The Paris Olympics 2024 has officially commenced with a spectacular opening ceremony on July 26. As the Games get underway, Indian athletes are ready to showcase their skills across various sports. On the first day, several key Indian competitors will be in action, aiming to make their mark and potentially secure medals for the country. Here’s a rundown of the Indian athletes to watch on Day 1:
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- Elavanel Valarivan and Sandeep Singh will compete in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Qualification alongside Arjun Babuta and Ramita Jindal, with hopes of advancing to the medal rounds.
- Rohan Bopanna and N Sriram Balaji will start their men’s doubles campaign against Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Fabien Reboul from France at 3:30 pm IST.
- PR Sreejesh will lead the Indian men’s hockey team as they face New Zealand in their opening group match at 9:00 pm IST.
- Lakshya Sen will compete against Kevin Cordon of Guatemala in his men’s singles group stage match at 7:10 pm IST.
- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, the current world No. 3 men’s doubles pair, will take on Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar from France at 8:00 pm IST.
- Manu Bhaker and Rhythm Sangwan will participate in the 10m Air Pistol Women’s Qualification starting at 4:00 pm IST.
- Harmeet Desai will play against Zaid Abo Yaman of Jordan in the men’s singles preliminary round of table tennis, beginning at 7:15 pm IST.
- Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto will face Kim So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong from Korea in the women’s doubles group match at 11:50 pm IST.
- Preeti Pawar will enter the boxing ring for her women’s 54kg opening round bout against Thi Kim Anh Vo from Vietnam at 12:05 am IST on Sunday.
- Panwar Balraj will compete in the men’s singles sculls heats in rowing at 12:30 pm IST.
