Paris Olympics, Day 10 Live Updates: Lakshya, skeet shooters to fight for bronze

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 10 Live Updates: Lakshya Sen is looking to become the third Indian to win an Olympic medal in badminton.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 10 Live Updates: Lakshya Sen and India's mixed team skeet duo of Maheshwari Singh and Anantjeet Singh Naruka will be looking to add to India's medal tally in what will be an action-packed evening for India on Day 10. Lakshya will be facing Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia in the bronze medal match at 6pm IST while Maheshwari and Naruka's mixed team skeet bronze medal match against China starts at 6.30pm IST. ...Read More

Meanwhile, the Indian women's table tennis team consisting of Sreeja Akula, Archana Kamath and Manika Batra registered a 3-2 win over Romania to go through to the quarterfinals of the event. Sreeja Akula and Archana Kamath won the doubles match with ease, followed by Manika Batra winning the first singles match and thus putting India within one win of reaching the quarters. However, Akula and Archana then lost their singles matches and Manika returned to for the decisive final game to take India through.

There will also be plenty of action in sailing and athletics, where Avinash Sable will also be in action in men's 3,000m steeplechase round 1. India's wrestling campaign starts with Nisha Dahiya taking the in women's 68kg. Her bout will be at 6.30pm IST.

There was plenty of action for India on Day 9 of the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024, with Lakshya Sen remaining in medal contention despite a defeat. The ace shuttler lost 20-22 14-21 to Denmark's Viktor Axelsen. After the defeat, Lakshya remains in the hunt for a medal and will fight for bronze. Meanwhile, in athletics Parul Chaudhary came eighth in the women's 3000m steeplechase round 1, failing to qualify further.

The men's hockey team were in fine form and defeated Great Britain on penalties after the match ended 1-1 in regulation time. In shooting, Vijayveer Sidhu and Anish Bhanwala failed to qualify for the final of 25m men's rapid fire pistol. India's boxing campaign came to an end as Lovlina Borgohain lost her women's 75kg quarter-final bout.

SCHEDULE FOR PARIS OLYMPICS 2024 DAY 10 (ALL TIMES IN IST) -

Shooting

Skeet Mixed Team (Qualification): Maheshwari Chauhan and Anant Jeet Singh Naruka -- 12.30 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

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

KEY POINTERS FOR PARIS OLYMPICS 2024 DAY 10:

- Lakshya Sen will have his bronze medal match

- Avinash Sable will be in 3,000m steeplechase action

- India's medal tally stands at 3 (three bronze medals)

Results:

Table tennis:

India beat Romania 3-2 in women's team round of 16, through to quarterfinals

Athletics:

Kiran Pahal finishes 7th in women's 400m round 1 heat 5, through to repechage round

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