Paris 2024 Olympics India, Day 7 Highlights: Lakshya Sen, India’s last-standing medal hope in badminton, has defeated Chou Tien Chen 19-21, 21-15, 21-12 to reach the semi-final of the Paris Olympics in what was an exceptional day for the Indian contingent. Lakshya Sen thus became the first individual male shuttler from India to reach the semi-finals of an Olympics. The Indian overcame a first game deficit to claim a hard-fought win.
The Indian men’s hockey team defeated Australia 3-2 in a pool stage match of the Paris Olympics. This is the first time that the Indian men’s team has defeated Australia at the Olympics since 1972. In a closely-fought encounter where India had the upper hand in the first half, they scored their first two goals in the first quarter itself and went on to hold a late Aussie charge to win 3-2.
Meanwhile, two-time Paris Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker has qualified for the final of a third event, the 25m pistol. The Indian contingent was looking towards the 22-year-old to do the heavy lifting again after a bittersweet day on Thursday, where India won a bronze in shooting but their medal hopefuls like Satwik-Chirag, Nikhat Zareen, and PV Sindhu exited from the Paris Games.
In archery, Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara entered the semi-final of the mixed team event after defeating an Indonesian and a Spanish pair but lost their next two matches. First Korea defeated them in the semifinal, and then USA got the better of them in the bronze medal match.
Our senior reporter Mihir Vasavda is in Paris to cover the Olympics. Please click here to read the Paris 2024 drama unfold through Mihir’s eyes and words. You can also read about why a gender row has erupted after an Italian female boxer quit her bout 46 seconds into the night. Meanwhile, athletes at Paris Olympics are predominantly being served vegan food, learn how this diet can boost performance.
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