Producer: Peuli Bakshi
India at Paris Olympics 2024, Day 5 Highlights: PV Sindhu In Pre-Quarters, Lakshya Sen To Face HS Prannoy, Manika Batra Knocked Out
PV Sindhu stormed into the pre- quarterfinals (Round of 16) after defeating Estonia's Kristin Kuuba 21-5, 21-10.
Lakshya Sen made it to the Round of 16 by beating the World no. 4, Jonatan Christie of Indonesia, 21-18, 21-12.
HS Prannoy defeated Vietnam’s Duc Phat Le 16-21, 21-11, 21-12, and advanced to the Round of 16.
Sreeja Akula beat Singapore's Jian Zeng to enter the Round of 16 but lost to China's Sun Yingsha to get knocked out.
Manika Batra couldn't advance from the Round of 16 as she lost against higher-ranked Japanese Miu Hirano.
Lovlina Borgohain won her Round of 16 clash against Norway's Sunniva Hofstad 5-0, to reach the quarters.
Nishant Dev entered the quarters by winning against Ecuador’s Jose Gabriel Rodriguez Tenorio 3-2 via a split decision.
Swapnil Kusale booked his place in the Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions final, while Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar crashed out.
Deepika Kumari won both her Wednesday matches and booked her place in the Round of 16.
Tarundeep Rai lost to Great Britain’s Tom Hall, who piped him over in the 1/32 elimination round.
Both Rajeshwari Kumari and Shreyasi Singh failed to advance from the qualifiers to the final stage.
India’s only Equestrian, Kolkata's Anush Agarwalla failed to progress in the Dressage Individual Grand Prix.
India’s lone rower Balraj Panwar, finished sixth in his semi-final and will now fight for places 19-24. He is out of medal race.