India at Paris Olympics 2024: Full schedule of medal events and fixtures on July 29, Monday
After opening their medal account at the Paris Olympics 2024, India will have more opportunities to increase their tally on Monday. Shooter Ramita Jindal was in fine form in her 10m air qualification where she finished fifth and will have the chance to achieve Olympic glory in the finals. Also in shooting, Arjun Babuta will be in action in the men’s 10m air rifle finals after he finished seventh in the qualification.
India could find a medal in archery as the Indian men’s team of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Pravin Jadhav and Tarundeep Rai will play their quarterfinal against Colombia or Turkey. Manu Bhaker, who completed her redemption act with a superb bronze in the 10m air pistol event on Sunday, will return to compete in the 10m air pistol mixed team qualification.
Meanwhile, the Indian hockey, fresh from a win over New Zealand in their opening match, will face a tough opponent in Argentina.
Here’s a look at India’s schedule for July 29, Monday:
1 PM: Shooting – Ramita finishes 7th in 10m air rifle women’s final.
12:50 PM: Badminton: Ashwini Ponnappa-Tanisha Crasto lose 21-11, 21-12 to Japan’s Nami Matsuyama-Chiharu Shida in women’s doubles group match.
12:45 PM: Shooting – Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh qualify for bronze medal match in the 10m air pistol mixed team event. Rhythm Sangwan and Arjun Cheema Singh finish 10th in
1 PM: Shooting – Prithviraj Tondaiman in action in the men’s trap qualification. Five rounds for each shooter and the top six make it to the final.
3:30 PM: Shooting – Arjun Babuta finishes fourth in men’s 10m air rifle final.
4:15 PM: Hockey – India vs Argentina in men’s pool match. It won’t be easy against Argentina, who finished above India in the recent Pro League season. However, India will look to ride the momentum from their hard-fought win over New Zealand in their opener. Captain Harmanpreet Singh and goalkeeper PR Sreejesh are once again the key players for India.
5:30 PM: Badminton – Lakshya Sen vs Julien Carraggi in men’s singles group stage match. Both have faced each other twice before with Lakshya winning both the matches.
5:45 PM onwards: Archery – The Indian men’s team comprising Dhiraj Bommadevara, Pravin Jadhav and Tarundeep Rai will face either Colombia or Turkey in the quarterfinal followed by the medal events.
11:30 PM onwards: Table tennis: Sreeja Akula vs Zeng Jian in women’s singles round of 32 match. Just before coming to the Olympics, Sreeja became the first Indian table tennis player to win a WTT Contender singles title in Lagos. Her world ranking is 24, which is her career best. She started her Paris 2024 Olympics campaign with a comfortable 4-0 win over Sweden’s Christina Kallberg.
Important international event
Around 5 PM: Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadav in men’s singles second round match.
Other important medal events
2:30 PM: Diving: Tom Daley in men’s synchronised 10m platform final..
Great Britain’s Daley is the Olympic defending champion and is also a double world champion in this event. He was also chosen to be one of Team GB’s flag-bearers at the opening ceremony alongside rower Helen Glover.
12 AM: Swimming – Women’s 400m individual medley final. Canada’s Summer McIntosh, who already has a silver in the women’s 400m freestyle, will go for another medal in this event. She holds the world record with a timing of 4:24.38.
12:10 AM: Swimming – Men’s 200m freestyle final. The world champion in the event Korea’s Hwang Sunwoo will aim for his first Olympic medal.
12:49 AM: Swimming – Men’s 100m backstroke final. Ryan Murphy, the Olympic record holder and four-time Olympic gold medallist will look to increase his tally.
12:55 AM: Swimming – women’s 100m breaststroke final.
1:11 AM: Swimming – women’s 200m freestyle final. Ariarne Titmus is the defending champion who holds the world and Olympic record. She will look to add another gold medal at Paris 2024 after winning the race of the century in women’s 400m freestyle.
