
Archery | Pravin losses in Men's individual
Indian archer Pravin Jadahv lost against Kao Wenchao of China in the men's individual round of 64 by 0-6!



Aug 01, 2024 14:47 IST
Boxing | Nikhat Zareen losses against the Asian Champion
Nikhat Zareen faces elimination in the Women's 50kg Preliminaries Round of 16 against defending Asian Champion and no.1 seed Wu Yu of China by 0-5!





Aug 01, 2024 14:32 IST
Boxing | Nikhat Zareen is in action
Nikhat Zareen is in action against Wu Yu of China.



Aug 01, 2024 13:56 IST
Athletics | Priyanka Goswami in action in Women's 20km race walk
Priyanka Goswami in action in Women's 20km race walk.



Aug 01, 2024 13:51 IST
Shooting | Swapnil Kusale wins India's third medal
Swapnil Kusale wins India's third medal at Paris Olympics 2024. 
 
With 451.4, Swapnil Kusale wins India's first medal in the 50m Rifle 3 positions event. He wins the bronze. This is India's third medal in shooting at Paris Olympics. 



Aug 01, 2024 13:47 IST
Shooting | Third medal confirmed for India
9.9 from Swapnil Kusale and he confirms India's third medal at the Paris 2024.



Aug 01, 2024 13:46 IST
Shooting | 9.4
Swapnil Kusale closing in on the medal for India. 9.4 in the second shot of the elimination round. 



Aug 01, 2024 13:44 IST
Shooting | 10.5
10.5 in the elimination round from Swapnil.



Aug 01, 2024 13:42 IST
Shooting | Swapnil at number three
50.4 in the second series of the standing round and Swapnil scores 411.6  and he is at number three position before the elimination round.



Aug 01, 2024 13:39 IST
Shooting | Swapnil moves to number 4
51.1 in the first series of Standing and Swapnil moves to number 4.



Aug 01, 2024 13:30 IST
Hockey | India vs Belgium in progress
Indian Men's Hockey team's final group game against Belgium is in progress. 



Aug 01, 2024 13:25 IST
Shooting | 51.9 in the final series of Prone round
Swapnil Kushale scores 51.9 in the final series of Prone round. 
 
At number five position with 310.1 points.



Aug 01, 2024 13:22 IST
Shooting | 52.2 in the second series
Swapnil drops to number five with 52.2 in the second series of the prone round. 
 
Total score 258.2.



Aug 01, 2024 13:20 IST
Shooting | 52.7 from Swapnil
10.5,10.6, 10.5, 10.6, 10.5 in the first series of prone round. 52.7 from the series and with a total of 216.8 he moves to number four position. 



Aug 01, 2024 13:10 IST
Shooting | 51.6 in third series in kneeling round
51.6 in the final series of kneeling round and is at the number six position with a total of 153.3. 



Aug 01, 2024 13:07 IST
Shooting | 50.9 in second series
Swapnil Kusale scores 50.9 in the second series of the Kneeling round with a total 101.7. He is in sixth position. 



Aug 01, 2024 13:04 IST
Shooting | Kusale sixth after series 1 in Kneeling
Swapnil Kusale is at the number six position after series 1 in the kneeling round with 50.8!



Aug 01, 2024 12:59 IST
Athletics | Men's 20km race walk results
Men's 20km Race Walk - Result! 🏃‍♂️
• Vikash Singh - 30th: 1:22:46
• Paramjeet Singh - 37th: 1:23:48
• Akshdeep Singh - DNF



Aug 01, 2024 12:54 IST
Coming Next: Swapnil Kusale in 50m Rifle 3 position finals
Swapnil Kusale will be in action in search of India's third medal at the Paris Olympics 2024. Kusale scored 590 to finish seventh in the qualification round. 



Aug 01, 2024 12:52 IST
Golf | Indian men in action
Gaganjeet Bhullar & Shubhankar Sharma are in action in Men's Individual Stroke Play Round 1.



Aug 01, 2024 12:17 IST
Athletics | Men's 20km Race Walk

 
At the 6km mark, Vikash Singh is leading among Indian Athletes ranked 20th (24:23). Paramjeet Singh Bisht is 46th (24:41) while Akshdeep's race ended early (DNF).



Aug 01, 2024 11:33 IST
Athletics | Men's 20km Race walk in progress
Paramjeet Singh Bisht, Akshdeep Singh and Vikash Singh are in action in Men's 20km race walk.



Aug 01, 2024 11:01 IST
Day 6 schedule for Indian athletes
Day 6 schedule for Indian athletes
Athletics
• Men's 20m race walk (Paramjeet Singh Bisht, Akshdeep Singh, Vikash Singh) - 11.30 am
• Women's 20m race walk (Priyanka Goswami) - 1.20 pm
Boxing
• Men's 71kg Preliminaries Round of 16 - Nishant Dev vs Jose Gabriel Rodriguez Tenorio (Ecuador) - 12:34 AM
• Women's 50kg Preliminaries Round of 16 - Nikhat Zareen vs Wu Yu (China) - 2:30 PM
Golf
• Men's Individual Stroke Play Round 1 - Gaganjeet Bhullar & Shubhankar Sharma - 12:30 PM
Archery
• Men's Individual 1/32 Elimination Round - Pravin Jadhav vs Kao Wenchao (China) - 2:31 PM
Shooting
• 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men's Final (Gold) - Swapnil Kusale - 1:00 PM
• 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women's Qualification - Sift Kaur Samra & Anjum Moudgil - 3:30 PM
Hockey
• Men's Pool B - India vs Belgium - 1:30 PM
Sailing
• Men's Dinghy - 3:45 pm
• Women's Dinghy - 7.05 pm
Badminton
• Men's Doubles Quarter-finals - Swatiksairaj/Chirag Shetty - 4.30 pm
• Men's Singles Round of 16 - HS Prannoy vs Lakshya Sen - Not before 5.30 pm
• Women's Singles Round of 16 - PV Sindhu - 10.00 pm



Aug 01, 2024 11:00 IST
Day 4 Highlights
• PV Sindhu into the round of 16 of women's singles 🏸
• Swapnil Kusale qualified for the Men's 50m Rifle 3 position finals 🔫
• Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy qualify for the round of 16. They will face each other in the next round. 🏸
• Lovlina Borgohain qualified for the Quarter-finals of the Women's 75kg 🥊
• Deepika Kumari qualified for the round of 16 of Women's individual event 🎯
• Sreeja Akula and Manika Batra lost their respective round of 16 matches 🏓
• Nisant Dev qualified for the quarter-finals of Men's 71kg category 🥊