Paris Olympics: Lakshya Sen, Swapnil Kusale shine for India on Day 5 | Times of India

Aug 1, 2024

Paris Olympics: Lakshya Sen, Swapnil Kusale shine for India on Day 5

TOI Sports Desk

Swapnil Kusale

Swapnil Kusale finished 7th, entered the final of Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions on Wednesday.

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PV Sindhu

One of the most elegant performers of the day for India, PV Sindhu beat Kristin Kuuba 21-5, 21-10 to enter Women's singles Round of 16.

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Lakshya Sen

Lakshya Sen stunned third seed Jonatan Christie 21-18, 21-12, advances to Men's singles pre-quarterfinals.

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HS Prannoy

HS Prannoy defeated Duc Phat Le 16-21, 21-11, 21-12, moved to Men's singles pre-quarterfinals. He will now take on compatriot Lakshya Sen in the next round.

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Sreeja Akula

India's Sreeja Akula outplayed Singapore's Zeng Jian in the women's singles round of 32 but lost 0-4 to world number one Yingsha Sun of China, following Manika Batra into exiting at pre-quarterfinals.

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Lovlina Borgohain

Lovlina Borgohain defeated Sunniva Hofstad 5-0, advanced to Women's 75kg quarter-finals.

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Nishant Dev

Nishant Dev won 3-2 against Jose Gabriel Rodriguez Tenorio, advanced to Men's 71kg Round of 16.

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Deepika Kumari

Deepika Kumari won two elimination rounds to reach Women's Individual 1/8 finals.

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