Paris Olympics 2024: Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen (ranked 22nd in the world) is set to face off against Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia in the men's singles bronze medal match tonight.
Although Sen's dreams of gold were dashed on August 4 when he lost to reigning champion and world No. 2 Viktor Axelsen of Denmark, he's now focused on securing a podium finish for India at the Paris Olympics 2024.
The Lakshya Sen versus Lee Zii Jia 2024 Olympics men’s singles badminton match for the bronze medal starts at 6:00 PM IST and will be live-streamed on the Jio Cinema app and website. A live telecast of Lakshya Sen's badminton match will also be available on Network 18 TV channels in India.
Lakshya Sen became India's first male badminton player to reach the semi-finals at the international multi-sport event. India has secured three bronze medals so far, with the latest addition on August 1. India bagged all these medals in shooting events, including women's 10m air pistol, 10m air pistol mixed team, and men's 50m rifle three positions.
Only two Indian badminton players, PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal, have recently secured medals at the Olympics. PV Sindhu earned silver at the Rio Olympics 2016 and bronze at the Tokyo Olympics 2020, while Saina Nehwal secured bronze at the London Olympics 2012.
Shooting
12:30 PM: Maheshwari Chauhan and Anant Jeet Singh Naruka in Skeet Mixed Team (Qualification)
Table Tennis
1:30 PM: Manika Batra/Sreej Akula/Archana Kamath vs Romania in Women's Team Round of 16
Athletics
3:25 PM: Kiran Pahal in Women's 400m Round 1
Sailing
3:45 PM: Nethra Kumanan in Women's Dinghy Race 9 & 10
6:10 PM: Vishnu Saravanan in Men's Dinghy Race 9 & 10
Shooting
6:30 PM: Maheshwari Chauhan and Anant Jeet Singh Naruka - Skeet Mixed Team - Bronze/Gold Medal Match (If qualified)
Wrestling
6:30 PM: Nisha Dahiya vs Sova Rizhko Tetiana (Ukraine) in Women's Freestyle 68kg 1/8 Final
7:50 PM: Nisha Dahiya in Women's Freestyle 68kg Quarterfinals (If qualified)
Athletics
10:34 PM: Avinash Sable in Men's 3,000m Steeplechase Round 1
Wrestling
1:10 AM Onwards: Nisha Dahiya in Women's Freestyle 68kg Semifinals (If qualified)
