Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 : Swapnil bags bronze in shooting final, titanic Prannoy vs Lakshya clash awaits

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Live Updates: Swapnil Kusale clinched bronze in shooting.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Live Updates: Swapnil Kusale clinched bronze in shooting.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Live Updates: Swapnil Kusale was simply sensational, as he battled hard to clinch bronze in the 50m rifle 3 positions men’s shooting final on Day 6 of the ongoing Paris Olympics, on Thursday. Kusale’s bronze saw India’s medal tally increase to three; Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh won a team shooting bronze, with the former also coming third in an individual event. Meanwhile, India crumbled at the 20km race final, with Akshdeep, Vikash and Paramjeet failing to impress. Even the women’s race walk final will be held in the first-half with Priyanka Goswami representing India. In badminton, we will see a titanic clash between HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen in the men’s singles badminton round of 16, with both Indians pitted against each other, and the Indian men’s hockey team will also take on Belgium in their Pool B fixture.
The first-half will end with Nikhat Zareen featuring in her women’s 50kg round of 16 bout, followed by some archery action for India. Other than the rifle positions men’s final, we will also see Sift Kaur Samra and Anjum Moudgil feature in the women’s 50m 3 position rifle qualification too.

The second-half of Day 6 will begin with the spotlight on sailor Vishnu Saravanan, who will have his event, followed by Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty featuring in their badminton men’s doubles quarter-final clash. Post 7:00 PM IST, we will have two more events with sailor Nethra Kumanan in action and then later at night PV Sindhu will have her round of 16 clash.

Day 5 of the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024 saw plenty of action as the Indian contingent featured in badminton, table tennis, shooting, boxing, archery and equestrian. In badminton, PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy won their respective matches and booked their round of 16 berths. But in table tennis, India faced heartbreak as Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula fell to round of 16 exits.

In shooting, it was a mixed day for Indian fans. Swapnil Kusale came seventh in the men’s 50m rifle 3 position qualification and booked a berth in the final. But it wasn’t the same for star shooter Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, who came 11th in the qualification event and got knocked out. Meanwhile in the women’s trap qualification, Shreyasi Singh and Rajeshwari Kumari finished in 23rd and 22nd positions on Day 2. In Boxing, Lovlina Borgohain and Nishant Dev won their respective round of 16 bouts and entered the quarterfinals. It was redemption time in archery for Deepika Kumari as she won her women’s individual round of 32 match, entering the round of 16. But Tarundeep Rai didn’t have similar luck and crashed out in the men’s individual event.