Paris Olympics 2024, Day 6 Highlights: Swapnil Kusale Clinched Third Medal For India; But Heartbreak For Satwik-Chirag, PV Sindhu
Paris Olympics 2024, Day 6 LIVE Updates: India's day 6 saw shooter Swapnil Kusale clinching third Bronze medal for country at the Games but heartbreaks ensued for Satwik-Chirag pair and PV Sindhu!
On Day 6 of the Olympics 2024, shooter Swapnil Kusale won bronze in the Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions competition, earning India its third medal of the competition. In badminton, India's top duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were eliminated in the quarterfinals. Lakshya Sen defeated HS Prannoy in an all-Indian match in the men's singles to go to the quarterfinals. The Indian men's hockey team lost their group-stage match, falling to the reigning champions, Belgium. Finally, PV Sindhu's heartbreaking 0-2 loss versus China's He Bing Jiao ended her Paris 2024 quest.
That will be all from our side as the PV Sindhu match was the last encounter that featured and Indian athlete for the day. Join us tomorrow as we bring more action for you from the French capital on Day 7.
That's a heartbreak for India! It's game over for two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, who falls to China's He Bing Jiao 0-2 (19-21, 14-21) in the women's singles Round of 16.
He Bing Jiaop advances to the quarterfinals as PV Sindhu's campaign gets over here!
HE BING JIAO WINS!
20-14! Sindhu takes one point now!
He Bing takes one now and the scoreline is now 20-13! Match Point!
Sidhu takes another point! 19-13!
19-12 as He Bing hits it out!
Another point for He Bing Jiao and the Chinese shuttler is just 2 points away from a win!
He Bing Jiao challenges a decision here and it is oputside for PV Sindhu! 18-11 is the scoreline!
Sindhu takes a point now! 17-11!
He Bing takes one now! 17-10!
PV Sindhu takes two back-to-back points and it is 16-10 now!
PV Sindhu takes one now! 16-9!
Another point for He Bing Jiao. 16-8!
Amazung show being put up by both the shuttlers but He Bing is proving a little too much for the Indian shuttler. 15-8 is the scoreline!
Two back-to-back points for Sindhu and scores are 14-8!
PV Sindhu takes one point now. 14-7 reads the scoreline!
PV Sindhu hits it out of the court again and He Bing is now in lead with 8 points. That is some big gap. Can PV Sindhu cover that?
PV Sindhu hits it out of the court again and He Bing is now in lead with 8 points. That is some big gap. Can PV Sindhu cover that?
He Bing loses a rare point now! 13-6 reads the scoreline!
13-5! He Bing Jiao is putting on some show here!
He Bing Jiao takes the tally to 12-5 with one more point now.
He Bing Jiao takes one point yet again! 11-5 is the scoreline!
Another attacking shot by He Bing Jiao and Sindhu's defences are tested again!
He Bing Jiao comes bakc with a point here. 9-5 is the score!
Another point for PV Sindhu! 8-5 is the scoreline!
Two quick points for PV Sindhu and the lead comes down by two points. 8-4 is the scoreline now!
Seven points in a row for He Bing now! Takes the lead to six. 8-2 to He Bing now!
Sindhu has hit it out of the court now! The side PV Sindhu is on now has some wind blowing towards the opposite side and hence her shots are getting extra zip at times. Same happened with He Bing Jiao in the first game.
Another point for He Bing and the lead is now by three for her. 5-2 to He Bing! Things looking ominous for Sindhu here.
Another point for He Bing! She is looking to gain a big lead again here!
He Bing Jiao's incredible smash gets her the lead now! 3-2 to He Bing!
Sindhu hits it out of the court and this makes the scores level! 2-2!
PV Sindhu takes a lead now with 2 back-to-back points! 2-1 to Sindhu!
He Bing Jiao takes the first point of the second game.
What a tight game that was! Now comes the action from the second game. Can PV Sindhu take this one now!
AND THE FIRST GAME GOES TO CHINA!! He Bing Jiao takes the first game as PV Sindhu hits the net.
And the decision goes in favour of He Bing Jiao. 20-19 isthe scoreline. Game Point!
PV Sindhu has challenged a decision here.
SCORES LEVEL! PV Sindhu, India's golden girl, gets a point now.
Sindhu takes a point now. It is going neck-to-neck here. 19-18!
An incredible body smash by He Bing Jiao gets her another point.
An incredible body smash by He Bing Jiao gets her another point.
PV Sindhu closes the gap with one point here as she is trailing by just one point. 18-17 is the score.
18-16 is the scoreline! He Bing Jiao hits it out again.
He Bing takes one more point. 18-15!
One point for PV as He Bing Jiao hits is out of the line! 17-15 is the scoreline!
Another point for He Bing Jiao! She is taking the lead here! 17-14!
He Bing Jiao takes two back-to-back points to get ahead of PV Sindhu by 2 poimnts. 16-14 it is!
Scores level again! 14-14!
14-13 as He Bing takes one more point!
Scores level again! 13-13!
He Bing Jiao takes one more point to get ahead of the Indian shuttler. 13-12 is the scoreline!
Scores level!! PV Sindhu is now neck-to-neck with the Chinese shuttler! 12-12 is the scoreline!
12-11 is the scoreline! PV Sindhu in touching distance!
He Bing Jiao takes one point to take her lead to 12.
Sindhu takes another poinyt! Closes the gap between her and the Chinese counterpart. 11-10 to He Bing.
9-11 To He Bing. Sindhu is staging a comeback here after what went around in the first few miutes into the game.
11-8 to the Chinese shuttler after PV Sindhu took one point but He Bing Jiao makes a comeback.
Sindhu takes one now. Takes the score to 7-10. He Bing still leads by 3 points!
He Bing shoes off her agility and takes a point. 10-6 to the Chinese shuttler.
Sindhu comes back with another point. 9-6 is the score.
He Bing takes a point now. Takes the lead to 4. 9-5 reads the scoreline!
Another point for the Indian great! She is now turning up the heat! 8-5 is the scoreline!
Sindhu takes a point to close the gap. 8-4 is the scoreline!
8-3 in favour of China's He Bing at the moment.
Poor start for the Indian shuttler as PV Sindhu trails by 2-7 in the frist game.
The Round of 16 women's singles match between PV Sindhu and China's He Bing Jiao is currently in progress.
Sindhu, seeded 10th, will face sixth seed He Bing Jiao on Court 3 at 10pm IST, following a strong performance in the group stage.
Indian star shuttler PV Sindhu will compete against He Bing Jiao 10 PM IST onwards.
Vishnu Saravanan placed 10th in the day's first race but ended up 34th in the second, leaving him 25th in the overall rankings.
Nethra Kumanan finished at 6th spot in the Race 1.
Carlos Alcaraz does it once more! After being two breaks down in the second set, the Spaniard has advanced to the semifinals. Tommy Paul fought hard, managing to break Alcaraz twice, but the reigning Wimbledon and French Open champion proved too formidable.
Women's Dinghy Races 1 and 2 that will feature India's Nethra Kumanan stand delayed.
At 7:05 PM, Nethra Kumanan will compete in Women's Dinghy Races 1 and 2.
Not a lot of celebratory emotions from Sen as he had to defeat his compatriot HS Prannoy to win the match. It was evident throughout the match that Prannoy was battling physical challenges and that reflects in the scoreline!
Lakshya Sen secures a dominant 2-0 (21-12, 21-6) victory over HS Prannoy in the men's singles Round of 16 match.
Lakshya Sen wins, advances to the quarterfinals!
Second match point!
Match Point!
Lakshya Sen is 19-5 up against haggard HS Prannoy!
HS Prannoy looks completely exhausted! Can see by the body movements.
16-5 to Lakshya Sen.
Prannoy takes a point now but the lead Lakshya Sen has over the veteran Indian is of 10 points! 14-4 is the score.
13-3 is the scoreline presently. About time Lakshya Sen wins this game as well.
Prannoy hits it out of the line! 11-3 to Sen.
HS Prannoy is proving to be of no match to the youngster Lakshya Sen here! Sen leads with 10-3!
Lakshya Sen takes the lead in the second game as well! The scoreline reads 4-1 at the moment.
Lakshya Sen takes the first game and how!! He makes no sweat out of it. HS Prannoy looks visibly outskilled!
First game point of the match! 20-12 to Lakshya Sen.
Sen stretches the lead. About to take the first game. 18-10 is the scoreline!
Lakshya Sen is taking points here at his will. 15-9 reads the scoreline!
HS Prannoy seems long way off heer against hsi fellow Indian opponent. Trails the game 7-13!
Lakshya Sen leads with 5 points as the score reads 10-5.
It's an all-Indian clash as Lakshya Sen faces HS Prannoy in the men's singles Round of 16. The match gets underway. Sen leads 3-1.
The Satwik/Chirag pair falls to Aaron Chia/Wooi Yik Soh of Malaysia, losing 1-2 (21-13, 14-21, 16-21) in the men's doubles quarterfinals.
The Malaysian pair wins the game, goes through to the semifinals.
MATCH POINT FOR THE MALAYSIAN DUO!
The Malaysian pair takes the lead even further now. 19-16 is the score.
The Malaysian pair takes the lead even further now. 19-16 is the score.
The Malaysians take the lead again. 18-16 to the Aaron Chia/Wooi Yik Soh pair.
Scores level again! 16-16!
Comeback for the Indian pair! 16-15 to the Satwik-Chirag pair now!
WHAT A SERVE from the Malaysian duo!!! Outfoxes the Indian shuttler all ends up! 15-14 is the scoreline in favour of Malaysia.
Even stevens once more! 14-14 reads the scoreline!
Satwik-Chirag lose on more point now. They are just one point ahead.
The Malaysian duo takes a point now. Brings the scoreline to 14-12.
Satwik-Chirag takes another point. 13-11 to the Indian shuttlers now.
Satwik-Chirag take the lead. 12-11.
The Malaysian pair levels the scores. 11-11 it is! The Satwik-Chirag pair is looking too rushed at times.
11-10 to the Indian pair! Can they make it through to the semis?
11-10 to the Indian pair! Can they make it through to the semis?
Satwik-Chirag take the lad now! 10-9 to the Indian pair!
Scores are still levelled at the moment with both the pairs locked at 9.
The Aaron-Wooi pair takes the lead again! 8-6 to Malaysia at the moment!
Satwik-Chirag make a comeback to level things up! 5-5!
The Malaysian pair gets the lead to increase. Satwik-Chirag are now trailing by 3-5.
Satwik-Chirag are trailing by 2-3 in the final game.
Satwik and Chirag lost Game 2 (14-21) to Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Wooi Yik Soh in the men's doubles quarterfinals. The match will now be decided in a third and final game.
Aaron Chia and Wooi Yik Soh are leading 17-13 against Satwik and Chirag in Game 2 of the men's doubles quarterfinals.
Malaysia are giving their all, as they desperately need to win this Game to stay alive in the match.
Absolute dominance from Chirag and Satwik at La Chapelle Arena.
Excellent play from former world number 1 duo, as India are closing in towards a semi-final berth in Men's Doubles.
The Indian duo are two points away from winning Game 1 and taking a 1-0 lead.
The score is 17-12, and the Indian duo are on fire at the moment.
Sift Kaur Samra and Anjum Moudgil are currently out of Top 20, and are heading towards an early exit.
In the Women's 20km Race Walk event, Priyanka Goswami finished a disappointing 41st out of 45 athletes. She will compete again on August 7 in the Marathon Race Walking Mixed Relay alongside Suraj Panwar.
India's hockey men's team continues to struggle against Belgium. The defending Olympic champions defeat India 2-1 in their group stage match at the Yves Du Manoir Stadium.
Shocking Loss for India! Wu Yu of China defeats Nikhat Zareen 0-5 in the Pre-Quarterfinals (50kg), delivering a surprising upset in the clash of World Champions. End of Nikhat Zareen's Campaign
Hockey: India trailing 1-2 against Belgium at the end of the 3rd quarter.
Archery: Pravin Jadhav has been eliminated in the opening round after losing 0-6 to the Chinese Archer W.C. Kao.
Archery: Indian archer Pravin Jadhav is currently trailing 0-6 against China's Kao in the men's individual ranking round.
Hockey: Belgium has scored again, taking a 2-1 lead in the 3rd quarter!
Nikhat Zareen is set to face Wu Yu of China in the Pre-Quarterfinals (50kg) shortly. Both are reigning World Champions—Nikhat in the 50kg category and Wu in the 52kg category.
The defending Olympic champions have started the 2nd half on a bright note, as they reduce the one-goal deficit.
India walk into the half with a 1-0 lead over Tokyo 2020 Gold medalists, as Belgium have been rattled and stunned by the Harmanpreet Singh's side.
India have stunned Belgium, as they break the deadlock via a Abhishek Lakra-goal in the 2nd quarter.
SWAPNIL KUSALE HAS MADE THE NATION PROUD, AS THE INDIAN SHOOTER WINS THE BRONZE MEDAL..!!
SWAPNIL KUSALE one round away from Bronze medal.
Only 5 shooters remain, and the Indian shooter is currently 3rd.
Swapnil Kusale is nearing a historic Bronze medal.
Swapnil Kusale is only 2.0 points adrift of the first position, and things are getting tensed for the podium finish, as the finest of margins separate the athletes.
The Indian shooter is competing well enough in the ongoing Final of the Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions.
Men's Individual Stroke Play Round 1 commences, and India is being represented by Gaganjeet Bhullar and Shubhankar Sharma in the event.
Men’s 20km Race Walk event is currently being led by Massimo Stano of Italy, and the highest-ranked Indian in the race is Vikash Singh at 30th.
Vikash Singh has completed 5km in 20 minutes and 20 seconds and is currently ranked 21st, whereas, the other two Indian participants are not having a fine showing, with them languishing near the foot of the standings.
Men’s 20km Race Walk event is re-scheduled to commence at 11:30 PM.
Athletics is set to commence India's action on Day 6, with Paramjeet Singh Bisht, Akshdeep Singh, and Vikash Singh competing in the Men’s 20km Race Walk.
Background
Paris Olympics 2024, Day 6 LIVE Updates: Welcome to ABP Live's live coverage of Day 6 of the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024. India had a mixed Day 5 at Paris Olympics 2024, as the nation started off with impressive wins, but as the day was reaching its conclusion, a couple of heartbreaking losses in Women's Table Tennis eliminated India's chances of winning a medal in the individual category of the sport at this year's Games!
The Day 6 of Paris Olympics 2024 promises to see a potential addition to India's medal tally, as Swapnil Kusale will be participating in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men's Final. There is an 'All-Indian Match-Up' in Men's Badminton today, as Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy will face each other in the Round of 16 of the Individual event.
It's a star-studded Day 6 for India, as the majority of the stars will be seen in action. Badminton will see all the major Indian medal contenders compete tonight, and the Indian faithful are hoping the big names come up triumphant, as the nation holds high hopes from them.
Let's have a look at India's Day 6 complete schedule at Paris Olympics 2024 (timings in IST):
Archery
Men’s Individual (1/32 Eliminations): Pravin Jadhav vs Kao Wenchao (China) — 2:31 pm IST
Men’s Individual (1/16 Eliminations): From 3:10 pm IST onwards
Boxing
Women’s Flyweight (Pre-quarterfinal): Nikhat Zareen vs Yu Wu (China) — 2:30 pm IST
Golf
Men’s Individual Finals: Gaganjeet Bhullar and Shubhankar Sharma — 12:30 pm IST
Hockey
India vs Belgium (Group Stage): 1:30 pm IST
Shooting
Men’s 50m Rifle Three Positions (Medal Round): Swapnil Kusale — 1:00 pm IST
Women’s 50m Rifle Three Positions (Qualification): Sift Kaur Samra and Anjum Moudgil — 3:30 pm IST
Table Tennis
Women’s Singles (Quarterfinals): From 1:30 pm IST (Indian Time) onwards
Sailing
Men’s Dinghy Race 1: Vishnu Saravanan — 3:45 pm IST
Men’s Dinghy Race 2: Vishnu Saravanan — After Race 1
Women’s Dinghy Race 1: Nethra Kumanan — 7:05 pm IST
Women’s Dinghy Race 2: Nethra Kumanan — After Race 1
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