Manu Bhaker and the women’s archery team will be in the running to win India’s first medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Sunday.
Bhaker, 22, was the only Indian to reach the final of her event on Saturday and will be looking to banish the ghosts of Tokyo 2020 when she takes to the range at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre.
The women’s archery team will be hoping to win India’s first Olympic medal in the sport when they resume their campaign on July 28.
Ankita Bhakat, Deepika Kumari and Bhajan Kaur are seeded fourth, which has given them direct entry into the quarter-finals where they will face either hosts France or the Netherlands.
Victory in the quarter-final will see India face archery powerhouse South Korea, who obliterated their own Olympic record in the qualification round, in the semi-finals. The medal matches for the women’s team event will take place later in the day.
PV Sindhu will begin her campaign to win a third Olympic medal as she takes on Fathimath Abdul Razzaq from the Maldives in the women’s singles Group M match. HS Prannoy will also begin his Olympic journey when he takes on Germany’s Fabian Roth.
World champion boxer Nikhat Zareen makes her Olympic debut as she takes on Germany’s Maxi Corina Kloetzer in the women’s 50kg round of 32.
Also in action on Sunday will be table tennis stars Achanta Sharath Kamal, Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula in their respective singles Round of 64 matches.
India's schedule on July 28 (all times IST)
| Sport | Start Time | Event | Athletes | Medal Event? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shooting | 12.45pm | 10m Air Rifle Women’s Qualification | Elavenil Valarivan and Ramita Jindal | No |
| Badminton | Not before 12.50pm | Women’s Singles Group M | PV Sindhu | No |
| Rowing | 1.06 pm | Men's single sculls repechage | Balraj Panwar | No |
| Table Tennis | 2.15pm | Women’s Singles Round of 64 | Sreeja Akula | No |
| Shooting | 2.45pm | 10m Air Rifle Men’s Qualification | Sandeep Singh and Arjun Babuta | No |
| Table Tennis | 3pm | Men’s Singles Round of 64 | Achanta Sharath Kamal | No |
| Swimming | 3.13 pm | Men's 100m backstroke heats | Srihari Natraj | No |
| Swimming | 3.30 pm | Women's 200m freestyle heats | Dhinidhi Desinghu | No |
| Shooting | 3.30pm | 10m Air Pistol Women’s Final | Manu Bhaker | Yes |
| Tennis | 3.30 pm onwards | Men's singles, Men's doubles | Sumit Nagal; Rohan Bopanna and N Sriram Balaji | No |
| Boxing | 3.50pm | Women’s 50kg Round of 32 | Nikhat Zareen | No |
| Table Tennis | 4.30pm | Women’s Singles Round of 64 | Manika Batra | No |
| Archery | 5.45pm | Women’s Team Quarter-final | Ankita Bhakat, Deepika Kumari, Bhajan Kaur | No |
| *Archery | 7.17pm | Women’s Team Semi-final | Ankita Bhakat, Deepika Kumari, Bhajan Kaur | No |
| Badminton | Not before 8pm | Men’s Singles Group K | HS Prannoy | No |
| *Archery | 8.18pm | Women’s Team medal matches | Ankita Bhakat, Deepika Kumari, Bhajan Kaur | Yes |
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