Super Sunday for India at Olympics Day 9: Lovlina, Lakshya Sen eye medals; hockey team to play Britain in QF
Paris/IBNS: It promises to be a blockbuster Sunday for India at the Paris Olympics 2024 with Lakshya Sen taking on Denmark's Viktor Axelsen for a place in the final of men's singles badminton.
In hockey, the men's team will play Great Britain for a spot in the semi-final while boxer Lovlina Borgohain is one win away from being assured of a medal.
Shooting action is also not over as India's Vijayveer Sidhu and Anish play in the men's 25m Rapid-fire pistol.
Day 9 of the Paris Olympics 2024 could prove a defining one for the Indian contingent that has so far bagged three medals.
Here are the timings of the events in which India is participating:
ATHLETICS
Women's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1
Parul Chaudhary - 1:35 pm
Men's Long Jump Qualification
Jeswin Aldrin - 2:30pm
BADMINTON
Men's Singles Semi-finals
Lakshya Sen vs Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) - 3:30pm
BOXING
Women's 75kg Quarter-finals
Lovlina Borgohain vs Li Qian of China - 3:02pm
GOLF
Men's Individual Strokeplay-Round 4
Shubhankar Sharma and Gaganjeet Bhullar - 12.30pm
HOCKEY
Men's Quarter-final
India vs Great Britain - 1:30pm
SAILING
Men's Dinghy Race 7 and 8
Vishnu Saravanan - 3:35pm
Women's Dinghy Race 7 and 8
Nethra Kumanan - 6:05pm
SHOOTING
25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men's Qualification
Stage 1 - Vijayveer Sidhu, Anish - 12:30 PM
Stage 2 - 4:30 PM
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